Top 4 Natural Monuments around Spinea

Forte Vallon, commonly known as Forte Carpenedo is a nineteenth-century fortress and former barracks of the Italian Army located on the mainland near Carpenedo, in the municipality of Venice. Conceived as part of the Mestre entrenched field and of the wider lagoon defensive system, the fort, partly included in the lowland area (area code 034) prized for its environmental characteristics and classified as a site of community interest - Bosco di Carpenedo; today it has an educational-museum function and hosts numerous cultural and social initiatives.

Zaher Rezai Gardener, open the garden door; I'm not a flower thief, I myself turned pink, I don't go looking of any flower These verses were found on a page of the notebook of Zaher Rezai, a boy who fled the war that has tormented Afghanistan for years, to die in search of his freedom in Via Orlanda in Mestre. The wood is dedicated to this boy who at the age of 13 set out on a journey in search of a new home, but who on 10 December 2008, once disembarked from the ship in the port of Venice, grabbed under a truck to evade the border, to then fall exhausted and end his short life in Mestre. In his backpack, the diary and some objects were found, including a plastic lion cub, which accompanied him on his journey and which now tell us his story. Inside the forest, a sculpture-installation by Maestro Luigi Gardenal was created which collects the words and images of little Zahe's notebook

That a mound of earth has an interesting story... Otherwise you would just cycle past it

The Cave Oasis of Noale is located in the Municipality of the same name and is part of a Site of Community Importance (SIC IT3250017). These 18 hectares of land are now managed by the WWF under concession from the Municipality of Noale, which owns them. Due to the excavation activity, large depressions have been created in this place. After the abandonment of the activity, thanks to the action of rainwater, groundwater and Rio Draganziolo, these depressions filled up to form ponds of variable depth. The different depths between one pond and another have allowed the colonization of a great variety of animal and plant species. The initial pioneer vegetation then gave way to luxuriant marsh vegetation and shrubby trees. For the marshy environment, the flora includes species of Phragmites australis (marsh reed), Carex elata and Carex riparia (sedges), Typha latifolia and Typha angustifolia (cattails) and the increasingly rare Nymphaea alba. The most common tree species, on the other hand, are Salix alba, Salix cinrea, Populus nigra, Populus alba and Alnus glutinosa. Today this wetland is home to various species of birds, fish and amphibians, including the gray heron, the egret, the night heron, the bittern, the little bittern, the water rail, the reed bunting, the coot, the moorhen, the kingfisher, the little grebe; in the shallower ponds, various species of waders can be seen.

The WWF Cave Oasis of Noale is made up of a group of ponds with very variable depths and this has allowed the colonization of a great variety of animal and plant species. Rich in birdlife, every year the oasis hosts three nesting pairs of purple herons, an increasingly rare species in lowland environments; among the main species present in the oasis are: the gray heron, the little egret, the night heron, the bittern, the little bittern, the water rail, the marsh bunting, the coot, the moorhen, the kingfisher, the little grebe; in the shallower ponds, various species of waders (wood sandpiper, carrier) can be seen. Of note is the occasional presence of the marsh harrier and the knight of Italy. Noteworthy is the presence of the pond turtle (Emys orbicularis), now a rare and endangered species.

The Mestre wood is the ideal place for a relaxing walk.

Probably protohistoric mound, the last remaining so clearly visible in a series that until before the seventies dotted the territory. The structure and positioning lead to identification as such, even if the Superintendence of Archaeological Heritage must carry out investigations on the spot. Among my tours you can find one dedicated to these artifacts, carried out along the Livenza

Spinea can amaze with its gardens with rare trees and paths in the middle of plowed fields and along clear ditches 💞💞