Guide to Madrid Nature

Guide to Casa de Campo / Lake in Casa de Campo / River Manzanares and Madrid Río project

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CHAPER 1: PARK CASA DE CAMPO

INTRODUCTION.

The origin of the name of the park is this Country House which was established in 1562, when king Felipe Il buys this property expand the Crown's land around the capital. The aspect that it presented then was very different from the current one. The king used this park for hunting and it the park was given to the people of Madrid in 1931 with the Republic. The park is huge, about 1700 hectares, five times bigger than Central Park in New York. That is why it is called the lungs of Madrid.

//Omar//

MADE BY : OMAR, FRAN, ALEX, MAXIM, NANDY, ESTEFAN, ROCIO AND SEIFE.

FLORA.

It currently has an area of more than 1,700 hectares, with those occupied by the Country Club. The current vegetation of the park is made up of spots of different plant formations where the holm oaks, pine pine forests, broom or broom, seminatural meadows, repopulations of conifers and riverside groves close to the troughs where the streams circulate stand out.

The landscape that is perceived from the Country house is one of the most unique that we can contemplate. From the tops of some hills, such as the Garabítas hill or the Canteras hill, almost the entire Park can be seen with its mix of greenish-colored colors; light green in the streams, dark green in the areas dominated by the oak, intense green in the areas with pine trees, straw yellow in the meadows and light-dark teal greens in the areas repopulated with conifers.

//Stefan//

FAUNA.

In the lake of Casa de Campo there are many different species of birds and also many fishes. In the photo we can see many birds flying around the lake. A stream of water is seen behind.

//Maxim//

LANDSCAPE.

In Casa de Campo we have a lot of different trees and plants. In the photograph there are some trees and a lot of leaves on the ground because it is Autumn. Nature tells us about the seasons and how time passes.

//Fran//

CULTURE.

The objective is to preserve the historical and landscape value of this ecological site of 1,722 hectares. The Country House is not just what its name denotes. There archaeological remains have been found such as the Roman villa of the first and second centuries located next to the Segovia Bridge.

Paleontological sites appeared during the recent works of the M-30. In addition, historical buildings such as the remains of the House of Vargas and fortifications of the Civil War were preserved. The park is also looked after by the Town Hall of Madrid.

Pineapple fountain in the Country House.

//Seife//

This is the king's gate .

There are rules that prohibit the following activities:

• Driving on unpaved roads.

• Park cars more than ten meters outside the edges of the
road,except in marked parking lots.

• Wash cars and change the oil in the park grounds.

•The practice of motocross and trail.

•Circulate at speeds greater than forty kilometers per hour, and deposit garbage or waste outside the containers intended for it.

All persons who do not respect any of these measures will be sanctioned with the fine determined by the City Council, depending on its severity, according to said the delegate of Sanitation and Environment.

How is Casa de Campo park conserved?

//Nandy//