Introduction
You are now at the Mota del Ter, earthworks built alongside the river to stop the plain from flooding. Here you can see riverside vegetation which, in some stretches is very lush, with ashes, white willows, false acacias, black poplars and some elms. In its final stretch, the salty taste of the sea can be noted and the vegetation is dominated by giant cane, common reeds and tamarisks, which cope well with the effects of the sea breezes.
At certain times of the year, large numbers of birds shelter in the vegetation. You might be able to see bitterns, which roost on the reeds and cover the banks in white at dusk, and you might hear the distant call of the Iberian green woodpecker or the boisterous song of Cetti’s warbler among the reeds and canes.