Mediterranean scrub

Following our regular visits to Paul de Toirões, we have discovered a new species of orchid in the area, raising the total number of orchid species to 6. This Spring, we've found an individual of Pink Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea) at this rewilding area, representing a significant botanical discovery. While this species is known to [...]

A Bridge Between Generations Wildlife Portugal, in partnership with Rewilding Portugal, Beir'aja, and Ambieduca, and with funding from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, led an innovative initiative in the Greater Côa Valley. The project brought together young people and seniors in inter-generational camps designed to enhance the region's natural and cultural heritage through direct experience. Composed [...]

Meet Lucanus barbarossa In the forests of the Greater Côa Valley, where granite and schist meet pyrenean oak and cork oak, lives one of the most impressive beetles of the Iberian Peninsula: Lucanus barbarossa, locally known as "vaca-ruiva" or stag beetle.  With its reddish-brown body and powerful mandibles (especially in males), this coleopteran of the [...]