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Hills of Almatret

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Hills of Almatret

Nature · Almatret, Segrià, Lleida

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Limestone hills above the Ebro, comprising 917 hectares of protected natural area declared in 1992, a refuge for Bonelli's eagle. The area, lying entirely within the municipal district of Almatret (Segrià), covers the limestone slopes (costers) downstream from the confluence of the Segre with the Ebro, between the Canota ravine, in Mequinensa, and the border with Aragon. It forms part of the Natura 2000 network together with the Riba-roja natural area, and was declared a Site of Community Importance (LIC) in 1997 and a Special Protection Area for birds (ZEPA) in 2005. Marked by former mining uses linked to the Mequinensa coal basin, it preserves a landscape of sparse pine woodland with an undergrowth of garric and arçot, and is home to endemic plant species such as Genista biflora and Digitalis obscura, as well as fauna including otters, deer, wild goats and bats.

Photo: Indibil (Public domain)

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