Hi There,

I'm wondering if anyone has any info on Aragon, specifically the area around Calaceite (or the Mattarana region), as I'm going on a camping trip to the region in August? Any tips would be much appreciated, and hopefully I can post a field report at some point.

Cheers, Jim ... Answer/s

Category: Art (nature/outdoor) Date: June 21, 2008 Answers: 1

I have four varieties of poppy growing at our Cortijo which I would like to identify. The first I know is the 'Flanders' poppy but I have three others I cannot identify. One is purple with four round and crumpled petals. The other is red but to the purple end of the spectrum with elongated petals and the last one is vermillion but with eight petals not four with a black centre.
They are on my blog 10.06.08 for greater clarification.
www.losgazquez.com/blog
Also can anyone recommend a good botanical identification book for Spain? ... Answer/s

Category: Botany Date: June 10, 2008 Answers: 1

I have seen a large insect or bee 7cms long black with two broad yellow stripes around its body it was around theMorning Glory flowers in the garden of my house near Albox sorry no photo.What is it?thanks Keith ... Answer/s

Category: Wildlife general Date: May 25, 2008 Answers: 1

Hi, I have another question except this time it concerns plant life. It would appear to be parasitic or epiphytic having masses of rusty red tendrils grasping it's host making a nest like conglomeration up to a volume of approximately 200mm square.
And it only seems to be prevalent on dry dusty ridge tops. We are in northern Almeria in the Sierra Maria-Los Velez.
Thanks Simon

P.S. I have a photo if anyone should need more clarification. ... Answer/s

Category: Botany Date: May 06, 2008 Answers: 2

I have a question about storks. I just returned from a 2 week holiday in central Spain. The last time we visited was in 1979! Is it my imagination or are white storks more common now? They seem to be everywhere!

Thank you

Frank ... Answer/s

Category: Bird watching Date: May 02, 2008 Answers: 2

We are two adults and one ten year old travelling in the first two weeks of July. - we want to spend some time hiking in the Pyrenees (day hikes). We also plan to spend some time in the Picos de Europas to do some hiking, canyon trips and possibly a rafting trip. We are starting from Barcelona and we will have a car.
I am looking for recommendations on a good place to base ourselves for each of these areas. Any accommodation recommendations would also be appreciated. ... Answer/s

Category: Adventure Sports (nature/outdoor) Date: April 06, 2008 Answers: 4

Hi,
We are a New Zealander couple traveling to Spain in early June, 2008.
In NZ we are WWOOF (Willing workers on organic farms) hosts and would like to meet like minded people in the Pamplona area.
We have also built a mud brick (adobe) house with wwoofers help in New Zealand in the past year, and would like to see other earth buildings/builders while in Spain.
Can youy help us by giving us some organisations we can contact, or contact emails for others interested in earth building.
thanking you in advance, ... Answer/s

Category: Art (nature/outdoor) Date: April 03, 2008 Answers: 3

Hi,

Insect identification needed. I think it is some kind of 'rover beetle' but I am unsure. Its black, about 4 to 5 cm long, upper parts as of a large black ant but an extended sausage like black thorax with bright red segmented 'slashes' horizontally down it's back.

It looks threatening but I have suffered no ill consequences to handling it yet and what is more I am not in short supply here in north east Andalucia. ... Answer/s

Category: Wildlife general Date: April 02, 2008 Answers: 4

Dear Sir , Do you also have off road maps for 4x4 cars

Chris Rueb ... Answer/s

Category: Travel (nature/outdoor) Date: March 29, 2008 Answers: 1

Hi,

Just wondered if anybody knows of any decent places to fish in the Comunidad de Madrid? It just seems that the options are very limited? In particular I love my river fishing but it is not clear where and when you can fish? For example does anybody know if there are any places and how it fishes on the Rivers Manazanares and the Rio Jardama? Are these rivers quite polluted?

Also I enjoy my trout fishing and I would love to be able to fish some of the rivers in the mountains. But it seems that for the most part these are Cotos meaning private fishing and it is only limited to a small group of people every year. Does anybody know of any places open to day ticket?

Finally for some of the regions there is really good info, I have really good information for Castilla de León, but I cannot find one for the “Comunidad de Madrid”, does anybody know if there is one available?

Thanks ... Answer/s

Category: Other Date: March 18, 2008 Answers: 2

Hi,

Any ideas of a low-cost accommodation in the area of Espot? Unfortunetly the internet is not helping us that much!

Thanks,
OM ... Answer/s

Category: Accommodation (rural) Date: March 11, 2008 Answers: 1

Hi, I am planning my first trip to Spain. I plan to cycle the Way of St James in May. I am wondering how available wireless internet is in Spain? Would there be many wireless internet sites along the Camino?
thanks,
Suzie ... Answer/s

Category: Cycling Date: March 09, 2008 Answers: 2

We are planning to cycle the Camino in Mid May to mid June and wondered if we will need to bring a tent in case the refuges are full? are there tent sites along the way? What is the cost?
Alistair ... Answer/s

Category: Cycling Date: March 09, 2008 Answers: 2

ive got a caravan, and i want to no,if theres a place in mallorca that i could put it on all the year round.thanks ... Answer/s

Category: Travel (nature/outdoor) Date: March 03, 2008 Answers: 0

re Bird Watching
want to carry telescope on plane from UK to Spain but want advice.
Take it as hand luggage?
... Answer/s

Category: Travel (nature/outdoor) Date: March 03, 2008 Answers: 5