The beauty of flowering seasides

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The prime of the spring season shows wonderful flowerings of trees and meadows, soothing us with their colours and scents. These are more evident in those beaches which have not been mechanically cleaned and where the dune habitat has been preserved, keeping plant species that are now rare. Continue reading

Romulea is back, spring is coming up

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Also this year we have been able to see a large Romulea rollii’s flowering on the dunes of the Torre del Cerrano Marine Protected Area. The presence of the sea saffron, plant symbol of the MPA, undoubtedly shows a vegetal biodiversity to protect together with the valuable dune habitats that are slowly disappearing from the Italian coasts. Continue reading

The Kentish plover

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The Kentish plover (Charadrius Alexandrinus) is a bird in the Charadriidae family. It is a migratory small bird with a solid body, short and well-built neck,  long and thin feet, long and pointed wings. In Italy it lives near water, usually on the sea coast. A peculiarity of this species is to nest on the seaside, usually on sand dunes … Continue reading

Easter Monday 2013 – The day after

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Despite the weather forecast, Easter Monday 2013 was marked by a beautiful sunny day which repaid our organizational efforts as Cerrano guides and the many people who took part to our initiative “Easter with the Cerrano guides”. The Filiani park, with its animal and plant species of undeniable value, the coastal pine grove and dunes, lush against the clear blue … Continue reading