

Fanel et Chablais de Cudrefin
- Country:Switzerland
- Site number:79
- Area:1,155 ha
- Designation date:16-01-1976
- Coordinates:46°59'N 07°02'E
Overview
The Site is located on the eastern shore of Lake Neuchâtel, to the west of the capital Berne. It is preserved in a natural state and is the last remaining area of a vast wetland that once existed between the lakes of Neuchâtel, Murten and Biel. The Site consists of an open water area of the lake together with sandbanks, two artificial islands (created to encourage nesting birds), low marshes (large reed beds and marshes with small and large sedges) and ponds. The various habitats host a wide range of flora and fauna with some 50 plant and 141 animal species listed in the national red lists, and 110 listed species protected at European level. The Site is important as one of the few places on the Swiss Plateau where various species of wintering and migratory waterbirds can rest and moult. The vast reed beds and sedges are nesting places, and the agricultural areas provide a habitat for many species of rare birds in rural landscapes. Human activities include nature conservation, forestry, fishing, tourism (camping and water sports) and agriculture.
- National legal designation:
- Inventaire fédéral des paysages, sites et monuments naturels d'importance nationale (IFP), 1977 / RS 451.11
- Inventaire fédéral des zones alluviales d'importance nationale, 1992 / RS 451.31
- Réserve d’oiseaux d’eau et de migrateurs d’importance internationale et nationale (OROEM), 1991 / RS 922.32
- Inventaire fédéral des bas-marais d'importance nationale, 1994 / RS 451.33
- Réserve naturelle (Canton de Berne: Arrêté du Conseil-exécutif, 14.03.1967)
- Réserve naturelle (Décision de classement du Département de la Sécurité et de l’environnement du 4 octobre 2001 (Canton de VD).
- Inventaire des sites de reproduction de batraciens d’importance nationale, 2001 / RS 451.34
- Inventaire fédéral des sites marécageux d'une beauté particulière et d'importance nationale, 1996 / RS 451.35
- Réserve de faune (Ordonnance du 20 mai 2003 concernant les zones protégées pour les animaux sauvages. ASF 2003_068. Canton de Fribourg)
- Last publication date:29-03-2017
Downloads
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)
Site map
Additional reports and documents
- Taxonomic lists of plant and animal species occurring in the site
- A description of the site in a national or regional wetland inventory
- Site management plan
- Other published literature