The Clot (the word means ‘depression’ or something like that in Valenciano) is situated between the busy N332 coast road between El Altet and Santa Pola, and the coast itself, where the burgeoning urbanisations of Santa Pola (Gran Alacant) and … Continued
Sierra Espuña To access the Mountains you can head for Alhama de Murcia on the A7 motorway and follow the tourist signs for Sierra Espuña. A good road takes you over the top of the mountains and back down to join the … Continued
This is more than just one site, and can best be dealt with under four main headings:- Calblanque – SAT NAV 37°36.331’N 0°43.723’W . This is the area of the south coast below La Manga Golf Club, with a ‘wild’ … Continued
The salinas of San Pedro del Pinatar require little in the way of a guide. Simply follow signs out of the town, to the northern ‘pincer’ of the Mar Menor, and you will find, when you have gone as far … Continued
La Pedrera The area is approached by leaving the AP7 on the CV945 and heading in the opposite direction to Los Monesinos. At the end of the road turn right onto the CV95, continue past a restaurant on your right and … Continued
The Laguna de la Mata is administered as a Nature Reserve, the Visitor Centre being readily accesible from the N332 road just north of Torrevieja. Here information and leaflets are usually available, and a well-marked trail starts. The lagoon is … Continued
To try and develop a site guide to this long and complex range is not likely to meet with success. The best that can be said is that the range acts as something of a guideline for migrating birds, especially … Continued
This is a migration ‘hot-spot’ well worth a visit at appropriate times, and best in late April or September/October. If you can go the day after some dirty weather, so much the better! With luck, the island may well be … Continued
The reserve and car park are always open to give access to the tracks and hides, and the toilets are usually open every day. A shaded picnic area is located next to the visitor centre. The Visitor Centre is well signposted, and … Continued
The major wetland reserve of El Hondo (‘the deep’) de Elche is of international importance, both as a breeding site for rare and endangered species, and as a wintering and migration site. If you are able to enter the reserve, … Continued