About: Iroise National Nature Reserve

The Iroise National Nature Reserve (French: Parc naturel marin d’Iroise) is a French Biosphere reserve consisting of three inhabited islands (Ouessant, Sein and Molène), as well as the Molène archipelago which consists of around twenty smaller islands, plus the waters between the islands. All the major ecosystems of the Atlantic biogeographical region (island, coastal and marine) are represented: the marine environment, beaches, cliffs with Atlantic coastal vegetation, heathlands and grasslands.