An LPO bird sanctuary is a public or private ground of any size and status on which owners or managers :
Uses eco-friendly techniques respecting the environment and saving energy;

- Complies with ecological management principles;
- Favours biodiversity by adapting their garden accordingly.
- In any case, creating an LPO bird sanctuary implies to respect the quality carta

« To create an LPO bird sanctuary means to belong to a network, to share and enrich experience, knowledge and know-how. »
«To create an LPO bird sanctuary means to be involved in an eco- citizen approach favouring eco -friendly gestures respecting the environment and natural resources. »
«To create an LPO bird sanctuary means to lead practical simple actions on a daily basis favouring wild flora and fauna development. »

A programme favouring biodiversity…

LPO bird sanctuaries are in the heart of the green trail…

To counteract the widespread erosion of biodiversity, one needs to be able to build a coherent network of ecological areas. Their connection in urban, peri-urban or rural sectors enables to recreate « sanctuary » areas for wild flora and fauna
France’s regional planning law for sustainable development adopted by Parliament underlines the necessity to preserve biodiversity by implementing a « Green Trail », a real natural mesh allowing to fight against land use artificialization
The setting up of a coherent network of gardens and Green spaces favouring biodiversity , completely free of chemicals, such as the one implemented by the LPO Bird sanctuary programme actively contributes to this major initiative, enhanced by the Grenelle environmental agreements

…. Ecological corridors

Protected natural areas are more and more fragmented and it is very important to create junctions between them called ecological corridors. LPO bird sanctuaries in urban , peri- urban or rural areas actively contributed to the rehabilitation of such ecological corridors vital for the habitat displacement requirements of wild species.
A nature survey and follow up…
The heritage survey led by LOP bird sanctuary
Initially launched in 2004, this biannual participative scientific survey, easily carried out, enables to assess the ecological richness of the sanctuary network and to keep a regular record of common bird populations in order to know more about their distribution. Each sanctuary owner receives a mini identification guide allowing him to identify 40 common bird species, together with a bird count form to complete on a dedicated day in May.
The 2008 heritage survey dedicated to the observation of 40 common breeding bird species enabled an instant picture of the national distribution of the 20 most common species and to better assess the trends of their populations.