Straddling the extensive pine forests of northern Soriano and the fertile plain of the Duero that runs through the south of the province, a unique space opens up, a gap in the rocks that stages a landscape of vertical cuts of living rock that frame juniper and juniper forests. black pines watched from the air by griffon vultures, eagles and falcons.
The Lobos River Canyon, which is accessed under the watchful image of the Ucero Castle, is peacefully traversed along both sides of the river bed adorned with water lilies until reaching the magical setting presided over by the Templar hermitage of San Bartolomé from the 13th century. Behind it opens the enormous entrance to the cave, inside which prehistoric engravings are preserved.
At the exit of the town of Ucero, on the way to the entrance to the Cañón del Río Lobos Natural Park, in a robust stone building that in the past served as a paper, chocolate, fulling mill and traditional mill factory is the Casa del Parque, At the rear end of which is the river classroom pond and the channel adapted for fishing and for practical knowledge of the aquatic ecosystems of the area.
Once inside, the spacious reception provides complete information on the natural space, reinforced with information panels, aquariums and a restaurant room.
The upper floor exhibits a collection of stuffed animals, one of the largest collections of wild mushrooms in the country, an interesting collection of herbaria donated to the Casa del Parque by the botanist Mr. Antonio Segura Zubizarreta, the audiovisual room and the permanent exhibition room. .
On the top floor, the main ecosystems of the Natural Park are represented through very well-developed audiovisual and interactive content, highlighting the virtuoso multimedia effect called "The Kings of the Night".
