Ligeria Nature

What Ligeria Nature does

Ligéria Nature is a small Val de Loire-based ecological expertise and nature tourism firm operating through the SARL SCOP Artéfacts cooperative, founded and led by ornithologist François Rose (15 years' experience) and naturalist guide Thibaut Rivière (8 years' experience). The company delivers two intertwined lines of business: professional naturalist expertise (biodiversity inventories, ecological diagnostics, regulatory studies, compensation-site monitoring, and management plans for municipalities, intercommunal bodies, and developers) and nature animations (guided pedestrian walks for 6–12 participants, boat excursions on the Cher and Loire rivers, school workshops, custom guided tours, and gift cards).

Revenue is generated through per-person/per-group transaction fees on consumer activities (e.g., €40 per adult for the Cher boat trip), hourly professional-services billing plus preparation and travel for school animations, and quote-based contracts for ecological expertise engagements. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via website, email, and phone, supplemented by channel partnerships with the Office de Tourisme de Tours and Bateliers du Cher for boat excursions. The customer base spans French metropolitan authorities and communautés d'agglomération (Tours Métropole, Limoges Métropole, Nantes Métropole, Val d'Amboise, Beaune Côte et Sud, Dinan Agglomération, SMBAA), educational establishments, tourism offices, and the general public across Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire, and Poitou-Charentes.

The technology stack is conventional: QGIS for mapping, standard office and field equipment (binoculars, telescopes, thermal cameras, audio recorders, photography gear), and no proprietary software or AI/ML components. The firm operates with no external investors and reports no funding rounds.

Name

Ligeria Nature

Legal name

SARL SCOP ARTEFACTS

Website

https://ligeria-nature.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ligéria Nature is a small Val de Loire-based cooperative offering ecological diagnostics, biodiversity studies, and guided nature tours and boat excursions to French municipalities, intercommunal bodies, schools, and the general public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Consulting Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife & Nature Interpretation Guides (Birding, Photography, Naturalist) (THAAALAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wetlands, Rivers & Freshwater Nature Tours (THAJAIAH), Biodiversity Baseline Studies & Long-Term Monitoring Programs (EUAHAHAE), Nature & Biodiversity Reporting (TNFD, natural capital) (EUAHAJAM)

Keywords

• Ecological consulting services
• Nature tourism experiences
• Biodiversity monitoring
• Environmental field studies
• Guided nature walks

Headquarters

HQ city

Tours

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Nature Activities & Guided Tours: Revenue from guided nature walks, boat trips on Loire and Cher rivers, and custom guided tours for individuals and groups. Prices are per-person or per-group with various durations.
2. School Nature Animations: Pedagogical nature workshops for schools, billed hourly with preparation time and travel expenses.
3. Ecological Expertise Services: Naturalist expertise services for bureaus, enterprises, associations, and collectivities including ecological diagnostics, species inventories, regulatory studies, and management plans.
4. Gift Cards: Gift cards for guided nature experiences sold to consumers, valid for 2 years from purchase date.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ligeria Nature provides professional naturalist expertise services including ecological inventories, protected species monitoring, environmental diagnostics, regulatory studies, and natural area management plans for bureaus, companies, associations, and local authorities. The company also delivers guided nature outings, boat tours on the Cher and Loire rivers, school nature animations, and custom guided excursions for individuals, families, and groups in the Val de Loire region.

Product overview

Ligéria Nature is a small team of professional naturalists offering a unified portfolio of nature-based services centered on ecological expertise and guided nature experiences. The core offerings consist of Expertises Naturalistes (professional ecological studies, inventories, diagnostics, and regulatory assessments for institutional and private clients) and Animations Nature (guided walks, boat tours, school programs, and custom guided excursions). Individual products include Balades Pédestres (walking tours), Balades en Bateau sur le Cher and Balades en Bateau sur la Loire (river boat excursions), Guidage Nature (customized guided tours), Animations Scolaires (school workshops), and Cartes Cadeaux (gift certificates). All services are delivered by a small team of field naturalists combining scientific expertise with nature tourism experiences in the Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire, and Poitou-Charentes regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertise Naturaliste Professional naturalist expertise services including ecological inventories, protected species monitoring, environmental diagnostics, regulatory studies, construction site environmental monitoring, and natural area management plans for bureaus, companies, associations, and local authorities.
• Animations Nature Nature-based activities including guided pedestrian walks and boat tours on the Loire and Cher rivers open to all participants, focused on discovering natural environments, wildlife, and flora.
• Balades Pédestres Year-round guided nature walks for small groups of 6-12 participants, offering discovery of natural habitats, fauna, and flora in the Val de Loire region.
• Balades en Bateau - Sur le Cher Boat tours on the Cher river departing from Savonnières from June to September, lasting 2h30 with an ornithologist guide and boatman, covering 10km to observe birds and river biodiversity.
• Balades en Bateau - Sur la Loire Boat tours on the Loire river departing from Bréhémont from May to September, lasting 2 hours and covering 10km of navigation to discover diverse habitats, nesting bird colonies, and Loire biodiversity.
• Guidage Nature Customized guided nature excursions tailored to client preferences, available for individuals, families, associations, local authorities, and companies, covering various natural sites in Touraine and Val de Loire.
• Animations Scolaires Nature education workshops for school establishments including tree recognition, bird songs, pond ecosystems, animal tracks, nest box construction, and nature games for children.
• Cartes Cadeaux Gift certificates for private guided nature outings valid for 2 years, available in Indre-et-Loire for groups of 1-10 people, covering themes such as ornithology, botany, nature hiking, boat excursions, and forest walks.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and minor.

