La Calatilla Reception Centre, also known as the Anastasio Senra Visitor Centre, is located in an area of the Paraje Natural Marismas del Odiel known as Calatilla. The exhibition inside and around the building allows the visitor to delve deeper into this extensive tidal marsh system associated with the mouth of the Tinto and Odiel Rivers. The exhibition reflects the importance of this wetland for the survival of many species of birds that, on their migratory routes, stop in this environment, one of the best preserved in Spain.
The different ecosystems that shape the Marismas del Odiel are described in the Anastasio Senra Visitor Centre, with special emphasis on the importance of the tides in the formation and dynamics of the marshes and the abundant fauna, especially marine and ornithological, that inhabits them.
The different ecosystems that shape the Marismas del Odiel are described in the Anastasio Senra Visitor Centre, with special emphasis on the importance of the tides in the formation and dynamics of the marshes and the abundant fauna, especially marine and ornithological, that inhabits them.
In the exhibition you will learn about the enormous biological productivity of these ecosystems, as well as the relevance for management of their special location on the edge of an urban area subject to all kinds of productive activities.
It highlights the role of the network of environmental volunteers of the Site in the different wildlife monitoring and environmental education activities and presents the protected area through a multimedia system in which the protagonists are the people who carry out activities within it. Visitors will be able to see a retrospective on the marshes and their historical and artistic heritage centred on Tartessos, Saltes and the discovery of America.
The exterior of the building has an interpretative itinerary that gives continuity to the Centre, which runs through a large plot of land with a botanical itinerary, lagoons with a bird observatory, a demonstration nursery for native vegetation, etc.
Near the visitor centre and to complete the visit to the Odiel Marshes, there is the Calatilla recreational area and the Calatilla de Bacuta signposted path, which leads to the industrial salt pans, as well as the Bacuta traditional salt pans path, with an ornithological itinerary, observatory, viewpoints and salt pan interpretation centre.
For more information about the centre and the ecosystem you can visit the website of Espacios Naturales de Andalucía.
Dique de Contención de Arenas Príncipe Juan Carlos I, Km. 3, 21001 Huelva
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