BOIS DES REVES

I had never been to the park "Le bois des rêves " (Wood of dreams) although it is not very far from where I live. It was a beautiful sunny day and together with my friend Nicole and dog Charlie we decided to discover it and have a nice walk.

It is the ideal place for walks and tranquillity, but also for  sports lovers and fishing enthusiasts  and on fine summer days many people enjoy a swimming pool which was still closed.
The Park also has a playground, barbecue pitches and a nice restaurant.



When we arrived we heard loud Greek music and then saw people dancing the Sirtaki obviously having a Greek party.





The restaurant was near the wood with view on the lake.



There was a little river which splashed over the rocks



The wood was so green in all different shades and was reflected in the water which seemed green too.



We saw an heron waiting for his prey and people feeding geese and swans.







We did a long walk through the wood and then made a tour around the lake and watched the fishermen sitting there and waiting for a fish to come. I still wonder why this is called a sport. They hardly moved !

The whole domain is 62 hectares big (153 acres) mostly wood and I am sure that there is some wildlife in there too.

We ended our walk having a drink on the terrace of the restaurant and watched the Heron, still walking around. What a nice afternoon.

WILD ANIMAL SHELTER

Only 25 km from my home is a beautiful leisure park which is called "Bois des Rêves" which means "Wood of dreams" and it really is such a place. Just besides is a wild animal shelter, where people can bring birds, hedgehogs, rapids and other little wild animals which are injured. It's like a hospital for wild animals. My friend had found a little black bird, and we brought it there.



You have to walk through the woods, no car is allowed there.



It is well hidden between the trees



From far we saw a huge bird enclosure, probably for eagles or other big birds.



This was the entrance to the office of the shelter



There are only volunteers working there.



It is a long and large room and on both sides little cages with the injured animals. Mostly birds.



The little black birdie we brought will be checked by a vet. Behind the yellow grids was a little hedgehog hiding. He had been injured by a car probably.

It was a very interesting place and we certainly will go back and  also visit the leisure park, when the weather is a little better. The day we went there it was very muddy and wet.