• Tours Métropole Val de LoiremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority supporting local biodiversity initiatives. Ligéria Nature conducts biodiversity atlases and ecological diagnostics for the metropolitan area, including work on the tramway project and nature reserve management.
• Office de tourisme de ToursmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial tourism office distributing and selling boat trip activities on the Cher river. Manages online reservations for 'De la Batellerie aux Oiseaux' excursions.
• Office National des Forêts (ONF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body managing French forests. Logo appears on site indicating collaboration on forest-related nature activities and expertise.
• LPO Centre-Val de LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBird Protection League regional branch. Naturalists participate in activities of several naturalist associations in the region.
• CEN Centre-Val de LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservatoire d'Espaces Naturels regional association for nature conservation. Logo partner indicating collaboration on nature protection.
• SEPANTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation for the protection of Touraine's natural environment. Logo partner indicating collaboration.
• CPIEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentre Permanent d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement. Logo partner for environmental education collaboration.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Beaune Côte et SudmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity of municipalities engaged in biodiversity monitoring. Ligéria Nature conducts studies on amphibians and aquatic beetles in Parc des Étangs d'Or.
• Bateliers du ChermajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProfessional boatmen operating traditional boats on Cher river. Partner for combined ornithologist and boatman guided boat trips.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LPO France (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux): France's leading bird protection organization, combining ornithological expertise, biodiversity inventories, conservation advocacy, and nature interpretation activities. Highly comparable to Ligéria Nature across both the ecological expertise pillar (inventories, monitoring) and the public-facing guided nature/animation pillar.
• Noé Conservation: French biodiversity NGO operating programs in species conservation, ecological restoration, and public nature engagement. Comparable mix of expert naturalist services and public-facing nature awareness activities.
• Tour du Valat: Research center for Mediterranean wetlands combining applied ecological research, biodiversity monitoring, and stakeholder training. Comparable expertise-pillar offering though more research-oriented than consulting.
• Fédération des Conservatoires d'Espaces Naturels: National network managing natural areas, conducting ecological inventories and management plans across France. Ligéria's ecological expertise pillar (management plans, species inventories, conservation diagnostics) directly mirrors the operational model of CEN.
• Réseau CPIE (Centres Permanents d'Initiatives pour l'Environnement): National network of environmental education centers offering school nature animations, public guided outings, and ecological expertise to local authorities. Direct overlap with Ligéria's Animations Scolaires product and ecological diagnostics services.

Broad incumbents

• Egis Environnement: Major French engineering and environmental consultancy with an ecology practice serving infrastructure, urban development and public-sector clients. Competes with Ligéria for large-scale ecological diagnostics on tramway, airport and river restoration projects.
• Biotope: Largest French ecological consulting firm offering biodiversity studies, environmental impact assessments, and natural resource management at national scale. Competes for the same municipal biodiversity atlas and impact-assessment contracts that drive Ligéria's B2G revenue.

Emerging players

• Tela Botanica: French botanical expertise network running citizen-science inventories, biodiversity data platforms, and amateur naturalist training. Partial overlap with Ligéria's flora inventory and naturalist training offerings.

Others

• Faune-France (LPO/Chr France national data portal): National ornithological and biodiversity data platform enabling faunistic inventories used by Ligéria and partner naturalists. Ecosystem infrastructure rather than direct competitor, but defines the standards and tooling for the firm's ecological expertise work.

Regional players

• Bretagne Vivante: Regional nature association conducting faunistic inventories, biodiversity atlases, and nature animation activities in Brittany. Closely comparable in business model — combining ecological expertise contracts with public-facing nature walks and educational animations — though operating in a different French region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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