Top 7 Lakes around Tinlot

The gravel pit is a very rich site for photo enthusiasts or for walkers who wish to walk on maintained paths and observe birds in complete tranquility. Site recommended for walkers and photographers. Please, can you respect the rules such as keeping your dog on a leash (even if some people think they won't do any harm by letting their dog off the leash, know that you have animals with predator instincts which could scare away some species of birds that nest on the ground, like the kingfisher) and not swimming so as not to disturb the birds that are there. Thank you to all those who will respect the rules and I wish you a good hike or a good photo outing 🙏.

The current castle was built in 1820 by Count Emile de Liederkerke on the site of a previously burned-down castle, the origins of which likely date back to the 13th century. Many important noble families (Haultepenne, de Eynatten, Horion, etc.) owned the Lordship of Centfontaine. During the nineteenth century, the castle came into the possession of the Cornet d’Elzius family, who gave the facade its current appearance around 1900.

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A beautiful chapel on a lovely estate. Currently undergoing extensive restoration. Unfortunately, it is not open to the public. Legend has it that the chapel was built with perfectly cut stones, without mortar or grout. The crypt is supposedly so rigidly constructed that, despite being below the waterline, it remains bone dry after all this time.

Former quarry now used as a diving center. Magnificent rock visible from the path but the site is only accessible to the diving club

The site, composed of an excavation with extremely eroded slopes, a deep pond and a flat area characterized by an abundance of heather, is in the process of being recolonized by vegetation adapted to this sandy soil, which is very poor in mineral salts. It is therefore home to psammophilous species (which carry out all or part of their life cycle in a sandy substrate): many burrowing insects but also the sand martin. Protected species include the wood turtle dove, the natterjack toad, the smooth snake and the grass snake. Management measures aim to restore the moorland areas, maintain a refuge area for psammophilous insects and restore a cliff that is favorable to the sand martin. The Larbois sandpit, a state-owned nature reserve, is of undeniable aesthetic interest, with its variegated, white, yellow, ochre sands, associated with a few purplish clayey levels. Having sedimented in the Tertiary era in a depression of the Carboniferous limestone, the sands come from the last sea that covered our region around 25 million years ago. They did not transform into sandstone, erosion having dispersed them after the sea retreated. This old sandpit, exploited between 1962 and 1975, is one of the points of interest on the geological trail. Labeling: Site of Great Biological Interest, State-owned nature reserve. Bus 342 Stop: Géromont-centre (2.5 km walk).

Old career with useful meaning. The deep pool is now a unique diving location.

The Gravière protected site in Amay is a natural area of 44 hectares, including 21 hectares of water from the exploitation of Meuse gravel. This site, recognized as a Wetland of Biological Interest, is home to more than 120 species of birds. The facilities include reed beds, gently sloping banks and a 2.5 kilometer path with educational panels for bird watching and walking.