Theme trail "From limestone to orchids"

Depart from the town of Bucey-lès-Gy, latitude 47.4167000 (N 47° 25’ 0”), longitude 5.8501400 (E 5° 51’ 1”)

• Departure of the marked circuit "orchid"
• Terminal marker 1

• Coteau viticole "Chierenard" very famous for its wine.

• Terminal marker 2

• A small steep and shady path crosses the hillside of old vines. In addition, we can see old stone walls that constituted the enclosures of each plot. You arrive on the dry lawn called "La Folle" where there are more than 150 plant species that develop despite strong constraints related to the nature of the soil and climate.

• Beacon # 3

• The lawn of Folle is a privileged habitat for some botanical species including wild orchids, there are a dozen species on this site. Unfortunately, these open areas are gradually closing, shrubs and trees recolonize these environments which threaten the survival of orchids.

• Terminal marker 4

• This lawn covers more than 42 hectares and orchids find a favorable ground. Several species rub shoulders from the end of April until mid-June: orchis buffoon, male orchis, burnt orchis, two-leaved orchid... and even along the small road you can see the orchis goat.

• Terminal marker n ° 5

• The road follows the dry valley of the Morthe, a watercourse that has shaped the valley for millennia and then disappeared underground leaving behind a "dry valley". This water spring form source at the entrance to the hamlet of Roche.