The 4 seasons of the Park
A veritable green lung for the Metropole, the new Champ des Bruyères urban nature park offers recreational uses and preservation of biodiversity. In particular, it features collective play areas for young and old alike, several paths for strolling or running, a conservatory orchard, an edible forest, a shared garden and an educational farm welcoming different audiences around the issues of tomorrow’s agriculture.
Activities at the educational farm
with Le Champ des Possibles and Triticum- Buffet reception with Le Champ des Possibles– 10am-5pm
- Welcome with Triticum – 10am-4pm
- Art installation at the Farm– 10am-4pm
- Vegetable dye workshop with Le Champ des Possibles – 10:30am-12pm and 2pm-3:30pm
- Tour of the educational farm with Le Champ des Possibles and Triticum – 10am, 11h15, and 3pm
- Participatory work with Champ des Possibles – 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm
- Sale of vegetable and herb plants with Champ des Possibles– 10am-12.30pm and 2pm-17h
- Picking vegetables for the pizza workshop with Champ des Possibles – 10h-11h
- Discovering Norman barnyard breeds with Triticum – 10h-16h
- For lunch: Breads and pizzas in Triticum’s mobile wood-fired oven– From 11:30am
- Tata-kisome workshop with Le Champ des Possibles – 10am-5pm
- “Knowledge and recognition of trees” walk– 10:30am, 11:30am, 2pm and 3:30pm
- Donkey rides– 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm
Participatory workshop with the artists– 10:30am-12pm and 2:30pm-4pm
Oya-making workshop– 10am-11am
Mowing demonstration – 2pm, 3pm and 4pm
Entertainment in the Park
- Workshop/demonstration “introduction to natural sodas” – 10h-12h
- Art installation and bookmark making – 14h-17h
- Low-Tech Village – 10h-16h
- Animal mediation workshops – 11h-16h15
- SPIPOLL walk: photographic tracking of pollinating insects – 2pm-2.45pm
- Sensory rally to discover melliferous plants – 3pm-4pm and 4pm-5pm
- Lacto-fermentation demonstration – 2pm-4pm
- Botanical walk “Encountering the plants of Midsummer” – 10am-12pm
For more information on the Park’s 4 Seasons, click on the button below.
Practical information
Park opening times – Park open daily:
- January, February: 8am – 6pm
- March, April: 8am – 8pm
- May: 7:30am – 10pm
- June, July, August : 7:30am – 11pm
- October : 8am – 8pm
September : 7:30am – 10pm
November, December : 8am – 6pm
Address:
- Avenue des Canadiens (Petit-Quevilly / Grand Quevilly)
- Rue du Madrillet (Sotteville-lès-Rouen / Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray)
- Allée du Champ de courses (Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray)
Entrées du parc – Arceaux vélo:
- 3 entrances avenue des Canadiens, including 1 opposite the entrance to stade Robert-Diochon with bike hoops (Petit-Quevilly)
- 3 entrances allée du champ de courses with bike hoops (Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray)
6 entrances rue du Madrillet (Sotteville-lès-Rouen / Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray), including 1 with bike hoops
Park access
Public transport- Métro line Boulingrin – Technopôle: station Champ de courses
- Bus line T4: stops Stade Diochon and Champ des Bruyères
Bus lines F1 and F9: stop Stade Diochon