The forest from top to bottom

In winter, nature slows right down but this is no obstacle to discovering and enjoying it. Next to Barcelona, Sierra de Collserola Nature Reserve allows you to escape the urban jungle in just a few minutes and immerse yourself in the heritage of a typically Mediterranean environment. This heritage is the result of a long geological, biological and human history, and to educate people about it, the Park Consortium is organising activities for people of all ages, such as two guided outings on Saturday 25 January.

One of the activities is a family discovery organised in connection with World Environmental Education Day. This commemorative day is intended to raise public awareness to protect and preserve the environment and that means being aware of its value from a young age. The Who's who? activity contributes to this through a game near the Information Centre where participants will discover the main tree species in the area: holm oak, white pine, oak, black poplar, hackberry, etc. Which ones are native to a Mediterranean ecosystem such as Collserola? And which features make these trees iconic beings?

On the same day, the Park Consortium and Vallvidrera-Vázquez Montalbán Civic Centre are organising a guided walk dedicated to the mountains' rocky substratum. Watch where you are walking is a guided walk for people of all ages to discover the park's geological history from the time it began to form, through the processes that have transformed it, to the mountain range we know today. The route will allow you to find out about the main rocks of which the mountains are made, such as slate, granite, limestone and phyllite, and the forces that have shaped the relief, such as folds, water and wind. The walk will also show you mines below the ground, fountains and Vallvidrera reservoir, infrastructures that provide evidence of human exploitation of the park's natural resources. All of these are signs of our activity that have been engraved in nature.

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