In Charente-Maritime, the long-term antenna river-Liberation

The adventure on the antenna begins with four small bridges, in the town of Cherves-Richemont in Charente, a few kilometers from its mouth. Here, the river cuts in four. The place is bucolic. Calm. Serene. We hear the water flow, in delicious rustling. And the wind makes the poplars leaves shudder that line its bed. The name comes from the this « year tenn » which means « the valley ».

We put on boots. There is mud on the banks, and it is sometimes a bit muddy. Going up these banks, we come across a huge property, bordered by poplars. She winds, there, slowly. All of his career, that of his main tributaries then the whole of his valley form the site « Natura 2,000 valley of the antenna ». The great natural environments that compose it are « Rivers with average streams, with clear and good quality waters ». This is an extended aliennament, and also reedlières. We follow poplar plantations, an exploitation wood, which has not been exploited for a long time. Flood meadows. In winter, the river overflows. Frairies and underground cavities complete the whole, making the happiness of animal and plant species which have become rare and threatened in Europe. The antenna is a tributary of Charente, as are the Soloire, the Argence, the Moulde or the Currency. Pretty names, small rivers, calm guaranteed …

Younger, we went down to her mouth, turning our canoes, disturbing s