Introduction
Urban green areas and, in this case, Torre-roja Park, are an example of their importance in fostering animal and plant diversity within the city, contributing to a more sustainable urban model. This has a direct impact on citizens’ quality of life.
It all starts with creating diverse environments such as natural water areas, stone features, spaces with dead wood, uncut meadows, and similar elements. These environments are complemented by plants that attract insects, which in turn attract birds that feed on them.
Spend some time observing the different biodiversity spaces created in the park and you will surely discover many interesting things. Visiting during quieter hours increases the chances of observation.
The butterfly garden is a dynamic space open to participation in maintenance tasks and biodiversity studies, including monitoring the presence of insects, butterflies and other species.
The insect hotel provides a warm refuge where insects and arachnids find materials that help them survive the winter: drilled logs for nesting bees, stones, twigs, leaves, pots and bark. Some of these insects are highly beneficial for agriculture, such as ladybirds, lacewings, beetles and earwigs. It is therefore a living ecosystem where new species can be discovered every day.