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Fauna & Flora Articles
The formation of the Pyrenees
The formation of the Pyrenees is a tale that stretches back over 600 million years, with the tiny Iberian plate being pushed and crushed by the massive African and Eurasian plates several times through the course of history. Our guests are always asking about how the...
Pyrenees wildflower quiz
Springtime is upon us and alas we can't get out to see the first flowers of the seasons in the mountains. We know that many of you, like us, are missing the wildflowers. So let us bring the flowers to you in the form of our Pyrenees wildflower quiz. Text yourself and...
Already enjoying another great summer in the Pyrenees
Summer is back in the Pyrenes and there isn´t a better way to welcome it than going hiking. These first weeks of the season we are walking surrounded by white snowed peaks and colourful flowers on green meadows, by semi-frozen lakes and strong flowing streams and...
Bearded Vultures in the Pyrenees
If you’re lucky when hiking in the Pyrenees you’ll see a huge bird flying by overhead with beautiful rusty coloured feathers. If you’re even luckier, you’ll see it carry a large bone high into the sky and drop it to smash it into pieces before landing and swallowing...
Summer 2019 hiking brochure
Our Summer 2019 is now ready so order your copy today and start planning your next adventure in the Pyrenees. Next summer we've a new itinerary - the Canyons of Ainsa - that explores the eastern side of the Ordesa National Park with hikies in the Pineta Valley and...
New Pyrenees wildflower and fauna guidebook in English
This superb Pyrenees nature and wildlife guide is now available to order from the Hike Pyrenees website - click here for details. A superb new book on Pyrenees wildlife in English has been published and is a must for any nature lover visiting the Pyrenees. This is...
Lakes and Valley’s flora specific week
We all know that the flowers here in the Pyrenees are spectacular, particularly during June. With this in mind along with knowing that many of our guests love combining hiking with the study of the all the beautiful flowers here, we decided a flower specific Lakes and...
Wild boar in the Pyrenees
Rarely seen but never far away whilst out hiking are the wild boar or as the locals would call them -'Jabali'. Much to my delight at the beginning of September this year I had a guiding 'first' whilst hiking with Tom, George, Clare and Cynthia high above the Ordesa...
More snakes in the Pyrenees
Rosie living on the French side of the Pyrenees near Canigou wrote to us recently with a snake identification question. She'd found one in her house and managed to get this picture! It's a little bit difficult to identify it without seeing its head but we think it's a...