From Soubès, Manu Richy and Christine Foulché have contributed to the installation of cash.
Sofa on canopy. In a flock of feathers, a couple of jays appear, disturbing the false tranquility of a nest of tits. in Soubès, in the Brèze valley, Christine Foulché and Manu Richy have a front row seat to observe the flora and fauna, birds in the lead. “Here, we are on a riverine forest, there is a formidable intensity: raptors, passerines, river birds …”, they appreciate.
Two nature lovers who contribute to the richness of biodiversity through the creation of nesting boxes and “hotels” for foraging insects.
In his workshop, Manu Richie works the bark of the cork oak, gleaned from the dead trees of Catalan forests, to encourage the installation of passerines. “as naturally as possible, while having a decorative aspect”.
“We participate in genetic mixing”
Orientation, diameter of the entrance, volumes, the habitats are imagined “according to the recommendations of the Bird Protection League”. An LPO version architecture marketed on the Abeill’oiseaux Nichoirs et Compagnie website, but also on the occasion of major events *.
Mammals (flying) are not forgotten in light habitat. Nesting boxes for pipistrelle are one of the designs available locally.
As for hotels with pollinating insects, shapes and sizes have no limit. “The bugs often start spotting while I am still making the hotels. And they are perfectly peaceful. It could have been problematic as we were going to fairs. We sometimes had wild bee outbreaks in the area. car … But today we are transporting the hotels in a trailer “, slips the “ecologist at heart”.
His companion, a designer with a precise naturalistic line, smiles: “We participate in genetic mixing” insects.
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