Laguna Larga de Villacañas is one of the most important wetlands in the Toledo region of La Mancha, ideal for nature and photography lovers.
Type: Endorheic saline lagoon (landlocked).
Area: Approximately 178 hectares.
Protection: It is part of the Natura 2000 Network and has been declared a Nature Reserve.
Flora: Halophilous vegetation (adapted to saline soils), such as glasswort and esparto grass.
Fauna: A wide variety of aquatic and steppe birds:

Flamingos, avocets, and black-winged stilts.
Migrating harriers, great bustards, and cranes.

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JULIO TENDERO ROSELL

May 16, 2025

Laguna Larga is a saline wetland of great ecological and scenic value located in the municipality of Villacañas. This natural oasis covers an area of approximately 200 hectares and has a maximum depth of approximately 2 meters. Its salinity is very high, higher than that of the sea, which supports a wide variety of flora and fauna adapted to these extreme conditions. The lagoon is seasonal, remaining flooded depending on rainfall and inevitably dry during the summer months. Among the vegetation, one can see reed meadows, salt steppes, and dryland crops surrounding the wetland. Among the fauna, birds stand out, including the European flamingo, the white-headed shelduck, the black-winged stilt, the Kentish plover, the avocet, the marsh harrier, the white-faced tern, and the black-headed gull.

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