La Muntanya d’Alinyà
A living mountain in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees
A great setting and refuge for emblematic species such as the chamois or the rooster, Espai Natura Muntanya de Alinyà is located in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees, the only region in Europe where you can see with ease the four species of vultures that live on the Old Continent: Common Vulture, Vulture, Black Vulture and Aufrany.
Between the Sierra del Cadí and the river Segre, the Espai Natura Muntanya d’Alinyà is the largest private farm in Catalonia. Its more than 5,000 hectares, between 500 and 2,380 m in altitude, and its rugged relief, give it a variety of superlative atmospheres. Pastures, rivers, forests, summits, cliffs and scree form a group of exceptional ecological and landscape riches, where the great Pyrenean fauna lives in harmony with the local population.
FCLP acquired Muntanya d’Alinyà in 1999 and became one of the largest private nature reserves in Spain. After years of studying and planning, several initiatives to improve biodiversity and to encourage green jobs have been in place. Now, a new paradigm to preserve natural values is being tested.
Increase of visitor traffic looking for nature related activities, specially in the 2 restaurants and the local 4x4 taxi service (both families are also hunters in the area)
Black vulture population fixed and nesting in neighbour area (Boumort national hunting reserve)
University campus for students to prepare final thesis
During October 2014, 5 Black Vultures were released in the wild at Alinyà Mt. site, plus 9 more at the nearby twin reintroduction site of Boumort. Intensive monitoring of the released birds are done with volunteers and experts team. So far, 62 birds have been released within the reintroduction project at the Pre-Pyrenees range, where a new population has been established in the last 8 years.
A great setting and refuge for emblematic species such as the chamois or the rooster, Espai Natura Muntanya de Alinyà is located in the Catalan Pre-Pyrenees, the only region in Europe where you can see with ease the four species of vultures that live on the Old Continent: Common Vulture, Vulture, Black Vulture and Aufrany.
Between the Sierra del Cadí and the river Segre, the Espai Natura Muntanya d’Alinyà is the largest private farm in Catalonia. Its more than 5,000 hectares, between 500 and 2,380 m in altitude, and its rugged relief, give it a variety of superlative atmospheres. Pastures, rivers, forests, summits, cliffs and scree form a group of exceptional ecological and landscape riches, where the great Pyrenean fauna lives in harmony with the local population.
FCLP acquired Muntanya d’Alinyà in 1999 and became one of the largest private nature reserves in Spain. After years of studying and planning, several initiatives to improve biodiversity and to encourage green jobs have been in place. Now, a new paradigm to preserve natural values is being tested.
Increase of visitor traffic looking for nature related activities, specially in the 2 restaurants and the local 4x4 taxi service (both families are also hunters in the area)
Black vulture population fixed and nesting in neighbour area (Boumort national hunting reserve)
University campus for students to prepare final thesis
During October 2014, 5 Black Vultures were released in the wild at Alinyà Mt. site, plus 9 more at the nearby twin reintroduction site of Boumort. Intensive monitoring of the released birds are done with volunteers and experts team. So far, 62 birds have been released within the reintroduction project at the Pre-Pyrenees range, where a new population has been established in the last 8 years.