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A ROAD TO FIND OUT

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Chestnut plumage butt landed between branches and leaves, photographed by ecovore.
Common butt / round eagle · Photography: ecovore
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4 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 4 MIN

Four birds, four parishes

A tour of the photographs: branches in Refojos, a margin in Cavez, wings in Abadim and a wire in Painzela. Opens the registers, looks for details and experiences the challenges. It is a reading route, not an itinerary on the ground nor a guarantee of sighting.

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  1. A rapture with a varied menu
  2. A long tail by the water
  3. The wings give a clue to the finch
  4. Similar name, different kinship
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7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

From flowers to products of the earth

Pollen, visitors to flowers, shelters, honey and local cooperation. Seven readings link ecology and flavors, distinguishing general biology from history of Cabeceiras.

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  1. From flower to flower, a shared task
  2. Small loads on the paws
  3. Looks like a wasp, but it could be a fly.
  4. Not all bees are looking for the same house
  5. A flower calendar
  6. The landscape also reaches the honey
  7. Land products also bring people together
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Brown frog by the water and vegetation.
Frog · Photography: Fedra Santos
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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

Amphibians: Between water and earth

Eight readings on skin, tail, feed and reproduction. Opens the sequence of the triton, follows the food between water and earth and compares the development of salamander. The photograph of Rio Douro, regional references to the Cabreira and general biology maintain distinct scopes; it is not an observation script.

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  1. A skin that also breathes
  2. The tail gives a clue
  3. A small frog, a large water connection
  4. A tail bigger than the body
  5. Before the salamander, a life in the water
  6. A tail that distracts the predator
  7. A triton between water and earth
  8. There are three-thirty people who spend another winter in the water.
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10 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

Follow the water in a picture of 1758

Ten readings accompany the water in the memories of 1758: cultures, margins, mills and differences between parishes. Vila Nune's account also looks at Atei, on the other side of Tâmega. Compares what each author observed, without turning the documents into visiting maps.

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  1. Store water coming from the hill
  2. Two rivers lost their name
  3. Two streams worked six mills
  4. A river that moved but did not water
  5. The work was on the other side
  6. Two rivers, a meeting in the Ranha
  7. The water watered and made oil
  8. Bridges that winter put to the test
  9. Trouts, scallops and berries in river memory
  10. The river entered the life of the fields
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Dark scarab photographed in a grand plan on the ground.
Dorcus parallelipipedus · Photography: Jakob Fahr
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7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

Fungus: the work you don't see

Seven stories to follow the life of the mycelium, understand the food and discover who takes advantage of the wood. Draws a network that explores resources, compares the decomposition and opens the photograph of a beetle observed in the municipality.

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  1. The mushroom is just a part
  2. Why do mushrooms grow in a circle?
  3. A meal prepared outside
  4. A fallen leaf still has its way
  5. A log can be a small house
  6. An old log still feeds life
  7. More water is not always better
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Panoramic view of Vilela, Rio Douro, with houses and agricultural plots on the slopes.
Vilela · architecture and landscape of Rio Douro© Ambcruzⓘ
11 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

Riodouro: from mountain to water

Eleven readings between villages, chapels, watering, animals and work. Compares the portrait of 1758, knows the pison and ends in the memory of collective shepherding of Cambezes. Reports maintain their time and do not define current conditions of visit.

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  1. Moscoso look at the valley
  2. Fifteen places, a network of chapels
  3. From the spring to the fields
  4. Two rivers to count a parish
  5. In summer, the water took other paths
  6. The fish of an ancient portrait
  7. The animals that remained in the memory of the mountains
  8. Water also worked wool
  9. The granite also draws the village
  10. The village that stayed in memory
  11. The herd was also a village matter
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7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

Cavez: lives underwater

Start by sampling the Tâmega in Cavez and get to know the six registered fish. Seven readings link the survey of 2016–2017 to shapes, feed, reproduction and origin of the species. No indication of fishing points or current presence.

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  1. Six species under the surface
  2. A fish can migrate without going to sea
  3. The preferred current changes with age
  4. A fish with a net of scales
  5. A fish's menu also has insects
  6. A small fish, many small prey
  7. Not all the fish from the river came from here.
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Small specimen with green leaves by a log.
Freixo · Photography: João Lima
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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

Small lives, big surprises

It looks at nature on the scale of details: leaves, insects, a shell with bands and a slug with spots. It compares shapes and experiences the activities, distinguishing local photographs from general explanations about the species.

