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The transformation works for the former waste landfill in Alcobendas into a large forest park have begun, with a budget of over 9.5 million euros.
The Fuente Lucha Forest Park Habitat Node is a project to transform the lands of the former waste landfill located in the northwest of the municipality.
The project is supported by the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, with a funding of 3,608,315 euros from the European Union NexGenerationEU, through the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan of the Spanish Government.
Rivas will have a new inclusive and sustainable park in the Centro neighborhood
The initiative will create a large green lung of 180,000 square meters that will minimize the impact of the former landfill and promote biodiversity and ecological connectivity.
Its renaturalization, with the planting of 2,936 trees and 86,534 shrubs, and the restoration of native ecosystems, will turn the space into a significant carbon sink.
Additionally, due to the terrain’s topography, the park will be configured as an excellent viewpoint to nearby natural areas such as Monte de El Pardo, Parque Regional de la Cuenca Alta del Manzanares, and Parque Nacional de la Sierra de Guadarrama.
Thus, residents of the Fuente Lucha neighborhood in the North District of Alcobendas will enjoy the city’s largest park in an environment that is part of the Biosphere Network, Natura Network, and the Network of Protected Natural Areas.
Environmental Improvement and Wildlife Attraction
Over the next eight months, a wide variety of species will be planted, creating nine types of ecosystems for environmental improvement and diverse wildlife attraction.
There will be different types of forests with holm oaks, pines, cork oaks, and elms, herbaceous areas with junipers, mastic trees, kermes oaks, rockroses, or brooms, and flowery meadows with bulrush, thyme, lavender, and bluebells.
In two waterlogged areas, one in the north and one in the northwest, riparian trees will be planted.
This habitat diversification aims to encourage the presence of invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and birds, creating conditions for small mammals to thrive as well.
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For this purpose, additional elements will be installed, such as insect hotels, hanging nests, and specific ones for owls and nightjars, bird perches, and shelters for foxes, among others.
Green Space and a Large Play Area
With 100% municipal funding, a zone for urban integration, called ‘Urban Facade’, has been designed to connect this new forest park with the Fuente Lucha urbanization.
Two entrances to the new green space and a large play area will be built, facing Suerte Street.
This new playground will feature a wooden structure made of logs resembling a living organism, large slides to navigate the terrain’s slope, and a water feature.
It will be an inclusive park with games for all ages, encouraging intergenerational interaction.
This area is also planned to become Alcobendas’ fifth community garden zone.
