{"id":46278,"date":"2025-05-22T14:51:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T12:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/?p=46278"},"modified":"2025-06-24T00:02:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T22:02:22","slug":"naturalist-inventory-weekend-at-the-petit-saint-jean-agroecological-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/en\/actualites-en\/naturalist-inventory-weekend-at-the-petit-saint-jean-agroecological-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturalist inventory weekend at the Petit Saint-Jean agroecological farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>From May 16 to 18, 2025, a naturalist inventory was conducted at the Petit Saint-Jean agroecological farm. Seventy participants\u2014both amateur and professional naturalists\u2014gathered over the weekend to document the biodiversity of this site, located in the Gard Camargue and owned by the Tour du Valat.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46073\"  class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46073\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-640x454.jpg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Ixobrychus_minutus_-Barcelona_Spain-8.jpg 1971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Little bittern<\/span> \u00a9 Ferran Pesta\u00f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Documenting the ecological richness of Petit Saint-Jean<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The aim of this inventory was to complement the existing biodiversity records for the site. Participants carried out both diurnal and nocturnal surveys across various taxonomic groups: terrestrial and aquatic vegetation, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies, nocturnal insects, pollinators, spiders, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the weekend, several species of Community interest and iconic Camargue species were observed, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A small bee, <em>Dasypoda dusmeti<\/em>, which had not been recorded in France since 2006;<\/li>\n<li>The Orange-spotted emerald, a species of dragonfly listed on the IUCN Red List;<\/li>\n<li>The little bittern (<em>Ixobrychus minutus<\/em>), a heron species newly nesting in the marshes of Petit Saint-Jean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enhancing the value of collected data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The data collected will be shared with the \u2018R\u00e9ensauvager la ferme\u2019 network and the <a href=\"https:\/\/reensauvagerlaferme.fr\/atlas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G\u00e9oferme platform<\/a> to improve understanding of the links between biodiversity, agricultural practices, and landscape.<\/p>\n<p>By documenting biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, this collaborative approach also helps assess the effectiveness of agroecological practices. It also serves as a platform for exchange between naturalists and local farmers, and for the sharing of knowledge about agroecology.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46071\"  class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-46071\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-640x640.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-250x250.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/tempPSJ-120x120.jpeg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Surveys were conducted during both diurnal and nocturnal periods.<\/span> \u00a9 Perrine Sapede<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Innovative nature-friendly farming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Located between marshes and fossil dunes on a former coastal ridge, the Petit Saint-Jean estate offers a mosaic of habitats typical of the Camargue, including marshes, montilles, sansou\u00efres, and a pinion pine forest. Farm activities combine viticulture (13 grape varieties), arboriculture, agroforestry, market gardening, and pastoralism (sheep, cattle, and horses).<\/p>\n<p>All while promoting biodiversity through the installation of a range of agroecological infrastructures such as hedgerows, grassy strips, wildlife shelters and nesting boxes, etc.).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46075\"  class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46075 size-blog-small\" src=\"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Oxygastra_curtisii_detall-640x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"395\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Orange-spotted emerald<\/span> \u00a9 Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From May 16 to 18, 2025, a naturalist inventory was conducted at the Petit Saint-Jean agroecological farm. Seventy participants\u2014both amateur and professional naturalists\u2014gathered over the weekend to document the biodiversity of this site, located in the Gard Camargue and owned by the Tour du Valat. 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