A notebook.
Your findings.

Up to six proposals of Cabeceiras, in your own order, to do it at home, in company or on a break.

2 de 6 propostas escolhidas · faça-as ao seu ritmo.

PROPOSTA 1 DE 2 · Crafts and memories

Watch the materials

Crafts · Bucos

Clothing for mountain life

A throw, a blanket and a capucha serve different needs: covering, warming and sheltering people working outdoors. The municipal introduction associates Bucos with Barroso woollen throws, shepherds’ capuchas and bedspreads, connecting wool with pastoral life and weaving. The same source places crafts in a daily life where nearby resources provided materials for houses, clothing and utensils. It also notes how many objects have moved from mainly practical functions to decorative uses. Looking at a piece means asking what it is made from, what it was used for and where it fits today. Casa da Lã, opened in 2012, provides a place to interpret this work. The municipal introduction highlights the opportunity to follow different tasks carried out by the Mulheres de Bucos, by appointment. There is more to see than finished pieces: the gestures and experience of the people making them are also part of this heritage. The venue profile brings together practical information to plan a visit.

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Vamos experimentar?

1. Choose a blanket or other fabric you can observe with permission.
2. Write down material, texture and use; if you do not know the fiber, leave this information unconfirmed.
3. Compare with the pieces described in Bucos: what changes between dressing, covering a bed and decorating?

It observes from an accessible space, respecting privacy and objects.

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Sources of this proposal

• Municipality — crafts and services of the parishesConsultation/revision: 2026-11-07
• Municipality — Casa da Lã, interpretative centre in BucosConsultation/revision: 2026-11-07

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.

PROPOSTA 2 DE 2 · Life you do not always see

Compare two faces

Badger · general biology

A home beneath the ground

The European badger, Meles meles, is mainly nocturnal and shelters in extensive underground setts. Two dark stripes on a white head are a striking visual clue; its short legs have strong claws. Museu Virtual da Biodiversidade describes its presence in woods, forests and farmland with vegetation. This profile explains the species in mainland Portugal; it does not document an observation in Cabeceiras de Basto. The claws are long and non-retractile: they do not draw back like a cat’s. A short, pale tail provides another contrast with a fox’s long tail. These details help compare descriptions without searching for or disturbing setts.

Vamos experimentar?

1. In the photograph, it follows the light and dark bands of the head and the contour of the body.
2. Compare the text with the image: the description of the claws and the den goes beyond what this framework shows.
3. Open the otter story and compare the snouts in the two photographs, keeping the contexts of each park separate.

The badger was photographed at the British Wildlife Centre in the UK. A daylight photograph in a park does not invalidate the description of the species' mostly nocturnal habits.

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Sources of this proposal

• University of Évora — Virtual Museum of Biodiversity: Meles melesConsultation/revision: 2026-11-07

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.