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Wild Artichoke Blooms – 10/06/2019
The surrounding garrigue is already indicating summer conditions. Only patches of green grasses remain, otherwise …
Read moreFree Walks and the bright purple Orchid – 16/05/2019
The garrigue areas of Dingli Cliffs have started to obtain the summer landscape, with patches …
Read moreMaltese Wild flora and their cultivated relatives – 11/05/2019
The transformation of human societies from hunting and gathering to farming – the Neolithic Revolution …
Read moreWild Garlic Blooms and culinary use – 24/04/2019
The garlic is amongst the most common ingredients of the typical Mediterranean cuisine. Being …
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Natural Environment
If you are planning to visit Dingli Cliffs, you will enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the native plants and flowers that dot the surrounding countryside. Dingli Cliffs and the surrounding areas are home to a tremendous diversity of flora and many of the 1100 species found in the Maltese Islands are recorded in the surrounding areas.
Most of the fauna in the Maltese Islands consists of insects and molluscs. A number of residential birds are found with a relatively high numbers of seabird colonies. One such colony is found at Dingli Cliffs. 20 mammals are found in the Maltese islands 11 of which are Bats. One can also encounter a number of reptiles together with one amphibian.
