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Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park

October 16, 2023 by clive

Region: Cantabria
Towns and Villages: Medio Cudeyo, Liérganes, Penágos and Villaescusa
Declared a Natural Park: 1989
Park surface area: 2,588 hectares

Points of interest

Although the Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park has been a protected area since 1989 it unfortunately lost this protection in 2005 due to the lack of plans and regulations needed. Various administrations have blamed each other and as of the writing of this article the area lays in a type of limbo waiting for clarification of its status.

Iberian spiny toad – Bufo spinosus – Sapo comun Ibérico

October 12, 2023 by clive

Iberian common toad - Bufo spinosus - Sapo comun Ibérico

A relatively large toad with a total maximum length of about 21cm, though males are rather smaller at 9-10cm and the average female is 15cm. The head is longer than wide, with a short rounded snout, and the area between the eyes is either flat or concave. The tympanum is barely visible, measuring about half the diameter of the eye. The fingers are short, the third being the longest, followed by the the first and then the second and fourth, these latter two being of equal length. There are two tubercles on the palms. The toes are relatively long and flattened.

Dunas de Liencres Natural Park

October 10, 2023October 10, 2023 by clive

Points of interest The Dunas de Liencres Natural Park is located at the mouth of the Pas river (Ría de Mogro) close to the town of of Liencres in the central area of the Cantabrian coast. The area is made up of coves, two beaches, a large maritime pine plantation and one of the most … Read more

Oyambre Natural Park

October 10, 2023 by clive

Region: Cantabria
Local towns and villages: Comillas, San Vicente de la Barquera, Udías, Valdáliga and Val de San Vicente
Declared a Natural Park: 1988.
Park surface area: 5758 hectares.

Points of interest

The Oyambre Natural Park is a Spanish protected natural area located on the western coast of Cantabria. A great success story as the park was declared after pressure from local and international ecologist groups (begining in the the seventies) protesting against urban development projects that endangered its dunes and beach environment.

The natural park, which includes the estuaries of Ría de San Vicente, Ría de la Rabia and its surroundings constitutes a magnificent example of a coastal ecosystem. In addition to cliffs, areas of meadows and native hardwood forests, there are various dune systems which together with those of the Dunas de Liencres Natural Park make up some of the most important dune ecosystems on the Cantabrian coast.

Points of interest

Points of interest

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