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Nature »
Oh, I do like to be beside the lakeside
Jon Clarke explains why the Andalucian lake district is a good alternative to the coast
Forget climate change – the bees are buzzing off
If bees became extinct today, mankind would follow suit in 2012. Albert Einstein proclaimed this insect the most important factor in our food chain.
Agave a day…
… helps us work, rest and play claims prickly BOB MADDOX, who takes a peek at one of Andalucía’s most iconic plants
Dangerous shores for Jaws
It is official. The Mediterranean Sea is now the most dangerous place on Earth to swim – that is, if you are a shark
A to Z: Secret Andalucian Summer
Take your Andalucian summer beyond the crowded Costa beaches with our 26 favourite spots
The gentle giants of the wasp world
Man’s misunderstanding of the hornet has led to the insect becoming almost extinct in certain parts of Europe
Who is that crawling up my wall?
Anyone who has a country property probably knows well the sticky footed lizards known as geckos.
The dehesas of Extremadura
The size of Switzerland, the region of Extremadura is home to farmland unique to Spain and endangered animals such as the lynx and imperial eagle of Iberia
The goats of Spain
The wild mountain goats frequently found in herds across the mountain ranges of Andalucia are Spanish Ibex
Worth its weight in gold
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock investigate the carob tree, whose seeds are valued by jewllers and goldsmiths
Bare facts on Spain’s bears
Listed in the Spanish Catalogue of Endangered Species as being in danger of extinction, the Cantabrian brown bear’s existence in Spain is not widely known
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Incey Wincey spider
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock go peering under rocks and stones to tell us all about the only protected spider in the EU – the Andalucian funnel web
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An island of cold in a sea of warmth
Home to mainland Spain’s highest peaks, the Sierra Nevada is a treasure trove of rare plant life and animals
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Beautiful… but beware
Clive Muir and Sue Eatock tell us hidden dangers lurk behind the beauty of the plant that lines Spain’s dry riverbeds and motorways – the oleander
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Something nasty this way comes
Jason Heppenstall delves deep under the bedclothes and finds something nasty
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Papaver – the heroic weed
Bob Maddox admits to his addiction as the south of Spain bursts into a riot of red and green
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Alien Nation
They came by night. They came by day. Silently slipping over borders, stealthily avoiding detection. Some came by boat, others by plane. Only a few people knew about them. Still less cared.
