Preserved area of Son Real is
located between Ca'n Picafort and Son Serra de Marina in the municipality
of Santa Margarita. Coming from Ca'n Picafort, the protected area
begins where the developed area of Son Bauló ends and converges
with the beach of the same name.
It has an extension of 1.114 hectares with a coastal fringe 6 Km.
long and approximately 2 Km. wide, constituted by sandy dunes fixed
by a developed vegetation.
Excursions on foot or on horseback from Ca'n Picafort to Son Serra
crossing Son Real along the coastline are to be recommended.
Natural Park S'Albufera. This Humid Area is included
in the RAMSAR list (Humid Areas of international importance). It
is an Area of special protection for the birds (ZEPA) in accordance
with the Directive of Birds of the EU and the General Directorate
for Environment in Brussels. This Area is also included in the Eurosite
network, and associated with the biogenetic National Park of the
Bay of Audierne (Brittany - France).
Until today more than 200 species of birds, mostly of varieties
native to fields, but also forest birds and others present in dunes
and waterside forests have been observed in "La Albufera".
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