Discover the Poudrerie Forest Park

The Parc de la Poudrerie was created in 1980. It is a large park intimately linked to urban life in northeast Paris. This park is an incredible place and invitation to relax, enjoy nature or just get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and everyday life and work. Lines of grassy trees strewn with sports fields, picnic areas and swings for children. This park takes its name from the powder factory founded by Napoleon III, who produced ammunition. Its forgotten military past, this 137 hectare wooded site has become a place of relaxation and leisure. Listed as a "natural area of ​​ecological flora and fauna interest", it is home to swallows, kestrels and hawks, wrenches, kingfishers, newts and salamanders, as well as rare species of bats.  

A few words about the park

To visit the park, access is free for everyone. It is open every day from 8 a.m. but has closing hours depending on the season. While visiting the park, you will see different types of birds. It now houses a ubiquitous bird breeding and passing through the territory relatively interesting. The woodpecker regularly stops in the park. The black woodpecker and the breeding pairs of this near pass water of the family of the peaks were observed. Even if they are present all over the world, they are rare species in Ile de France where they are considered as unusual. Barn Swallow, a rare long-distance migratory species in urban areas, fly to the park's breeding grounds. The kestrel and the hawk also make their nest there and have often been observed in the region and observed on the territory. The three-banded wren and pigeons are also unusual birds in the park. Kingfishers were also seen.  

Bucolic setting, to be enjoyed without moderation

The Park's Fauna and Flora reveals the species, plants and animals identified in the Powder Park. The afforestation of the park is mainly oak, of the charm type and old sessile oak, chestnut and charms and trees of beech, maple, alder, willow and even some conifers such as pines have also been planted. The wooded area is interspersed with many trails. Some of them are very old and are vestiges of the ancient world of the park. The alleys are now bordered by American walnut trees, chestnut trees and lime trees. The arboriculture of the largest and oldest trees is a kind of arboreal heritage from the past. The forest includes three permanent and temporary ponds as well as marshes, meadows, lawns and meadows which create a real contrast with the rest of the landscape.