The Nuits des Forêts return from June 7 to 16, 2024. The Yvelines region is also taking part, with a rich and varied program to reconnect you with nature in an immersive and fun way.
If you live in the Yvelines or are planning to visit, the Nuits des Forêts 2024 festival is an event not to be missed. From June 7 to 16, the 78 département is offering a wide range of events to celebrate our forests and raise public awareness of their importance. Let us guide you through this unique program, which promises to be a real adventure in the heart of nature.
Les Nuits des Forêts is a unique festival that invites you to (re)discover the forest in a sensitive and immersive way. For ten days, encounters are organized with those who contribute to the upkeep and protection of forests. The program includes shows, art exhibitions and unusual, immersive experiences, day and night.
In the Yvelines (78) region, here are some good ideas to discover:
- Forêt Domaniale de Marly-le-Roi - June 8 and 12
With the Association Amis de la forêt de St-Germain-en-Laye et Marly-le-Roi, discover 10 secret ponds, treasures of biodiversity, during a silent stroll at dusk or with the explanations of an ONF territorial forest technician.
Free with registration.
- Forêt de Galluis - June 16
With Île-de-France Nature and Fans de forêts, take part in games and a nature treasure hunt to become a forestry apprentice.
Free with registration.
- Bois de Verneuil (Verneuil-sur-Seine) - June 12 and 14
On June 12, join Adiv Environnement for a silent forest walk to a clearing for a short concert of Baroque recorder music. On June 14, let yourself be guided on a deep time walk: a storytelling stroll through 4.6 billion years of Earth's history in 4.6 km.
Free admission and registration by e-mail to adiv.environnement@gmail.com.
- Espace Rambouillet (Sonchamp) - June 14
Let Espace Rambouillet guide you through the wild forest to the sentier des aigles for the Nuits des Forêts, and discover a special scenography.
Free on reservation
- Forêt Domaniale de Fausses-Reposes - June 12
With the Office National des Forêts, discover the ONF's missions during a forest tour on the morning of June 12 to learn more about multifunctional management with a forester during a stroll.
Free on registration by e-mail at ag.versailles@onf.fr.
- Forêt de la Réserve Naturelle Régionale Val et Coteau de Saint-Rémy (Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse) - June 15
With Le souffle des histoires, discover the secrets of the Bois de la Guiéterie through two two-voice walks, combining storytelling and an ecological approach.
Free on registration by e-mail to accueil@parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr.
- Bois Communal des Arcades (Buc) - June 8
With the commune of Buc, discover bats guided by Quentin Rouy, chiropterologist naturalist, on the evening of June 8. → Free with registration.
- Aux Grands-Bois (Morainvilliers) - June 7
With Gilles Lemaire, open up your five senses to observe the flora and fauna taking over the site on the night of June 7.
Free with registration.
- Étang de Vaubersan (Bullion) - Espace Naturel Régional de Boissy - June 8 and 16
With Ville Verte and Cie Musique à voir, discover bats on June 8. On June 16, enjoy the two-part musical show "La Sagesse de l'Herbe".
Free admission with registration on June 8 and June 16.
- At the Forêt de Rochefort (Rochefort-en-Yvelines) - June 8
With Dominique Motte, listen to stories at dusk on June 8, as elves, magicians and fantastic animals invade the forest to tell you their tales.
Free admission with registration.
- At the Forêt Départementale de Méridon (Refuge LPO) - June 9
With the Arlequins company, discover elves and their stories on June 9.
Free admission with registration.
- At Forêt de Sainte-Apolline (Plaisir) - June 14
With Ville Verte, discover nocturnal biodiversity on June 14.
Free admission with registration.
- Forêt des Flambertins - June 14
Discover who flies in the forest at dusk on a nocturnal stroll on June 14.
Free admission with registration.
- In the Parc Départemental de la Boucle de Montesson - June 15
With Pile Poil et compagnie, enjoy the Chauve qui peut! show, a clownish eco-comedy on the theme of global warming on June 15. Free admission with registration.
- Forêt Départementale de Ronqueux (Cernay-la-Ville/Bullion) - June 16
With the Eco-guards, discover their missions and set off to explore the Ronqueux forest on June 16.
Free with registration.
- Forêt de la Madeleine à Chevreuse - June 15
With LM Terra, enjoy an outing on the theme of forest relaxation, "À nos Racines" on June 15.
Free admission with registration.
Forest Night at Espace Rambouillet, a free immersive nocturne
La Nuit des Forêts returns to Rambouillet for a new edition full of discoveries to be made. Head for Espace Rambouillet on Friday June 14, 2024 to discover the history of the World Tree. Don't forget to reserve your tickets - they're compulsory. [Read more]
Here's to beautiful walks in the Yvelines !
Forest Night at Espace Rambouillet, a free immersive nocturne
