| Country |
Spain |
| Natura
2000 site location |
Catalonia,
Mediterranean |
| Nearest
urban settlements |
Sils |
| Natura
2000 site name |
Estany
de Sils (XCT) |
| Natura
2000 site number |
ES
5120017 |
| Size
of site (hectares) |
31.4
ha |
| Key
Species types |
Rinolophus
ferrumequinum |
| Emys
orbicularis (one of Catalonia's most important populations) |
| Mauremys
leprosa |
| Barbus
meridionalis |
| Cerambyx
cerdo |
| Lucanus
cervus |
| Marsilea
quadrifolia |
| Key
Habitat types |
temporary
Mediterranean pools |
| Fraxinus
angustifolia forests |
| residual
alluvial forests (Alnion glutinoso-incanae) |
| mixed
forests: oak-elm-ash trees |
| Key
management issues |
Regeneration
of permanent lagoon, sanitation of the basin, construction of treatment
to feed lagoon, reintroduction of hydrophytes, recovery of humid fields
through land properties purchase and management, riverside plants plantations,
installation of birds' nest boxes, scientific ringed for birds and biodiversity
following up, adaptation of public use installations and environmental education. |
| Organising
at least one Green Days event per year |
1
event hosted: Bird Festival: making nests for birds. |
| Involved
in European networking / Twinned with other site for knowledge exchange |
We
belong to Land Stewardship Network of Catalonia - Xarxa de Custòdia del
Territori (XCT). |
| Involving
local stakeholders in the management planning process - creating a local
area partnership |
Our
management plan includes "local involvement and socio-economic development"
which foresees the involvement of local stakeholders. In fact, the project
has involved local stakeholders' participation, as well as land owners,
a local organization on environmental education and the local hunters society. |
| Promoting
the Natura Network Initiative (NNi) at the local level |
This
site makes use of the Eurosite Natura
2000 Green Days Toolkit to provide information on Natura 2000 to
visitors. |
| Agreeing
to become an NNi ambassador |
Enric
de Roa Bonel (FUNDACIÓ NATURA) boscos(a)fundacionatura.org
is an NNi Ambassador. |
