About the Natural Park of the Santoña, Victoria and Joyel Marshes
The Natural Park of the Marshes of Santoña, Victoria and Joyel is a protected natural treasure, covering more than 6,500 hectares of estuary and wetlands in the region. Located at the confluence of the Asón river and the Victoria and Joyel marshes, it extends through the municipalities of Ampuero, Argoños, Arnuero, Bárcena de Cicero, Colindres, Escalante, Laredo, Limpias, Noja, Santoña and Voto.
Recognized as the most important set of wetlands in northern Spain, this habitat is home to an amazing diversity of waterfowl, counting up to 130 different species.
It is a paradise for birdwatchers, offering a unique opportunity to appreciate the wildlife in its natural environment, which occupies a strategic place in the migratory route that each year leads millions of waterfowl from their breeding sites in northern Europe to their winter quarters in southern Europe and Africa.
Santoña, Victoria and Joyel marshes
The Natural Park of the Marshes of Santoña, Victoria and Joyel is a protected ecosystem covering more than 6,500 hectares of estuaries and wetlands in Cantabria, standing out as the most important wetland system in northern Spain. Located at the confluence of the Asón River and the Victoria and Joyel marshes, the park extends over several municipalities, including Santoña, Noja and Laredo.
This natural paradise is home to up to 130 species of waterbirds and is key to the bird migration route between northern Europe and Africa: sandpipers, curlew, curlew, frilled plover, pintail, wigeon, curlew, whistling curlew, whimbrel, willow curlew, little egret, greylag goose, Eurasian oystercatcher, sandpipers, sandpipers, sandpipers and dabbling ducks.tico, sandpiper, sandpiper, black-tailed godwit, redshank, black-headed gull, black-necked grebe, spoonbill, shelduck, eider, snow bunting.