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The locally hand-picked and pickled capers – 11/06/2020
Capers have been used in cooking since at least 2000BC in Mesopotamia and they …
Read moreThe oldest cultivated Mediterranean fruit species: Figs – 10/06/2020
The fig tree (Ficus carica, Tin), which originated in the Middle East and …
Read moreThe wild leek in the Maltese Islands – 09/06/2020
The first expression of agriculture in prehistory dates back to the Neolithic Revolution, to …
Read moreEncountering Malta’s National Plant at Dingli Cliffs – 05/06/2020
Since 1971, the Maltese Rock-Centaury (Cheirolophus crassifolius, Widnet il-Baħar) has been recognised as Malta’s …
Read moreThe prolific prickly pear blooms – 04/06/2020
Like all cacti, the Prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica, Bajtar tax-Xewk) are native to the …
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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.
