by Rosa Santamaria | Jan 21, 2025 | Fauna & Flora, Guided walking holidays, Ordesa, Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
If you’ve ever been mesmerised by the sight of a small bird with striking scarlet and black wings flitting along rocky cliffs, you’ve likely encountered the wallcreeper. This elusive and captivating bird has recently been named Bird of the Year 2025 by SEO/BirdLife,...
by Phil | Aug 8, 2017 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
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...
by Phil | Jun 12, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
It’s all go, go, go here in the Spanish Pyrenees! We’ve had plenty of self-guided guests exploring the Valle de Tena, and last week saw the first of the guided guests arrive, on a Lakes & Valleys holiday. The Pyrenees, along with much of Europe, has...
by Phil | Jun 12, 2012 | Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
The season is well underway here in the Pyrenees and we’ve had a couple of Lakes & Valleys guided walking holidays as well as lots of guests doing self guided walking holidays. We’ve been blessed with some fantastic early season weather with lots of...
by Phil | Apr 17, 2011 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Explored the remote Ibon de la Sierra and was rewarded with great views and wildlife including a lammergeier, chamois, kestrels and my first marmots of the season. It’s an area of the Valle de Tena that I’d wanted to hike in for ages but never seemed to...