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  1. The river also has a forest
  2. A little bird that dives
  3. A carnivorous plant in the mountains
  4. From flower to flower, a shared task
  5. A log can be a small house
  6. An old log still feeds life
  7. A shell, lots of drawings
  8. A leopard-shaped slug
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Green insect of long antennas photographed on a wooden panel.
Big-Salt Green · Photography: Joao Teixeira
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5 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

Five encounters with nature

From the corner of a jump to the wings of a fruit: discover five stories with photographs registered in the municipality. A reading route, to explore at your pace.

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  1. A corner hidden in the green
  2. A grasshopper through the winter
  3. The wings have a history of plants
  4. A fruit with a wing
  5. A little bird that dives
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11 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

Alvite: from fields to memory

Eleven readings link fields, water, work, fair, justice, church and chapels of Alvite. It compares the strength of animals with the uses of water and the different charges of places of worship. The memories of 1758 preserve their time; the sequence does not indicate a walk.

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  1. In the fields, there was more than corn
  2. The Orada changed from high to valley
  3. Store water coming from the hill
  4. When the winepress walked with the animals
  5. The bulls came from Barroso
  6. One land, two skills
  7. The earthquake has reached the account of Alvite
  8. The Orada was also a land of shepherding
  9. Three altars in one body
  10. Six chapels, different responsibilities
  11. A chapel leaning against the stone
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Otter front view over wood, with snout, mustaches and visible paws.
European otter at the Lüneburg Heath fauna park, Germany, in 2009. Animal in fauna park; it is not a record of Cabeceiras.
Photography: Quartl · CC BY-SA 3.0
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10 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

There's life in and out of the river

Ten stories link the trees from the margins to the animals and moisture. Compare the otter and the water mole, follow the relationship with the aquatic insects and discover the water lizard. Each text distinguishes general biology, regional references and documented records; it is a path of reading, not sighting.

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  1. The river also has a forest
  2. A willow, many possibilities
  3. Seeds that travel through the water
  4. Blood changes the color of fruits
  5. A small frog, a large water connection
  6. A little bird that dives
  7. The otter wears the scuba suit
  8. A mole connected to the current
  9. A mussel starts by traveling with a fish
  10. A lizard between the sun and the humidity
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Badger with gray body and head with light and dark bands, next to the ground.
Badger at the British Wildlife Centre in Newchapel, Surrey, UK, in 2011. Animal in fauna park; not a record of Cabeceiras.
Photography: Peter Trimming · CC BY 2.0
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12 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

Discreet lives between fields, forests and water

Twelve readings with four photographs to compare snouts, coats and thorns. The illustrative images were made outside the municipality, two of them in wildlife parks. Next, for bats: a local documentary record, echo, feeding, hunting from a landing and changing shelters throughout the year. Includes a proposal for observation without identification of species.

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  1. A house under the ground
  2. Winter is not a sleep after
  3. The hind changes its coat
  4. The otter wears the scuba suit
  5. Between the woods and the countryside
  6. The boar comes out when the light goes down
  7. The wildcat needs a varied landscape
  8. A bat also entered the territory documents
  9. Listen to the echo to find the way
  10. Small hunters with a role in the landscape
  11. Hunting can also get stopped
  12. A different house throughout the year
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Elongated and green olive leaf, with light central ribbedness and other leaves at the bottom.
Olive leaf photographed in Stutensee, Germany, in 2011. Botanical illustration; it is not a record of Cabeceiras. This frame does not show the two faces of the same leaf.
Photography: H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
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7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

A walk with another look

Seven readings to move from interpretation spaces to small details of nature: moss, wings, aquatic insects, leaves and wood. Explore links and observation proposals; it is a reading sequence, without mandatory itinerary or promise of sightings.

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  1. A green space can also teach
  2. A first meeting in Moinhos de Rei
  3. A little carpet full of life
  4. The inn wings give a clue
  5. Small shelters underwater
  6. One leaf, two faces
  7. A log can be a small house
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Long, dark, light-stained pen held by the base.
Noitibo-European · Photography: João Lima
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Registration in the municipality of . One of the species addressed on this route.

