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Description
Small wetland of only 2.26 hectares but of great ecological importance because it is located in a very anthropoized agricultural environment, which makes it an oasis for birds.
Details
Access
From Valencia, take motorway A-35, take exit Massalaves and in the first round take the first exit to La garrofera CV-544. Then drive during 2 km and before you arrive to the irrigation channel (Acequia del Xúquer) turn left. Then drive during 1,4 km following the wood signals, until you arrive to a big building (old irrigation motour) beside a small grove of riverside when you can parking.
You can arrive by car until the observation tower, but exploring the area is only possible on foot.
Terrain and Habitat
Agriculture , WetlandConditions
FlatCircular trail
YesIs a telescope useful?
Can be usefulGood birding season
Spring , Winter , AutumnBest time to visit
SpringRoute
Narrow trailDifficulty walking trail
StrenuousAccessible by
FootBirdwatching hide / platform
YesExtra info
Despite its small size and strong anthropization, it has an important ecological value for the quality of the water and for having a great variety of plant and animal endemisms, with several species included in the Valencian Catalog of protected fauna species. It stands out for harboring the only world populations of 2 gastropods (Theodoxus valentinus and Theodoxus velascoi): an endangered fern (Thilyptes palustris) and also; one of the most important populations of a small endemic fish, highly threatened (Valencia hispanica), is found in the coastal wetlands.