A treetop adventure park project is planned for April 2026 in the Lanéon woods, in Pont-Croix, on the banks of the Goyen, near the greenway. The town hall wishes to offer a municipal wood concession for the project in return for free access per year to students from Pont-Croix schools.
A collective was created to challenge this project, which is located in a natural area to be protected belonging to everyone and yet dedicated to a private activity. This area, subject to coastal law, rich in biodiversity and protected species, would however be subject to construction and earthworks. Wildlife would be subject to new pressure linked to a greater human presence on the site, fences preventing continuity corridors across the entire estuary and noise, particularly during nesting times.
More than 700 signatures in one week
The park would in fact be open seven days a week during the season. Another concern concerns a 250 meter long zip line which would pass over the Kermaléro cove and which would represent a significant nuisance for the birds present in large numbers at the site. Sabine Gloaguen, member of the collective, specifies that “the project represents a loss of habitat for wildlife by restricting its territory and a loss of chance of reproduction”.
In one week, the online petition collected more than 700 signatures and, every day, people contact the collective to provide help and support beyond signing. Members are currently awaiting the mayor’s response regarding the non-compliance of the planned developments with the PLU. In the meantime, people who are sensitive to these concerns are invited to sign the petition or write to the mayor.
“Many untruths” according to the project leader
For its part, Parc Glaz Aventures, the project leader, does not understand the hostility it arouses. “There are a lot of untruths being said that I would like to discuss with the opposition collective,” retorts Corentin Le Guen, manager of the structure located in Clohars-Fouesnant. Already, the entire park will not be privatized, far from it, and the treetop adventure courses will be spaced apart from each other. They will be installed in the air, with very little impact on the ground. Walkers will therefore be able to continue to use the woods normally, and the wildlife will be preserved. As for attendance, it will never reach 20,000 people per year, it’s impossible.”
Another clarification, concerning the timber concession: “If the premises are made available to us free of charge, you should know that we will take care of the maintenance and cleaning work linked to the Ciaran storm, at the end of 2023”, continues Corentin Le Guen , which says it is “open to discussion and ready to adjust the project if necessary”. Whatever happens, work should not begin before the second half of 2025, if the building permit is validated.
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