by Phil | Jun 11, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
This weekend Biescas town hall is running a series of guided orchid and flora walks. They’re led by Jose Miguel who has written 7 books on Pyrenean flora. The orchid on the advert is a woodcock orchid – one of the fascinationg Ophrys family of orchids....
by Phil | May 15, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
I was hiking up Punta del Pacino at the weekend which is one of my favourite peaks in the valley – not high at 1965 metres but with a fantastic position right in the centre of the valley and you get superb views in all directions from the summit. The lower sunny...
by Phil | Apr 27, 2013 | Fauna & Flora, Hiking in the Pyrenees, The Pyrenees
Our friends Dave and Elena are over at the moment with their daughter Evangeline. We all went hiking from Sallent up to the embalse at La Sarra which is a lovely spot. Isabel and Evangeline went in the backpacks and loved it. The spring flowers are really getting...
by Phil | Jun 17, 2012 | Fauna & Flora, The Pyrenees
The wonderful and very rare Lady’s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) has been in flower again this June. The Valley de Tena is luck enough to have a population of around a dozen of these fantastic plants. It’s one of only 3 populations left in the...
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...
