Carriere de la Rochefontaine

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It is an old red marble quarry that was exploited until the 1980’s. A oblique plane going down from, 4m to 6m (the height varies according to the seasons), then the quarry is made up of plateaus at depths of 22m, 26m, 36m, 40m, 43m and 52m with steep walls.

The fauna of the red marble quarry Rochefontaine consists of carp, roach, perch, crayfish and small newts.

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 30

Carp

1.1k Sightings
J
35
F
46
M
76
A
60
M
96
J
109
J
106
A
173
S
168
O
100
N
65
D
34

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Total number of species: 27

Sturgeon

888 Sightings
J
30
F
41
M
74
A
50
M
74
J
82
J
75
A
147
S
143
O
80
N
60
D
32

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Total number of species: 3

Perch

669 Sightings
J
20
F
25
M
56
A
26
M
59
J
57
J
68
A
106
S
120
O
70
N
42
D
20

Common Rudd

112 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
15
J
13
J
14
A
18
S
26
O
13
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 35

Trout

106 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
10
A
10
M
11
J
17
J
14
A
14
S
18
O
12
N
0
D
0

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Total number of species: 600

Crayfish

59 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
11
J
0
J
0
A
13
S
25
O
10
N
0
D
0

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