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More photographs of a stunning region...
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(click on the photos to increase their size)
| Chaudefour Valley National Nature Reserve |
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| Spectacular autumn colours, typical of the whole of the Auvergne. |
| Hautes Chaumes |
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| The spectacular Yellow Gentian and Silver Fir forest beyond, home to Hazel Grouse. |
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| Hay meadow in the Livradois-Forez natural park... |
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| ... with dozens of species of butterfly. |
| The town of Le Puy-en-Velay... |
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| ...amazing architecture in a volcanic landscape. |
| River Dolore at Novacelles... |
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| ...home to the Crayfish and Freshwater Pearl Mussel. |
| A herd of Wild Boar... |
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| ... very elusive but worth the wait. |
| Yellow-bellied Toad... |
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| ... why not help us to survey this spectacular creature? |
| Theresa with a Yellow-bellied Toad... |
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| ... yes, they really are this tiny! |
| Brilliant Emerald dragonfly... |
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| ... just one of very many species found in the region. |
| The spectacular Wartbiter bush-cricket... |
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| ... one of many spectacular species to be found locally. |
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