Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Dunes

Along the coast at Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Dunes extend long traveling dunes, which as they move inland enclose little islands (corrales) of pines. The trees eventually die, leaving groups of dried-up and contorted trunks which are known as campos de cruces. The flora is very sparse, consisting mainly of lyme grass (Ammophila arenaria L.) and a shrub called camarina (Corema album Don.), with a sweet-tasting fruit which is eaten by birds. A common species of lizard is Acanthodactylus erythrurus, the spiny-footed lizard; common snakes are Lataste's viper (Vipera latasti) and the Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus). These reptiles provide food for the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) and the barn owl (Tyto alba)