Autumn is a time of abundance in the natural park. The summer heat gives way as water and freshness arrive. And the whole nature notes its relief by giving its fruits everywhere: peppers, onions, tomatoes and dark beans in the orchards, grapes, nuts, figs, and mores and grenades in linds and riverings.
The wild strawberries also point at the mountain with all the shades of red, because the sun has made the majuelo and lentisco, the cornicabra and the olive grove, the skirmish and the madroño mature with slow fire. Birds do not waste this gift, which they take advantage of to face the scarcity of resources that will bring the cold or the uncertain adventure of the winter migration of some species to the African continent.
The earth is nestled to drink the first rains, and the soil quickly recovers greenery that make a second and brief spring remember. In the olive groves, the olive is being denied as a promise of the near harvest, while the yellow of the chopos marks the serpentaeus of the rivers, more alive now after the hardships of the stowage.
This time, the great flocks of starlings arrive, whose varied range of whistles from trees and roofs puts the sound atmosphere in the mornings of our villages and villages. The elegant snowbird also returns to our streets, and to our fields the jilguero, which we call herecolouring. The olive trees generously welcome many birds fleeing from the cold of other countries in Europe, such as mosquito nets, petirreds and zorzales, while the pine trees are also filled with songs, because the horrerillos, carboners and reyezuelos are grouped into noisy sides to seek food collectively.
The squirrel fills its destitute with all kinds of forest fruits, among which are the abundant acorns, while the badger is warmed directly to face the winter with a good layer of fat.
The berrhea
Fighting, chasing and covering females are the activities of the male deer in early autumn. They use clear forest to beat themselves and display their power to the defeated females and males. The bramid and the interlacing of the horn are unmistakable sounds that resonate between the valleys. This activity requires respect and discretion so that these animals are not forced to search for more solitary areas. The environment of the Tranco Embalse is a good place to listen to them. Also in the mountains of the village of Onsares, from the border of Villarodrigo.
Tours through the natural park
Yellow, red, and orange take over the landscape. It is the time when the tiles color their branches and cover the ground little by little. Nogueras, olmos, strawberries, cornicabres and maples delight us with their tonalities. In turn, the fruits of many species that, in addition to giving color, are the ideal pantry for many birds who, coming from northern Europe, will spend the winter among us. The valleys of the rivers and streams are the ideal places for the walker at this time. It is also a delight to see the landscape from the heights, by practicing the flight in paragliding or paramotor, for those initiated in this sport or by hiring a flight in tandem.
Tour through the villages
Like the forest and animals are preparing to spend the hard winter, the inhabitants of the Park villages are collecting the last fruits of the harvest to make tomato conserved, asadillos or enristrar peppers that decorate the facades of the cortijos. They also collect the nuts, figs and grapes to make spirits with which to prepare delicious liquors. A good place to discover all this activity is the villages of the Zumeta and Segura valleys.
Collect mushrooms
These magical fruits that the earth gives and that make our dishes more tasty arise after the first rains, when even the temperatures are soft. There are many mushrooms and mushrooms but in these areas the star is the niscalo orguiscan(Lactarius delicosus), which is the most sought after and known. It appears under the pinocha blanket in the large pineapples and it is important to know the right way to collect them. Grilled, with garlic or garlic of flour are a delight.
Trashumancia. GR 144.
This route allows the walker to approach the legendary adventure of transhumanism. There are still pastors who practice this activity every year at the head of thousands of sheep of the indigenous Segureña race. In the autumn they move from the high areas of the saws where they have been grazing all summer and are heading for warmer lands in Sierra Morena. You can do the route on your own or do it in an organized way with the pastors and their herds. Even in recent years, there is a special offer to organize the accompaniment of pastors.
