Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park is a natural park

Natural park (Spain)

In Spain, a natural park is a natural space protected for its biology, geology, or landscape, with ecological, aesthetic, educational, or scientific value whose preservation merits preferential attention on the part of public administration. The regulation of the activities that may occur there...

 located in the province of Cádiz (Andalusia

Andalusia

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, Spain

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Nature

It's about 100 km², located at the mouth of the Guadalete river, consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes. It has many types of shrubs and bushes, and ocean pine.
Recreational activities include Bird watching, sailing, windsurfing, hiking.

It has been designated a Site of Community Importance

Site of Community Importance

A Site of Community Importance is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive as a site which, in the biogeographical region or regions to which it belongs, contributes significantly to the maintenance or restoration at a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat type or of a...

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Animals that can be found include Gannet Solan Goose, Storch, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, (Sea)Gull, Flamingo, Tern, Sea Eagle and Avocet. The park is a Special Protection Area

Special Protection Area

A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certain particularly threatened birds.Together with Special...

(Zona de Especial Protección para las Aves, ZEPA)

More information

• Official site at Junta de Andalucía