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Sant Mateu Forest

Barcelona  >  Spain

Sant Mateu Forest is located at Serralada Litoral Natural Park. The landscape is dominated by Mediterranean forest (Holly oak, Aleppo pine) and garrigue.

Added* by Arnau Bonan Barfull
Most recent update 11 март 2026

Description

Sant Mateu Forest is located at Serralada Litoral Park, and the landscape is dominated by Mediterranean forest (Holly oak, pubescent oak, Aleppo pine) and garrigue (Erica and Cistus shrubs). The place is good for watching Mediterranean forest species, like Црвеногушо коприварче , Планински пејач , and Краткокрил вољич.

Woodpeckers are present in the area all year: голем клукајдрвец , мал клукајдрвец , and Iberian Green Woodpecker, as are tits: Голема сипка , сина сипка , елова сипка ,цуцулеста сипка , дологоопашеста сипка. Also Обичен (Шумски) лазач is easily heard and seen. At night, Шумски (Обичен) був and козодој can be heard.

In summer some interesting species include голема пиштарка , пчеларка , саријазма , селска ластовичка , and славејче. During migration, interesting species like црвеноглаво страче , лисесто циганче , обично ливадарче , брезов свиркач , and црноглаво муварче are present in the area.

Details

Access

Sant Mateu Forest is located at Serralada Litoral Park, about 30 km northeast of Barcelona. The area can only be reached by car. The area is best explorer on foot, and it takes around 2 hours to make the circular walk.

To visit the site, park the car in the parking site. Press P on the map for directions to the parking. From the parking walk in the direction of Sant Mateu spring. In the spring the deciduous trees here are good to look for мал клукајдрвец , Обичен (Шумски) лазач and Краткокрил вољич. Then continue direction to Sant Mateu church. The open areas around this section are good for birds for open landscapes. Continue following the path to the main road, and the walk back to the parking site. The route shown on the map is about 2.4 km.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Dry , Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

Spring , Autumn , Winter

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration , Winter

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

The area is very hot in summer, and the best time to visit in the early morning. During the weekend there are a lot of people. So if you decide to visit in the weekend it is better to be there in the early morning.

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