Choosing the Best Time for an Extremadura Birding Holiday In the heart of Spain there’s a lesser-known region that should be high on any keen nature lover’s list. Twice the size of Wales (at 16,075 square miles) but with a population of just 1.1 million …
Spanish Ecotourism Tour Operators Setting Standards for Wildlife Tourism
Whether it’s bio-abundance, biodiversity or you’ve got a specific target species in mind, Spain is a top ecotourism destination in Europe. From visible migration and raptor watch to brown bears in the Catalan and Iberian lynx in Andalucia, Spain not only boasts some of the …
Spain’s Bird Watching Gems: Secrets to Some of the Best Places to Watch Birds in Spain
We let you into the secret to some of the best places to watch birds in Spain. While Spain is renowned for possessing some of Europe’s (in fact, the world’s) greatest bird watching opportunities, it also has plenty of hidden gems, to be enjoyed by …
National Parks in Spain: Important Wildlife Conservation Areas
The protection of wildlife habitats and native species in Spain is focussed on its officially protected areas. Here we look at National Parks in Spain and how they relate to the country’s Natural Parks. Mainland Spain contains 11 of the country’s 16 National Parks, with …
Bird Watching Holidays for Beginners
How Do I Pick The Best Beginner Bird Watching Trip? Just starting out on your wildlife journey? We’ve got the perfect guide to help you find the best bird watching holidays for beginners. All set? You’ve got your binoculars, your boots and you’re buzzing to …
Brown Bear Conservation in Cantabrian
From ‘dangerous killers’ to the most admired animal on the mountainside; how the Cantabrian brown bear is finding a new place in a modern world. If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. Deep in the Cantabrian Mountains in …
Best birding trip in Spain?
Psst… wanna know the real reason why the Spanish take siestas? It’s not because of hot days or Rioja-lubricated lunches – although both may contribute, I admit. No, the actual reason is that birdwatching in Spain is so exciting that you need an hour’s downtime …
Birding Cadiz Adventures
Cádiz is home to two of Spain’s iconic birding sites – the Strait of Gibraltar and Doñana – a migration bottleneck and a wetland wilderness. Admittedly, not all of Doñana sits in the province, but some of it does, and with low-cost flights to Seville, …
Iberian lynx – Europe’s Conservation Success Story
The Iberian lynx – the rarest species of cat in the world – is now also one of European conservation’s greatest success stories, with numbers in the wild up more than five-fold in just 15 years. The most recent figures, from the 2017 census, show …
Must See Wildlife in Spain
Spain is one of the very best places in Europe to see big, spectacular and rare wild creatures – especially birds and mammals. These range from easily visible species, such as bee-eaters, hoopoes and griffon vultures, which can be seen at the right time of …