Alfacada

L'Alfacada Lagoon

Located in one of the main biodiversity preserves in the western Mediterranean, L’Alfacada is a lagoon of exceptional natural value, a key piece in the Ebro River delta landscape and in the conservation of the nature park.

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Wildlife

Purple heron

Red heron

The lagoons offer the opportunity to observe all the ardeid species that live on the Iberian Peninsula. Of them, the purple heron (Ardea purpurea) finds refuge and breeds amidst the reeds that occupy much of the lagoons.

Pond turtle

Pond turtle

(Emys orbicularis)
The pond turtle, has undergone a reintroduction programme thanks to the Life Delta Lagoon project.

Flora and vegetation

Salicornia

Salicornia

(Arthrocnemum fruticosum)
On the edges of lagoons and on the dunes, you can find meadows of  salicornia, a species adapted to saline soils, where the red-tailed lizard lives.