The Parc naturel régional d'Armorique (), or Armorica Regional Natural Park, is a rural protected area located in Brittany. The park land reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to hilly inland countryside. There are sandy beaches, swamps, strange rocks, fast rivers and the hills of Monts d'Arrée, all blended into one landscape. The park also includes three islands: Île de Sein, Molène and Ouessant. The wildlife of the park is diverse and interesting to naturalists. There are sea birds on the islands, European otters and beavers in the rivers and swamps, and interesting birds of prey. In the marshes lives a species of rare carnivorous plant, the sundew, which captures unwary insects. History The Armorica regional natural park was founded through a partnership of local and national government in 1969. The park's three islands of Sein, Molène and Ouessant were collectively deemed a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1988. Geology The area is formed largely from sedimentary rocks of Palaeozoic age which have been faulted and folded during the Variscan Orogeny. Several granite plutons such as that at Huelgoat were also emplaced at that time. The Armorican Sandstone is a striking white/light grey rock which forms the cliffs at Pen Hir and Cap de Chevre. Islands and rocks within the Iroise Sea are in the main formed from granite and Carboniferous age limestone. The regional natural park is currently (2018) working towards Geopark status. A local geological museum known as the Maison des Mineraux near the Cap de la Chevre houses displays on the geology of the ‘Espace Remarquable de Bretagne’ or ‘ERB’ which has been designated to conserve the area’s geological heritage. A series of geosites has been designated within the peninsular part of the regional park: Beg ar gwinn Enez Louarn Le Fort Le Fraternit Keric Bihan Le Loch Lostmarc'h Pen Hat Plage de la Source Pointe du Drezec Pointe de Gouin - Correjou Pointe de Raguenez Pointe Sainte Barbe Porz Koubou Porz Kregwenn Porz Nay Postolonnec Quilien Rozan Run ar C'hrank Saint Fiacre Sillon des Anglais Sillon du Pal Trez Bihan Nord Trez Rouz Veryac'h Le Zorn Geography Crozon peninsula Besides the islands, the Crozon peninsula forms the western section of the regional natural park. The principal town is Crozon whilst the coastal resorts of Morgat, Camaret-sur-Mer li to its southwest and northwest respectively. Tengruc-sur-Mer is situated in the southeastern part of the peninsula. Road access to the peninsula