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Fonte da Benémola

Algarve  >  Portugal

River valley with dense vegetation mixed with small scale agriculture. Nice area for walking and birding.

Ajouté* par Julio
Dernière actualisation 4 janvier 2021

Description

Fonte da Benémola is a river valley at the boundary between the Barrocal and the Serra. Water is a permanent feature thanks to numerous springs and dams. Dense riverine vegetation, with luxuriant ash and willow trees, reedbeds and numerous agricultural smallholdings along the banks. Large presence of riverine and woodland birds. Possibility of observing all the species of woodpeckers occurring in Portugal. Frequent occurrence of Grand-duc d'Europe, sometimes detectable by its call. You can walk a nice 4 km circular trail and on your way see birds like Torcol fourmilier, Monticole bleu, Guêpier d'Europe, Loriot d'Europe and Hirondelle rousseline. And many more, see the extended birdlist below.

Détails

Accès

From the village of Loulé, follow the EN 2 towards Ameixial. Turn off to Querença, pass through the village and then follow signs for Fonte da Benémola. Park at the entrance to this protected area. You can follow the circular which is signposted.

Terrain et Habitat

Forêt , Rivière , Agriculture

Conditions

Vallonné

Boucle

Oui

Avez-vous besoin d'une longue-vue?

Non

Saison idéale pour observer

Printemps

Itinéraire

Sentier étroit

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Durée de la marche

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

Liens

Voir les sites d'observation voisins publiés sur Birdingplaces

Carte

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