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==Natural Park of Doñana: Preparque== * '''Abalario–Asperillo.''' The coastal area west of the national park from Matalascañas to Mazagon, forming a rectangle 25 km in length and reaching about 5 km inland, consists of a field of dunes, several ancient lagoons and wetlands, as well as a large forest of pine and eucalyptus trees. It shelters abundant wildlife, including the Iberian lynx. This zone includes the towns of Matalascañas and Mazagon, as well as the [[El Arenosillo]] test Centre, a rocket launch site for suborbital rockets, but its declaration as a national park blocked the construction of a large urban project west of Matalascañas. * '''Preparque Norte–Pinares de Hinojos''' (North Preparque Pinewoods of Hinojos) stretches north of the National Park from El Rocío to Hinojos, with areas of marsh and forest. The ''Pinar del Pinto'' of Coto del Rey,<ref name="NovoVicente2007">{{cite book|author1=Francisco García Novo|author2=Ángel Martín Vicente|author3=Julia Toja Santillana|title=La frontera de Doñana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5Q3eg89KKvYC&pg=PA214|year=2007|publisher=Universidad de Sevilla|isbn=978-84-472-0950-7|pages=214–215}}</ref> between [[Aznalcázar]] and Villamanrique de la Condesa, is home to several species of raptors. * '''Preparque Este–Brazo de la Torre-Entremuros'''. An area east of the National Park, between Brazo de la Torre and the Guadalquivir, with marshes and caños (tidal channels that reach into the muddy marsh land). It attracts birds that inhabit Doñana during the summer and during those winters in which drought occurs. Part of the marshes have been converted to rice cultivation. [[File:Pinar de la algaida sanlúcar de barrameda.jpg|thumb|Pinar de la Algaida]] * '''Pinar de la Algaida–Marismas de Bonanza.''' An area southeast of the National Park and north of [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] on the left bank of the River Guadalquivir, that includes a large forest of pines and marshes in Salinas. These marshes are the only ones still flooded by the tides (all the others rely solely on freshwater streams and rain for replenishment), and consequently, flamingos and [[avocet]]s are found in them. "Algaida" is a word of Arabic origin, meaning generally any place covered with trees and bushes.<ref>{{cite book|title=Diccionario de voces españolas geográficas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O7psMNWnESAC&pg=PA7|year=1800|publisher=Academia de la Historia|page=7}}</ref> ''El Pinar de la Algaida'' is located near the henarllo, a sanctuary dedicated to the female deity [[Astarte]], and the site of the Roman well of Caveros.<ref>{{cite book|title=Noticiario arqueológico hispánico|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lGIfAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Tesorillo%22+%22Caveros%22|year=1952|publisher=La Comisaría|page=127}}</ref> Restocking has been practised at Algaida since the early 19th century, and it now contains a large colony of [[black kite]]s.<ref name="MonteroAranzana2006">{{cite book|author1=José Antonio Montero|author2=Eduardo de Juana Aranzana|author3=Fernando Barrio|title=Where to Watch Birds in Spain: The 100 Best Sites|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=odVFAAAAYAAJ&q=%22kites%22+%22Algaida%22|year=2006|publisher=Lynx Edicions|isbn=978-84-96553-04-0}}</ref>
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