Dovecotes

Project's Development: Restoration of traditional dovecotes

A significant number of Lesser Kestrel nests existing at the BSPZ are sited on the roof of the typical dovecotes traditional of this area. Tendency towards adandonment of these buildings during the last years gave rise to the idea of establishing financial aid destined to restore these peculiar constructions. It was intended to facilitate the breeding of this species by means of nesting boxes installation and also to promote pigeon breeding as well as preservation of this natural space characteristic arquitecture.

At the end of the application term, 82 requests were turned in. This high number of applications obliged to carry out a selection through which dovecotes that had been used as breeding sites during the last years had priority, as well as other exploitations next to these that proved its owner's special efforts in order to preserve it.

By the end of year 2001 a total of 24 dovecotes will have been restored.

Township	Action Code	Installed Nests
Tapioles	01/TA/14	4
Villafáfila	03/VF/07	8
Otero de Sariegos	02/OT/52	8
Villarrín de Campos	04/VR/11	10
Villalba de la Lampreana	05/VB/39	4
Villarrín de Campos	06/VR/29	8
Villarrín de Campos	07/VR/42	8
Villarrín de Campos	08/VR/61	4
Villarrín de Campos	09/VR/26	8
Villarrín de Campos	10/VR/59	8
Villarrín de Campos	11/VR/20	4
Otero de Sariegos	12/OT/06	8
Villafáfila	13/VF/50	8
Villafáfila	14/VF/49	8
Villalba de la Lampreana	15/VB/04	8
Villalba de la Lampreana	16/VB/15	12
Cerecinos de Campos	17/CE/37	5
Villarrín de Campos	18/VR/23	10
Villalba de la Lampreana	19/VB/58	4
Villalba de la Lampreana	20/VB/02	12
Villarrín de Campos	21/VR/47	10
Manganeses de la Lampreana	22/MN/45	12
Manganeses de la Lampreana	23/MN/46	8
Revellinos	24/RE/34	12
Otero de Sariegos	25/OT/21	12

Dovecote Before Restoration

Palomar Antes

Dovecote After Restoration

Palomar Despues