Lake Bellebouche is one of the largest and most beautiful lakes in the Brenne Regional Nature Park, known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes. The walk begins at the Bellebouche recreation area and follows the lake's shores to the first birdwatching hide. Here, depending on the season, you can observe a colony of purple herons. After visiting the hide, continue walking and leave the lake. The route follows a paved road for a while before returning to the lake. Here, you'll find the second hide, which offers beautiful views of tranquil ponds with reed vegetation. You can sometimes spot a beautiful kingfisher here. You leave the hide and continue through a pine forest. Finally, you return to the recreation area. From there, you can make the round trip to the third and final hide. The ponds in the Brenne Regional Nature Park are primarily man-made and therefore not of natural origin. They were dug starting in the 12th century and during the Middle Ages, primarily by monks. The goal was to breed fish, primarily carp. By creating fishponds, people in inland France had access to fish, as transporting fresh fish from the sea was difficult at the time. The excavated earth was often used to build embankments, raising the ponds and making it easier to drain them for catching fish.