August is a golden month, as most annual flowers have finished their colourful phase, produced their seed heads and dried completely to a straw colour. Although if you look in the right places there are still flowers to be found; watercourses, irrigated areas, animal watering troughs, damp meadows and high mountains will offer the best selection. However, this is also a good month to see insects such as dragonflies, mantis and bushcrickets!
Whats new at Wildside Holidays?
Whats new at Wildside Holidays? Three new excellent companies added to Wildside Holidays. Based in Spain and offering cycling, walking, hiking and more! Work is ongoing at our other websites as well (see below) and after all the confusion and stress of the coronavirus hopefully things will return to a kind of normal sometime soon. … Read more
Latest articles from Hike Pyrenees
Fantastic latest articles and photos from Hike Pyrenees on their blog. “Last weekend I headed out to Pico Bacias, a wild rocky 2760 metre peak. I hadn’t done this hike for ages and I’d forgotten how great it is. The views over Vignemale and across to the three thousand metre peaks of the Ordesa National … Read more
Fly-away Birding Breaks in association with Huerta Grande Rural Eco-lodge
I think that this incentive from Simon and Niki running their Fly-away Birding Breaks from Inglorious Bustards is amazing… 3 days of nature with people who “know their patch”! Over an introductory afternoon and two full days of birding, we’ll use our local knowledge of weather conditions, up-to-the-minute wildlife information – and of course your … Read more