Villers-deux-Eglises

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The Villers-Deux-Eglises quarry is a former iron ore and red marble extraction quarry. In the second half of the 16th century, it supplied marble for the decoration of abbeys in the Aisne, Oise and Mons.

As soon as you enter the water, you can observe the richness of this site with many carps, sterlets and sturgeons (Siberian Sterlet, Beluga, Diamond, stellata, Albinos,...)

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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: 27

Sturgeon

532 Sightings
J
28
F
25
M
38
A
26
M
44
J
43
J
60
A
76
S
71
O
48
N
39
D
34

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

Total number of species: 30

Carp

401 Sightings
J
25
F
19
M
28
A
17
M
26
J
30
J
50
A
58
S
50
O
39
N
33
D
26

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Total number of species: 3

Perch

325 Sightings
J
19
F
10
M
28
A
16
M
23
J
20
J
35
A
46
S
43
O
30
N
30
D
25

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

Total number of species: 600

Crayfish

244 Sightings
J
13
F
8
M
12
A
0
M
0
J
15
J
29
A
51
S
43
O
29
N
25
D
19

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

Total number of species: 5

Pike

196 Sightings
J
9
F
9
M
14
A
0
M
12
J
18
J
27
A
34
S
29
O
17
N
13
D
14

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