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Wildlife tours and holidays
in Spain and Portugal

Welcome to Iberian Wildlife Tours, a website produced by John Muddeman, Mike Lockwood and Teresa Farino about their guided wildlife holidays and natural history excursions in Spain and Portugal.

Featured tours

A Feast of Flowers
Join Teresa for a spring botanical tour of the Picos de Europa. Flower-rich haymeadows, ancient forests and high-altitude limestone rockgardens harbour orchids galore and many northern Spanish endemics... More

Walking and wildlife in the eastern Pyrenees
The best way to see wildlife... on foot and along the forgotten byways of the eastern Pyrenees. Join Mike for weekly walks along the drover's roads and smuggler's paths of the final flourish of the Pyrenees... More

Birdwatching trips in central Spain
Tailor-made birding tours in Madrid, Extremadura, La Mancha and Castilla y Leon to suit your requirements. All levels of knowledge can be catered for. Evening excursions plus trips to special sites for the rarer species... More

Botanical tour of Benasque
Superb montane flora in the Aragonese Pyrenees with the BSBI. Masses of saxifrages and gentians, plus Alpine marmot, lammergeier and a wealth of butterflies... More

Butterflies and moths of the Picos de Europa
A superb destination for lepidoptera lovers. These week-long tours will take you through meadows, forests and alpine habitats in search of butterflies and moths, with a wealth of photographic opportunities... More

Wildlife walks in the Picos de Europa
Whether you are interested in birds, wildflowers, butterflies or any other aspect of natural history, the amazing diversity of wildlife in the Picos de Europa makes it a top holiday destination for visiting naturalists... More

Featured articles

Spain - Birds and birdwatching
The amazing diversity of Spain's birdlife is largely due to the geographical location of the Iberian peninsula and its immense variety of ecosystems, from coastal to freshwater habitats, arid steppes to thick forests, and high mountains to islands... More

Wildlife of the Sierra de Grazalema
Superbly scenic limestone mountains in western Andalucía, harbouring an important enclave of Spanish fir forest, sizeable griffon vulture colonies, abundant Spanish ibex, a wealth of butterflies and a rich flora, including many Iberian endemic species... More


Bird tours in Castilla y León: Tailor-made Birdwatching Trips Bird tours in La Mancha: Tailor-made Birdwatching Trips Bird tours in Madrid: Tailor-made Birdwatching Trips Wildlife tours in Catalonia: Wildlife Walks in La Garrotxa Wildlife tours in Extremadura: Extremadura (TN) • Southern Spain • Tailor-made Birdwatching Trips Wildlife tours in Andalucia: Southern Spain Wildlife tours in Catalonia: La Garrotxa, Catalonia • Wildlife Walks in La Garrotxa Wildlife tours in Catalonia: Butterfly Walks in Núria, Eastern Pyrenees • Catalán and High Pyrenees • Wildlife Walks in La Garrotxa Wildlife tours in Andalucia: Southern Spain Picos de Europa ◊ General wildlife tours: Daily Wildlife Walks • Spain's Green Mountains • Spain: Picos de Europa ◊ Botanical tours: A Feast of Flowers ◊ Lepidoptera tours: Butterflies & Moths (IWT) • Butterflies & Moths (children's special) Castilla y León wildlife tours: The Palencian Páramos Wildlife tours in Aragon: Spanish Pyrenees (High Aragón) Portugal wildlife tours: Wildlife of Western Portugal Wildlife tours in Aragon: Valle de Benasque (Aragonese Pyrenees)   Picos de Europa tours
  Aragon tours
  Catalonia tours
  Balearic Islands tours
  Castilla y Leon tours
  Madrid tours
  Extremadura tours
  Castilla - La Mancha tours
  Andalucia tours
  Canary Islands tours
  Portugal tours

Meet the Iberian Wildlife guides...

John Muddeman is principal guide for wildlife holidays throughout Spain and Portugal John Muddeman is a professional tour guide, writer and scientific translator, with a lifelong interest in diverse aspects of natural history. He lives in Madrid and guides organised groups throughout Iberia and Europe.
Teresa Farino organises natural history tours all over Spain, particularly in the Picos de Europa and central Portugal Teresa Farino is an all-round naturalist with a special interest in the wildflowers, butterflies and moths of the Iberian peninsula. She lives in the Picos de Europa and has been leading wildlife holidays in Spain and Portugal since 1989.
Mike Lockwood leads wildlife holidays in Catalonia and the Spanish Pyrenees Mike Lockwood is a seasoned naturalist currently working in Catalonia on bird, butterfly and dragonfly studies. He lives in Catalonia and leads wildlife and walking tours for various companies and private groups.
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Grazalema botanical trip report 2007
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Canary Islands tours
Fuerteventura trip report
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Catalan Pyrenees botanical trip report 2005
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A naturalist's paradise
List of orchids
Botanical trip report 2004
Butterfly & moth trip report 2005
Butterfly & moth trip report 2006
List of butterflies
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Portugal tours
Natural history of the Arrábida
Wildlife of the Sado estuary
Botanical trip report 2006
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