Las Estepas de Belchite, Aragon, Spain

Las Estepas de Belchite are located to the south and south east of Zaragoza in Aragon and form one of the most important steppe landscapes in the Rio Ebre valley. Large areas have been destroyed through irrigation and cultivation and the low hills and plains are now a mix of steppe, cereal fields and irrigated areas with small wooded hills, gullies and cliffs formed by local rivers.

Las Estepas de Bechite is an area of great importance for steppe birds and La Reserva Ornitológica El Planerón is one of the few protected areas.

Date: 12th November 2009

Location: La Reserva Ornitológica El Planerón