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5 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

Between light and humidity

From the glow of insects to the shadow of forests: five readings to see how living beings relate to the environment. Sources distinguish general biology and local records.

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  1. A Light Bringing a Message
  2. At nightfall, a bird looks like an insect
  3. The thimble likes the banks of the forest
  4. A little carpet full of life
  5. More water is not always better
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Small specimen with green leaves by a log.
Freixo · Photography: João Lima
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Registration in the municipality of . One of the species addressed on this route.

The photograph shows a young ash; it does not document the forest described in the study.

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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 8 MIN

Water: memory, work and life

From the wooden bridge to the seeds of the alder: eight readings link ancient testimonies, rural work and life on the shores. Each story indicates its time and scope. It is a sequence to read, not a pedestrian itinerary.

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  1. A bridge for loaded cars
  2. Bridges that winter put to the test
  3. The water watered and made oil
  4. Seven consorts shared the levada
  5. The fish that entered the memory
  6. The river also has a forest
  7. Seeds that travel through the water
  8. A little bird that dives
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Red hat with light spots between fallen leaves.
Amanita muscaria · Photography: nsza
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The photographs show the mushrooms, not the association of fungi with roots.

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8 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 9 MIN

There's a world under the feet

Follows a leaf, explores galleries and roots and accompanies the water to the river. Eight stories link the life of the soil to the landscape, with questions and proposals to observe without collecting.

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  1. Underfoot, a mixed world
  2. Worms also change the landscape
  3. There are little animals grazing in the fungi
  4. A meal prepared outside
  5. A fallen leaf still has its way
  6. Roots have partners
  7. The river begins before the shore
  8. The life of the river also tells a story
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Swallow lodged in a thread, with light belly and wings closed against the body. Photo of birdlovers.
Chimney swallow · Photo: birdlovers
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9 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 10 MIN

Birds: look, listen and discover

Nine stories to meet birds through kinship, color, singing and food. Discover an acrobat between leaves and a menu that changes in winter; compares trips and care with eggs, passes through the water and ends in the night. A reading route, without indicating nests or promising sightings.

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  1. Similar name, different kinship
  2. Not all swallows leave
  3. An acrobat between the leaves
  4. A red breast, a menu that changes
  5. Bright color, discreet whistle
  6. A discreet bird that reveals itself in the corner
  7. A little bird that dives
  8. A bird of prey that nests on the ground
  9. At nightfall, a bird looks like an insect
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Small specimen with green leaves by a log.
Freixo · Photography: João Lima
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Registration in the municipality of . One of the species addressed on this route.

The photograph shows a young ash; it does not document the forest described in the study.

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7 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

A river beyond the surface

Seven stories to follow the water to the Douro and discover life under the surface. Explores the layers of the river, accompanies the transformation of an insect and draws a food network. Local references and dated studies are distinguished from general explanations of ecology.

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  1. The water from here also reaches the Douro
  2. Under the ground there's also water
  3. Water also reaches the light and fields
  4. The river also has a forest
  5. Small shelters underwater
  6. A fish's menu also has insects
  7. The life of the river also tells a story
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Two lizards on stone, one in the foreground and the other in the back, with green coloring and dark spots.
Water lizards photographed in Candelario, Salamanca, Spain, in 2013. Illustration of the species; it is not a record of Cabeceiras.
Photography: David Perez (DPC) · CC BY3.0
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5 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 6 MIN

Reptiles: beyond first impression

Five stories to compare body, patterns, sun and moisture. It begins with a historical register of mackerel in Gondiães and distinguishes it from general explanations about other reptiles. No sighting or identification itinerary in the field.

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  1. A mackerel was registered in Gondiães
  2. Sun in sight, shelter nearby
  3. A lizard between the sun and the humidity
  4. No paws, but not a snake
  5. A snake can have more than one drawing
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6 HISTORIES · CERCA OF 7 MIN

mountains animals, stories of people

Six readings link the domestic Garrano, the shepherding and fauna described in 1758 to the food and family life of the wolf. Compares sources and draws a changing pack. Memories and regional references are not sighting routes.

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  1. Little horse, mountain pass
  2. By nightfall, cattle would come home
  3. The herd was also a village matter
  4. The animals of an ancient portrait
  5. A landscape is also food
  6. Iberian wolf
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