- Access and Regulations :
The Roque-Haute Nature Reserve is on private land and has several owners. Access is governed by an agreement made between them and the management body, the AGRN.RH. The site may only be visited if visitors are accompanied by one of the guides from the Reserve.

A few simple rules to take care of Mother Nature; try to learn them by heart :

The Roque-Haute Nature Reserve is on private land and has several owners. Access is governed by an agreement made between them and the management body, the AGRN.RH. The site may only be visited if visitors are accompanied by one of the guides from the Reserve.

A few simple rules to take care of Mother Nature; try to learn them by heart!
- I will take my rubbish (picnic wrappers, film containers, etc...) away with me. I'll keep them all in my pocket or back pack to be thrown away in a rubbish bin later.
- I'll always walk on the footpaths as I don't want to crush or trample on any rare plants.
- I will leave all the flowers where they are growing. I know it's wrong to pull up a protected plant.
- I won't pick up any stones or fossils. If everyone did that, all the treasures in the Reserve would disappear
- I won't strike a match, especially when I'm in the garrigue, for it could easily start a fire.
- I'll leave my car or motorbike in the carpark. That way I won't make any noise, cause any pollution, or damage the Reserve.
- I'll only camp in an authorized campsite. I know that camping and bivouacking are not authorized in the Roque-Haute Nature Reserve
- I won't bring my dog, for no animals (even if they are on a lead) are allowed on the Reserve for fear of them harming the protected ones. Neither will I let any animals loose in the wild; they might prey on other animals or compete with protected species.

If I and my friends take these simple precautions, we will be able to continue to walk in beautiful places and we'll be doing our bit to save species and habitats that are in danger.

Nature Reserve House is open to visitors from Monday to Friday, between the hours of 9am and 12 noon, and 12pm and 5pm. It is in the middle of the village of Portiragnes (Hérault). Voir image 5.

There are two routes by which you can reach us :
- via Béziers : Leave the A9 motorway by exit Béziers Est. Take the direction Vias and Serignan. When you come to a big roundabout, get onto the N112, direction Vias. Go under a bridge and keep near the canal, sliding off to the right for Portiragnes. At the entrance to the village, follow signs to "La Poste" Our meeting place is in a little square about 50 metres beyond the post office.
- via Vias :Follow the N112 direction Béziers. About 2 km after the turn-off to Vias-Béziers airport, prepare for a left turn (not much warning!) marked Portiragnes-plage. Follow the road into the village and at a crossroads just before the sports hall, turn right towards the Mairie. Nature Reserve House is immediately on your right in a small square.

154 ha : area
215 : number of protected temporary ponds
100 : number of plant species linked with the ponds
1876 : first botanical survey carried out by the Béziers Natural Science Society
1975 : creation of the Roque-Haute Nature Reserve
1984 : creation of the Reserve's Consultative Committee
1985 :creation of the management association AGRN.RH
1990 : creation of the Reserve's Scientific Committee
1998 : amendment of the Reserve's statutes: authorization is given for boar to be hunted under controlled conditions
2001 : the first management plan for the Reserve

- Contacts :
Association de Gestion de la Réserve Naturelle de Roque-Haute (AGRN.RH)
Maison de la Réserve - 1 rue de la Tour - 34420 Portiragnes (France)
Tél. / fax : 0033 (0)4 67 90 81 16
roque.haute@espaces-naturels.fr