Masnières

Sister cities

• Saint Peter Port

History

Masnières figured into the 1917 Battle of Cambrai during which time it was briefly captured by the British on the first day of the battle, November 20, and held for twelve days to protect vital bridgeheads between Masnières and Marcoing before the British withdrawal under the weight of heavy German counter-attack. The actions of the battle are commemorated in and around Masnières by several Commonwealth War Graves Commission landmarks in and around the town, including: *Masnières Newfoundland Memorial *Masnières British Cemetery *Marcoing British Cemetery

Most-observed species

• Common Pipistrelle

  Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
  33,023
• Nathusius's Bat

  Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) · Mammalia
  3,090
• Serotine Bat

  Eptesicus serotinus (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
  2,309
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  963
• Eurasian Collared-Dove

  Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
  910
• Lesser noctule

  Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) · Mammalia
  866
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  813
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  708

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2008-08-08
  1 km SSE of Boussu, Belgium
• M 3.2 — 2008-07-14
  1 km SW of Boussu, Belgium
• M 3.1 — 2005-02-27
  1 km NW of Libercourt, France
• M 2.5 — 2004-10-03
  0 km ESE of Maubray, Belgium
• M 2.5 — 2003-01-31
  1 km N of Tarcienne, Belgium
• M 2.6 — 2003-01-31
  2 km SSE of Loverval, Belgium