Cerisy Forest

Cerisy Forest
Forêt de Cerisy
Pathway in the forest
Location in France
LocationCerisy-la-Forêt, Montfiquet, France
Coordinates49°11′00″N 0°53′30″W / 49.18333°N 0.89167°W / 49.18333; -0.89167
Area2,127 hectares (5,260 acres)

Cerisy Forest (forêt de Cerisy or forêt de Balleroy) is a 2,127-hectare (5,260-acre) beech woodland (75% of the land), located in the French Calvados and Manche departments.

Since 1976 it has been a national nature reserve managed by the National Forests Office. Its goals include conservation of an endemic golden sub-species of carabus auronitens, which is protected at national level.