Paul de Arzila
Paul de Arzila Nature Reserve | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Coimbra, Portugal |
Coordinates | 40°10′17″N 8°33′21″W / 40.17139°N 8.55583°WCoordinates: 40°10′17″N 8°33′21″W / 40.17139°N 8.55583°W |
Area | 5.87 km2 (2.27 sq mi)[1] |
Established | 1988 |
Governing body | ICNF |
Official name | Paúl de Arzila |
Designated | 8 May 1996 |
Reference no. | 822[2] |
Paul de Arzila (Arzila Bog) is a Portuguese natural reserve occupying an area in Coimbra municipality (in Arzila), and neighbouring municipalities of Condeixa-a-Nova and Montemor-o-Velho. It is a biogenetical reserve with an area of 150 ha framed in a protected area of 535 ha, where 119 species of birds, 12 of mammals, 10 of reptiles, 13 of fish and 201 of spiders were inventoried.
References[]
- ^ "Ilhas Selvagens | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Paúl de Arzila". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Categories:
- IUCN Category IV
- Nature conservation in Portugal
- Nature reserves in Portugal
- Ramsar sites in Portugal
- Geography of Coimbra District
- Tourist attractions in Coimbra District
- Coimbra
- Montemor-o-Velho
- Coimbra geography stubs
- European protected area stubs