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S'Albufera Natural Park Nature Bird Reserve

Permission for large groups (more than 12 people) visiting the park should be gained in advance. Call 971 89 22 50 for more information. Groups larger than 28 persons are strictly prohibited

In addition, the area is home to some 30 species of fish – the most important being eels and mullet. Frogs are seen as the dominant amphibians, while the most common reptiles are the water snake and marsh turtle. The most widely found mammals are rodents and bats, with important rarities such as the wood bat. The importance and diversity of invertebrates is enormously important. The most prolific group are dragonflies, spiders and nocturnal butterflies, of which there are known to be over 298 species.
But the best-known animal group in the park is birds, and the area attracts a huge number of ornithologists who travel from around central Europe and Spain each year. The birds, which travel easily between dunes and marshes separated by hundreds or thousands of kilometres, find food and shelter in the park's lagoons and reed settlement beds. Today, 275 different species of birds can be identified in the park, either as migrants or winter residents and there are 60 or so reproductive species in the park. Mallard ducks, swallows and nightingales are found in abundance throughout the area, as are coots and moorhens. Also frequently seen are little grebe, water rail and European marsh harriers. Also the fish eagle, common kestrel and the falcon are regular visitors.

Park Hours with required free permit . This reserve is open from 09.00hrs -18.00 hrs from April 1-September 30, and from 09.00hrs -17.00hrs from October 1-March 30. A visitor's permit is necessary, which can be obtained at the reception centre. Access to the reserve is by way of the Pont dels Anglesos via cycle or on foot, located on the Port d'Alcúdia- Artà Road, in the centre of Playa de Muro.
Car drivers may leave their vehicles at the Pont dels Anglesos. For disabled access, call the park for the latest information.
 
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22 years ago, this area of amazing rustic beauty was doomed for destruction: hundreds of resort blocks were planned on Mallorca's east coast. Yet luckily, the Balearic government had the wisdom to save the S'Albufera from destruction of the machines and bulldozers, declaring it a protected reserve in January 1988 - The first area of the Balearics to be given  protection.

Today, this wetland area is a protected area of some 1,700 Ha. It is the biggest in the Balearics, and houses an ancient lagoon separated from the sea by a series of dunes. For centuries sediments have been accumulating in the lagoon basin, transforming it into a wide flood-plane for wild life.

The origins of the S'Albufera date to 16 million years BC, although the wetland area as we know it today is over 100,000 years old. The ecological richness of the region is based on water. Regularly flooded, vegetation thrives on the rich diversity of organisms.  It is one the most diverse ecosystems in the Balearic Islands. Vegetation, which varies according to distance from the sea, in soil type depth and texture, shelters and feeds hundreds of wild animals with a natural eco system.

The S'Albufera gains much of its rainwater from nature, man assisted torrents and underground water pools, known as 'ullals'.  Common reed and bulrush plants dominate the landscape, while many species live underwater in canals and in small lagoons (known as 'llisers') as well as in flooded marshes. Pondweed, hornwort and duckweed stand out in most areas as common. There are also a staggering 60 species of algae: one of those, the Psathyrella halofila was found in the S'Albufera in 1992.
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