The Delta de l`Ebre is a large area of wetland that has been designated a natural park. It provides an important aquatic habitat of brackish lagoons, marshes and dunes. Flamingos, several kinds of heron, including the purple heron, red-crested pochards and bitterns may be seen. Thousands of birds spend the winter here. In the past chair seats and mats were made out of the natural vegetation. Nowadays, you will rice paddies. In Deltebre there is a visitor centre.