The Tierra de Campos plain, in the southwest of the province of Palencia, is a landscape of infinite horizons sometimes broken by the slender bell towers of the towns, like lighthouses in a cereal sea.
In the middle of this scene full of life, a short distance from the town of Paredes de Nava, the artificial lagoon of La Nava is the epicenter of the Natural Space called La Nava and Campos de Palencia, the result of important recovery work that imitates the natural hydrological cycle typical of a steppe lagoon.
Thanks to this, La Nava has been placed on the European ornithological map as an outstanding habitat for great bustards and one of the most endangered species on the continent: the barred warbler. It is also a reference for the breeding of the common goose, the black-headed gull, the white-faced vent and the purple heron.
All the knowledge of this ecosystem is at your fingertips in the Casa del Parque de la Nava y Campos de Palencia, installed in an old noble mansion in the center of the town of Paredes de Nava.
At the entrance of this 17th century building, all the necessary information is provided to understand the uniqueness of the environment and the Casa del Parque itself.
The provision of panels provides a better knowledge of the ancient "Mar de Campos" and how the environment has evolved towards sustainable conservation. Different interactive technological resources make the visit more fun and educational, including learning how to operate an irrigation gate.
From the Park House itself it is possible to see in real time what is happening in the lagoon, thanks to a camera installed in the natural space that can be managed remotely.
The history of the people who inhabit a territory is, in art, the fruit of adaptation to the environment, something that in La Casa del Parque is shown through a slideshow that reproduces the conversation between a visitor and a lagoon worker. This experience tells very interesting aspects of the way of life, the flora and fauna of the place.
The participatory entertainment is provided by a series of panels and games, allowing step by step to discover the details of the behavior of both the birds and the microscopic life that populates the waters of the wetland.
Finally, a guessing game with sound, visual and written clues provides important value to the knowledge of the Natural Space and a better recognition of the species that inhabit it.
