THE VALLE CAVANATA REGIONAL NATURE RESERVE EXTENDS IN THE MORE ORIENTAL SIDE OF THE GRADO LAGOON AND IS REACHABLE THANKS TO THE BREATHTAKING BICYCLE PATH. THIS AREA, OF INTERNATIONAL VALUE IT IS A REAL PARADISE FOR BIDWATCHING: IN FACT, BETWEEN BEACHES AND HOST OF SANDBANKS, A LOT OF WATER FOWL SPECIES LIVE HERE, AND FIND HERE THE OPTIMAL ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS FOR STOP AND NESTING. PROPER ITINERARIES GIVE YOU THE POSSIBILITY TO OBSERVE THEM IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT.
THE VALLE CAVANATA REGIONAL NATURE RESERVE COMMUNICATES WITH THE OPEN SEA THROUGH LOCKS AND IS CRISS-CROSSED WITH CANALS AND WATERCOURSES SKIRTED BY WOODS AND CLEARINGS WHERE SOME ANIMALS' SPECIES FIND REFUGE.
THE MOUTH OF THE ISONZO RESERVE IS THE IDEAL HABITAT FOR MANY ANIMAL SPECIES AND, IN PARTICULAR, FOR RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS. NOT SURPRISINGLY, IT HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE BEST AREA IN ITALY FOR BIRDWATCHING. ITS HEART, THE ISLAND OF CONA WHICH HOUSES THE VISITOR CENTRE, IS ONE OF THE MAJOR EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND NATURALISTIC SITES RENOWNED INTERNATIONALLY. THE INTEGRITY OF THE AREA IS ENSURED BY CONSTANT ENVIRONMENTAL INTERVENTIONS AND IS ALSO ENTRUSTED TO THE ANIMALS THEMSELVES SUCH AS TO THE CAMARGUE HORSES LIVING FREE IN THE RESERVE WHICH HELP CONTROL THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEGETATION.
