Beskrivning
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 rödstrupig sångare , bergsångare , and polyglottsångare.
Woodpeckers are present in the area all year: större hackspett , mindre hackspett , and iberisk gröngöling, as are tits: talgoxe , blåmes , svartmes ,tofsmes , stjärtmes. Also Nötväcka is easily heard and seen. At night, kattuggla and nattskärra can be heard.
In summer some interesting species include alpseglare , biätare , sommargylling , ladusvala , and sydnäktergal. During migration, interesting species like rödhuvad törnskata , rödstjärt , buskskvätta , lövsångare , and svartvit flugsnappare are present in the area.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
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 mindre hackspett , Nötväcka and polyglottsångare. 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.
Terräng och habitat
Skog , Spridda träd och buskarFörhållanden
Torrt , PlattRundtur
JaTubkikare behövs?
NejBästa säsong för skådning
Vår , Höst , VinterBästa tid för ett besök
Vårsträck , Höststräck , VinterRutt
GrusvägHur ansträngande vandring
Lätt vandringNås
Till fotsFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
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.


