Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve

Designations
Official name Paúl do Boquilobo
Designated 8 May 1996
Reference no. 824[1]

Boquilobo Bog Natural Reserve is a natural reserve in Portugal, located near Golegã.[2] The marshland between Tagus and Almonda River[2] is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. UNESCO declared it to be a biosphere reserve.[3]

There are around 200 bird species found in the park, but the symbol of the park is the white heron.[4] The reserve is home to the largest number of white herons in the Iberian peninsula, and they are found there from February/March until the summer.

References

  1. ↑ "Paúl do Boquilobo". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Reserva Natural do Paul do Boquilobo". www.visitportugal.com. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
  3. ↑ "Reserva Natural do Paul do Boquilobo | www.visitportugal.com". www.visitportugal.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. ↑ "Reserva Natural do Paul do Boquilobo | www.visitportugal.com". www.visitportugal.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.

Coordinates: 39°23′N 8°32′W / 39.383°N 8.533°W / 39.383; -8.533


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