Birdwatching Boccadoro: the wildlife of the wetland

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About this activity

With this short walk, equipped with binoculars, we will discover the rich local fauna of the Ariscianne-Boccadoro wetland, a green oasis for many species of permanent and migratory birds, but also for amphibians, reptiles and mammals.

In a place where the reeds dominate, among which, fresh water meets salt water.

We will move around the nineteenth-century tank of Boccadoro, built to collect resurgence water and which was supposed to serve as a basin to serve drinking water to the city of Trani (BT).

Then on the dirt roads, flanked by tamarisks, which cross the marshes and cultivated fields of Ariscianne where the ancient Aveldìus once flowed here, depicted in the "segmentum VI" of the Tabula Peutingeriana; an ancient river that originated from the Murge, lapped the village of Andria to the west and must have flowed into a sort of small port between Turenum (Trani) and Bardulí (Barletta).

Today its bed is traced by the Ciappetta-Cammaggio and Ariscianne canals.

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At a glance

Duration: 2 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English, Italian
Operated by: Viandanti del Sud

Ages: Children (1–12 years) · Youth (13–17 years) · Adults (18–120 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Guides

Itinerary

The observation of winged fauna has always been very popular among enthusiasts, but also a curious and educational way to bring children and young people closer to nature. With this short walk, equipped with binoculars, we will discover the rich local fauna of the Ariscianne-Boccadoro wetland, a green oasis for many species of permanent and migratory birds, but also for amphibians, reptiles and mammals. Such as moorhens, green frogs, little egrets, kingfishers, cattle egrets, kestrels, marsh harriers, buzzards, black-winged stilts, common stilts, ruddy turnstones, common sandpipers, the fox, the mullet, the bat, the rat snake, the cormorant and many others. In a place where the reeds dominate, among which, fresh water meets salt water. We will move around the nineteenth-century tank of Boccadoro, built to collect resurgence water and which was supposed to serve as a basin to serve drinking water to the city of Trani (BT). Then on the dirt roads, flanked by tamarisk trees, which cross the marshes and cultivated fields of Ariscianne where the ancient Aveldìus river once flowed here, now followed by the Ciappetta-Cammaggio and Ariscianne canals.

Stop 1
Vasca di Boccadoro

Meeting point and pickup

You can be picked up from your accommodation or go straight to the meeting point.

Meeting point

At this address you will find a large parking lot. You will recognize the guide who will be wearing trekking clothing and backpack and will have binoculars in hand.

End point

At this address you will find a large parking lot. You will recognize the guide who will be wearing trekking clothing and backpack and will have binoculars in hand.