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the Barn Owl (Tyto
alba) and the Beech
Marten (Martes foina).
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| Barn
Owl, © Michel Rauch |
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A number of feudal castles, virtually part of the rock
on which they are built, have acquired an interesting
biological heritage.
A number of ornamental and medicinal plants grow there
as do many plants for human consumption that escaped from
the medieval gardens that used to surround the castles.
Thus we find, in no particular order, periwinkles, gooseberries,
baneberries, greater celandine, feverfew, and sempervivum.
The castles are also often home to Black Redstarts,
White Wagtails, Jackdaws (on the Fortress of Bitche),
the Lesser Kestrel and on occasion the Peregrine.
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