Dune planting at Es Comú de Muro with IES Albuhaira
On 19 December, some fifty Year 2 secondary pupils from IES Albuhaira took part in the project to restore the dune system of Es Comú de Muro, an emblematic coastal area within s’Albufera Natural Park. Foto: Unknown, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 The…
Spend your free time in nature
Tired of the same weekend routine? The balearsnatura.com activities calendar is a great way to plan your free time, alone or with family and friends. In June, for example, there were more than 20 activities in the different natural areas of the Balearic…
The legend of the Comte Mal and the Planícia estate
The public estate of Planícia, in the municipality of Banyalbufar, covers 442 hectares of the Serra de Tramuntana Natural Area, running from the summit of the Mola de Planícia, at 933 metres, down to the sea. Bought by the Balearic Government’s…
World Wetlands Day 2014: celebrating the Ramsar Convention
On 2 February 1971 the International Convention on Wetlands was signed in the Iranian city of Ramsar, on the shores of the Caspian Sea. It was the world’s first treaty on the conservation and wise use of wetlands, as irreplaceable ecosystems, and today…
Wings of the night: moths at s’Albufera
On the first Saturday of spring, 25 April, we celebrated World Migratory Bird Day with entomologist Macu Férriz by observing and learning about one of the birds’ food sources: the group of night-flying Lepidoptera popularly known as moths. Foto: Tommy…
World Bird Day with the Black Vulture Conservation Foundation
On 5 October 2013, as part of the activity programme of the Serra de Tramuntana Natural Area, we celebrated World Bird Day with a guided visit for the general public to the Black Vulture Conservation Foundation (BVCF) at the Son Pons estate in Campanet.…
How we study birds
On Saturday 16 May, despite the not-so-friendly weather, some twenty people took part in an enjoyable, hands-on activity in the Península de Llevant Natural Park to discover many interesting details about the world of ornithology. Foto: Rhododendrites,…
Balearic Islands Day 2014 in the natural areas
To mark Balearic Islands Day, the environmental education teams of the different protected natural areas organised a range of activities. Foto: Killarnee, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ses Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera Natural Park (Ibiza). The…
World Bird Day: scientific bird ringing in Mondragó Natural Park
On Saturday 12 October, as part of the Mondragó Natural Park activity programme, we celebrated World Bird Day. Foto: Dr. Raju Kasambe, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 The educator and participants walked to the ringing station next to the s’Amarador…
Two bread-making workshops at the Son Real farmhouses
The Son Real public estate is an organic farm – the type of agriculture with the least impact on the environment. Foto: Olaf Tausch, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0 Toni Dalmau, a young local from Santa Margalida with a deep knowledge of Mallorcan cooking,…