By vehicle and on foot
Asphalt and dirt track
Bird habitats you will find in this area:
The route through Tierras de Granadilla begins at Pitolero Peak (o.p. 01) where we can find Dunnock, Black Redstart, Spectacled Warbler, Common and Blue Rock Thrushes. After descending through the Pyrenean oak forest, we head towards Guijo de Granadilla and enters a dehesa of holm oak and cork oaks reaching the small Fresnedilla reservoir (o.p. 02) where Black Stork can be seen all year round; Eurasian Spoonbill and Great White Egret on passage; Northern Lapwing, Common Crane and European Golden Plover in winter, and Common Rock Sparrow in spring.
Back on the road, continue to an open area (o.p. 03) where we can see Stone Curlew, European Golden Plover and Common Crane in winter.
At the dam of the Gabriel y Galán reservoir (o.p. 04) there is a colony of Grey Heron in poplar trees that is also a winter roost for Great Cormorant and where you can also see Black Stork and Osprey. Finally we head to El Anillo (o.p. 05) where we can see the arrival of Common Cranes and gulls to their roosts, Eurasian Teal, Greylag Geese and Great Crested Grebes in the winter. Cinereous Vulture, which breeds north of the reservoir, are regularly seen overhead.
The route through the Ambroz Valley begins in Hervás, with a stop to take a walking tour of the Gallego sweet chestnut grove (o.ps. 06 and 07) with forest birds such as Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Northern Goshawk, European Honey Buzzard, Hawfinch, Golden Oriole, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Short-toed Treecreeper, Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Jay, Mistle Thrush, Pied Flycatcher, Western Bonelli’s Warbler etc. Returning to the road, we emerge from the woodland (o.p. 08) where we can see species of rocky areas such as Griffon Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Golden Eagle, Common and Blue Rock Thrushes, Black Redstart and Rock Bunting.
Finally, at the top of the Honduras Pass (o.p. 09) we can observe high-altitude scrub birds such as Common Whitethroat, Dartford Warbler, Ortolan and Rock Buntings, Northern and Black-eared Wheatears, Dunnock and Woodlark.
Roman town of Cáparra: site and interpretation centre of this town associated with the Vía de la Plata.
Viewpoint of the Chapel of the Castle: Spectacular viewpoint on the Cerro del Búho at Cabezabellosa.
Singular trees: birch at the Honduras Pass and Pyrenean oak at Acarreadero.
Hervás: historical town and important tourist and cultural centre in Valle del Ambroz.
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Birds that remain in the territory all year round.
Breeding birds that stay in the territory during spring and summer, migrating to their wintering grounds at the end of summer.
Birds that do not breed in Extremadura but spend the autumn and winter months here.
Birds that use the region as a stopover area, migrating from their breeding grounds north of Extremadura to their wintering areas further south.
