The Plataforma en Defensa del Agua del Valle Lecrín convoked a protest in Padul on the 22nd against the water-bottling plants. We went along.
Water Protest in Padul
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for wetlands
Illegal Wetland Fishing
by Martin Myall •
The Civil Guard nabbed three anglers who were poaching on the Laguna de Padul; i.e., the wetland area.
Padul Wetlands
by Martin Myall •
There are two wetlands in the province of Granada that stick out for their health and they are the Laguna de Padul and La Charca de Suárez in Motril.
Padul Annual Food Fair
by Hugh MacArthur •
Fancy a trip inland – not too far – then pop up to Padul between the 8th and 11th of this month for their food fair entitled, Lo Mejor del Sur.
La Charca de Suárez Wetlands
by Hugh MacArthur •
The waterfowl sanctuary, La Charca de Suárez, in Motril is going to have 140,000 euros spent on it. The money will go on improved signposting and generally doing up the installations.
The Cerro del Torro Mines
by Martin Myall •
This Motril tourist attraction was opened to the public three years ago, before closing down again owing to instability of the mine shafts. And so it has remained owing to a lack of public funds.
Wetlands Stroll
by Duncan Inglis •
Padul is home to the most important wetlands in the southeast of Spain. Most people don’t know – not even the locals – that it exists, in spite of it covering 300,000 hectares.