Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park (Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz) is a 10,522-hectare (26,000-acre) natural park located in the province of Cádiz (Andalusia, Spain). It was established in 1989.[3]

Nature

Located at the mouth of the Guadalete river, it consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes. It has many types of shrubs and bushes, and ocean pine.

Recreational activities include bird watching, sailing, windsurfing and hiking.

It has been designated a Site of Community Importance.[4] Animals that can be found include solan goose, stork, cormorant, great crested grebe, seagull, flamingo, tern, sea eagle and avocet. The park is a Special Protection Area (Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves, ZEPA)[5]

Gallery

  • Valdelagrana
    Valdelagrana
  • Salt traps
    Salt traps
  • Biking
    Biking
  • Los Toruños
    Los Toruños

References

  1. ^ "Bahia de Cadiz Nature Park". Protected Planet. Retrieved 20 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Bahía de Cádiz". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Parque Natural de la Bahía de Cádiz". Consejería de Medioambiente (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucía. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Formularios oficiales de los Lugares de Importancia Comunitaria (LIC) en Andalucía". Consejería de Medio Ambiente de Andalucía (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucía. 2000. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Formularios oficiales de las Zonas de Especial Protección para las Aves (ZEPA) en Andalucía". Consejería de Medio Ambiente de Andalucía (in Spanish). Junta de Andalucia. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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