Areas owned     Alt Segre   Access to the Maps server   The stretch of the river Segre that runs through Bellver de Cerdanya coexists with one of the last central European riverside woodlands in Catalonia. To ensure the proper conservation of this unique forest and the characteristic countryside of the Cerdanya, it has been acquired this natural space in the Alt Segre, an area of alders and willows, small ponds with clear waters, and reedbeds.   Interesting species   Otter, polecat, palmate newt, several hibernating wanderer birds, different species of ducks, grey herons, common sandpipers, woodpeckers, etc.     Recommendations for the visit   The best time to visit is the end of the spring and the summer, as well as the autumn, due to the colours of the leaves. We recommend taking binoculars and waterproof shoes.     How to get there?      > Map server         > Search for route from:   (Google Maps) In any case, you will pass through the village of Bellver de Cerdanya. From the Lleida area you can reach it by the C-1313 until Adrall and then take the N-260 (Pyrenean Axis). From Girona, access is by the N-260 through the Tosses Mountain Pass; from here you can reach Bellver by the same road that passes through Puigcerdà or turn off towards Queixans and take provincial road number 4033 through Alp i Prats. From Barcelona you may take the C-1411 through the Cadí Tunnel or by the Tosses Mountain Pass. Access by train is by the Barcelona-Ripoll-Puigcerdà line, connecting with a bus service to Bellver. There is also a coach line on the Barcelona-Andorra route that stops in Bellver de Cerdanya. Routes    In the Basses de Gallissà sector there is a signposted route which runs from the car park via the lakes, the riverside woods and the cut meadows to the Serrat de Gallissà, which affords some magnificent panoramic views.   Services   There are a variety of services available in the village of Bellver de Cerdanya.   Where to eat?   There is a very varied offer in the Cerdanya region, in all the nearby villages: Bellver, Alp, etc.   Where to sleep?   Every possibility is available, from hotels, guest-houses, and youth camps-environmental education schools, to camping sites.   Typical products. Cold meat and other pork products, as well as beef and lamb. Milk and dairy products in Bor. Farmhouse natural preserves in Bor.   Others   Fairs   Sant Llorenç, Pyrenean food product fair (10th August); Livestock Fair (11th and 12th October); Pyrenean Sport Fair (6th-8th December).   Holidays   Aplec in Font de Talló, Sweet Dances (Easter Monday); Main Holiday (13th June)   Cultural centres and exhibitions Museum of the Forest: Permanent exhibition about several aspects relating to traditional forest management in the Pyrenees, as well as certain aspects of the flora and fauna. Ca les Monges Cultural Centre: includes various areas in which temporal exhibitions are carried out on several topics (sculpture, painting, photography, etc.) conferences and talks as well as a Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park Information Centre with a permanent exhibition dedicated to the fauna in the forest. Hunter and Fishermen Society Centre: in the summer there is a permanent exhibition on the fauna of the region.

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