Visit Pateira - Requeixo

The Pateira is a natural lake , the largest in the Iberian Peninsula , located in the triangle Agueda , Aveiro - Requeixo Parish of Oliveira do Bairro , before the confluence of the river with Cértima the river Agueda .This pond has high ecological wealth and incorporates Special Protection Area of the Ria de Aveiro , included in the Natura 2000 Network .It's great faunal biodiversity Pateira . Species as can be observed: Purple Heron , the Black Kite , the marsh harrier , the eagle -winged - round , the Kingfisher, the Stilt , the duck - mad , the Coot , among other species of herons , fox passerines , etc. . The term " Pateira " results from the abundance of ducks . Thus , the diversity of habitats allows the support of these communities , and other groups such as fish ( Boga , Bardo do Norte , Boga - Portuguese , Ruivaco , Bordallo , Eel , Pardelha , Largemouth Bass , Pike , Carp , Mullet , Soon , Pimpões ) , the Reptiles , amphibians , molluscs (mussels - the - river ) , crustaceans ( lobster - red) .Regarding the floristic biodiversity, wetland , which includes free water and flooded the banks and vegetation lines dominate habitats with stands of Reed, along with Tabúa and bulrush . Communities still occur : the Yerba pinheirinha the lilies or even Hyacinth water. In some marginal areas along the Pateira , there are several tree and shrub species such as willows , poplars , alders , Buckthorn , ash , hawthorn , Sabugue , Borrazeiras punctually oaks , laurels , Elms , etc. . Group of herbaceous and sub - shrub refers only to the presence of yellow- lily - of - marshes , the cress , the Embude , Yerba peach tree and mint - in - water.

Visit the Weir River Agueda - Requeixo

Visit the Ria de Aveiro in Murtosa

The Ria de Aveiro, the most beautiful hydrographic accidents, lard, the Municipality of Aveiro. The Ria de Aveiro extends about 45 km long, up from Mira Ovar. In Ria flow into rivers like the Vouga, Aveiro and Cértima. Communicates with the ocean through a bar that leads to artificial waters are affected by the salt waters of the sea and fresh water rivers which affects the flora and fauna of the region, and transforms this space into a very important habitat.
The Ria de Aveiro has a great diversity of natural habitats, "estuaries, lagoons, mudflats and sands exposed at low tide, Atlantic salt meadows, forests, dune Pine - (Pinus pinaster) and Pinheiro - Meek (Pinus pinea), bog high active freixiais (from Fraximus angustifolia), oak (Quercus fraginea) and many others. "
Ria de Aveiro: A story that speaks for itself. Environment Forum. Port: Group Forum. 1999, paragraph .59.
There are numerous species to be protected in the Ria de Aveiro, including the Otter (Lutra lutra), as well as fish species: plaice, sole, sea bass, mullet and eel. In the presence of the bulrush plant is of great importance in making mats and reed, still used today to make the bed and livestock along with faeces, used to fertilize the land. Areas covered by seaweed, are of high biological importance, for as shelter for juvenile fish species.