Vallevecchia oasis and Brussa beach
You are about to enter a natural sanctuary.
Respect it!
You are within a Natura 2000 network site, a network of more than 27,500 sites spread across Europe, established under Directive 92/43/EEC ("Habitats") to ensure the long-term maintenance of natural habitats and of plant and animal species that are threatened or rare at European level.
The Valle Vecchia site and the Caorle lagoon represent a great reservoir of nature and a unique heritage of biodiversity.
Among the protected species: Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris), Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Fairy flax grass (Stipa veneta). And also: edible frog, grass snake, mallard, greylag goose, coot, roe deer, owl, beech marten, badger, hare, yellow wagtail, great crested grebe, to name just a few!
Code of conduct
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Use only the marked paths to reach the beach, so as not to trample and damage the dunes and undergrowth. The proper access points are there, and often it just takes a few extra metres.
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Do not lie down on the dunes. Coastal dunes provide ecosystem services essential to the survival of the coastline: on one hand they host extremely precious and selective habitats for the conservation of plant and animal species, on the other they are a natural defence against seawater intrusion and coastal erosion.
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Be careful around the Kentish plover nesting areas (a small endangered wading bird). Keep dogs away and always keep them on a lead. The areas are marked.
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Do not build structures such as gazebos, especially close to the dunes.
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Take home the waste you produce. Logs, branches and seaweed are not waste, but plastic bottles are and they cause harm.
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Do not approach or feed wild animals (swans included).
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Do not smoke near the woodland and even less light fires.
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Have fun!