Top 10 Top 10 Trees, Plants and Wildlife
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1. Holm Oak
With its dark, waxy leaves this evergreen is common across the Iberian Peninsula.
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2. Spanish Broom
This hardy evergreen is a beautiful sight in spring, when its glorious yellow blooms carpet the countryside.
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3. Valencian Rock Violet
This pretty, purple, cliff-dwelling flower thrives in damp, salty conditions.
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4. Fruit Trees
The orchards of the Costa Blanca produce almonds, citrus fruit and cherries.
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5. Wild Herbs
Rosemary, thyme and lavender scent the scrubby slopes, particularly around the Montgó Natural Park.
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6. Gulls
Many species of gull breed along the Costa Blanca, including the endangered Audouin’s gull, with its trademark red bill and dark feet.
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7. Birds of Prey
Eagles, hawks and vultures wheel silently above the more remote sierras of the northern Costa Blanca.
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8. Flamingoes
During the summer months, flamingoes come to breed on the salt lakes at Torrevieja and the Mar Menor.
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9. Ibex
This nimble mountain goat once faced extinction, but is now flourishing in the sierras of the northern Costa Blanca and parts of Murcia.
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10. Wild Boar
These tusked, shaggy-coated mammals are common in most of the forested inland regions of the Costa Blanca.
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