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The forests offer a rich variety of fauna including deer, wild boar, fox & mongoose which you are very likely to see when driving through.
Tree heather grows beneath these evergreen oaks & is also a major harvest to make 'brezo' that is so popular for sun shades, thatching & garden screens
Tree heather grows beneath these evergreen oaks & is also a major harvest to make 'brezo' that is so popular for sun shades, thatching & garden screens
The bird life is incredible
Most days we have sightings of
large birds of prey
Bonelli's Eagles
Booted Eagles
Griffon Vultures.
Egyptian Vulture
Buzzards, Kestrels
Kites, Wood Peckers,
Bee Eaters, Bonelli's Warbler
to name but a few.
Most days we have sightings of
large birds of prey
Bonelli's Eagles
Booted Eagles
Griffon Vultures.
Egyptian Vulture
Buzzards, Kestrels
Kites, Wood Peckers,
Bee Eaters, Bonelli's Warbler
to name but a few.
After a rainy spell in the
Winter Months
'fruits of the forest'
include the abundance
of
wild mushrooms
(setas)
such as
chantereles,
amenita caesarea
&
boletus
Winter Months
'fruits of the forest'
include the abundance
of
wild mushrooms
(setas)
such as
chantereles,
amenita caesarea
&
boletus
Of the many trees in this region chestnuts, walnuts, figs,
almond & olives.
The mountains have many wild herbs such as rosemary, fennel, thyme, lavender, borage & oregano
which smell & taste more potent
than garden varieties
almond & olives.
The mountains have many wild herbs such as rosemary, fennel, thyme, lavender, borage & oregano
which smell & taste more potent
than garden varieties
With a population of 5,000
Iberian Lynx
in the 1960's
it is difficult to believe
the Lynx is now the worlds
most endangered cat
In 2005 the numbers
fell to a
record low of only 100
Now with a program of captive breeding this lovely creature will be saved
The numbers in 2007 were up to 200 so hopefully this will not be the first cat to be extinct since the Sabretoothed cat
10,000 years ago
Iberian Lynx
in the 1960's
it is difficult to believe
the Lynx is now the worlds
most endangered cat
In 2005 the numbers
fell to a
record low of only 100
Now with a program of captive breeding this lovely creature will be saved
The numbers in 2007 were up to 200 so hopefully this will not be the first cat to be extinct since the Sabretoothed cat
10,000 years ago
Mammals are
Ibex
Deer
Mongoose
Wild Boar
Otter
Ibex
Deer
Mongoose
Wild Boar
Otter
Flowers & Fauna
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The cork is still harvested as it has been for generations due to the difficulty of the terrain,
with pack mules
& a team of men
with long handled axes.
with pack mules
& a team of men
with long handled axes.