Malowe Nature, permaculture farm and fishing ponds: what's new in 2024

Malowe Nature's 3 fishing ponds are located in the Vaucouleurs valley, 35 minutes from La Défense, west of Paris, between Mantes-la-Jolie and Houdan. Whether you're a fishing enthusiast or you'd like to discover a new activity, there's everything you need to enjoy a great day out with friends and family. The fully equipped 6-hectare grounds are ideal for the whole family.

If you don't want to bring your own tackle, you can hire a fishing rod on site, and you'll find plenty of bait (mealworms, worms and trout pastes) to spend the morning fishing for your mid-day pittance. If you've never fished before, don't worry! You can take advantage of an on-site initiation at no extra charge!

At lunchtime, you can sit down at one of the picnic tables or at the water 's edge and grill meat and fish on the barbecues available. If you're not a cordon-bleu fan, don't worry, the snack bar also offers a range of snacks: home fries, garden salad,fish & chips trout, hamburger...

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A permaculture farm:

Malowe Nature is also a permaculture farm, producing vegetables and fruit according to permaculture principles. Permaculture is a holistic, systemic approach to designing systems (such as human settlements and agricultural systems, but it can be applied to any system) based on natural ecology (biomimicry or ecomimicry) and tradition.



Educational tours are organized from time to time, and local produce is sold according to the season! Children can also feed the mini-farm animals, take part in workshops and have fun on theplayground.

New products expected in 2024 :

• Alpaca adoption: Malowe Nature welcomes three new residents: Machu, Picchu and Poncho, three adorable alpacas. A new immersive enclosure has been created, allowing visitors to enter and feed the alpacas directly, enriching the already popular experience with the goats and the zip-line in their enclosure. Chicks have already taken up residence in the nursery.
  
  
• Family-friendly facilities: With the needs of younger visitors in mind, a baby-changing table and a microwave for baby meals are now available to visitors.

Access for the mobility-impaired has also been facilitated: they can drive themselves or be driven by car to their fishing spot, where they will be given all the help they need.