Birdwatching Boccadoro: the wildlife of the wetland
With this short walk, equipped with binoculars, we will discover the rich local fauna of the Ariscianne-Boccadoro wetland, a green oasis for many species of permanent and migratory birds, but also for amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
In a place where the reeds dominate, among which, fresh water meets salt water.
We will move around the nineteenth-century tank of Boccadoro, built to collect resurgence water and which was supposed to serve as a basin to serve drinking water to the city of Trani (BT).
Then on the dirt roads, flanked by tamarisks, which cross the marshes and cultivated fields of Ariscianne where the ancient Aveldìus once flowed here, depicted in the "segmentum VI" of the Tabula Peutingeriana; an ancient river that originated from the Murge, lapped the village of Andria to the west and must have flowed into a sort of small port between Turenum (Trani) and Bardulí (Barletta).
Today its bed is traced by the Ciappetta-Cammaggio and Ariscianne canals.
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Birdwatching Boccadoro: the wildlife of the wetland
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What's included in Birdwatching Boccadoro: the wildlife of the wetland
(Subject to Option Inclusions)The observation of winged fauna has always been very popular among enthusiasts, but also a curious and educational way to bring children and young people closer to nature. With this short walk, equipped with binoculars, we will discover the rich local fauna of the Ariscianne-Boccadoro wetland, a green oasis for many species of permanent and migratory birds, but also for amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Such as moorhens, green frogs, little egrets, kingfishers, cattle egrets, kestrels, marsh harriers, buzzards, black-winged stilts, common stilts, ruddy turnstones, common sandpipers, the fox, the mullet, the bat, the rat snake, the cormorant and many others. In a place where the reeds dominate, among which, fresh water meets salt water. We will move around the nineteenth-century tank of Boccadoro, built to collect resurgence water and which was supposed to serve as a basin to serve drinking water to the city of Trani (BT). Then on the dirt roads, flanked by tamarisk trees, which cross the marshes and cultivated fields of Ariscianne where the ancient Aveldìus river once flowed here, now followed by the Ciappetta-Cammaggio and Ariscianne canals.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Guides
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Wheelchair accessible
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Meeting / End Points
- At this address you will find a large parking lot. You will recognize the guide who will be wearing trekking clothing and backpack and will have binoculars in hand.
