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BENEFIT OF THE PARK'S CONSERVATION, Please remember that you are in
a natural protected area. Try to go in small groups, make as little
noise as possible, respect plants and animals, keep to the marked
trail and do not leave rubbish or any traces of your excursion. |
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The
kermes oak (Querzus cofifera) and French Lavender (Lavandula
Estoechas) grown on the summit |
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Plants,
that have adaptedthemselves to salted spray and water and to
growing in cracks and crevisses in the cliffs have formed characteristic
communities on the cape of San Antonio
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The
Samphire (crithumum maritimum) and the "Siempreviva" (Helichrysum
stoechas) grow nearest to the sea. |
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Further
away,
one can find the Valencian Rock Violet and then, when the slope
is steeper, the escabiosa rupestre. |
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Regional,
Endemic plants such as the Valencian Rock Violet and endemic
plants of the biological arca of Dénia and the Pitiusan Islands
grown in the areas where the slopes
are gentlest |
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The
Valencian Rock Violet, The Escabiosa Rupestre, the Sanguisorba
anticistroides grown where the cliffs
are most humid and inaccessible |
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Kermes
Oak (Querzus Cofifera), French lavender grow
naturally on the Planesand ist slopes mixed in with oak pines
(Pinos Hadepensis ) from reforestation and dry farmed
crops. |
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The
Sabina Negra (Juniperus) and palm heart (phoenicea) grow
on the largest terraces |
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There
are many species of birds to be found
in the cliffs: Aduin's Gull (Larus audounii) spends
the winter there while the Herring Gull (larus argentatus) nests
in the cliffs. |
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Birds
from the crow family and birds of prey live
in the rocks and crags. The Partridge Eagle (Hieraaetus
fasciatus) nests there and it is possible to see Royal Owls
(Bubo Bubo) as well as the "Falco Tinnunculus" and the "Falco
Peregrinus" of the hawk family |
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Numerous
species of birds and mammals live among
the kermes oak trees,
Among them we may find: |
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Dormice |
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Rabbits |
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Badgers
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Genets |
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Foxes |
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Weasels |
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Amphibians
such as the "bufo bufo" and the "bufo calamita" of the toad
family. |
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Reptiles
such as the "psammodromus hispanicus", the "lacerta lepida",
the "coluber Hippocerpis" and the "Chalcides Chalcides, etc. |
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