The villa is situated in a lush and verdant part of Crete and benefits from an abundance of wildlife.

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We have Creten martens which frequently visit our poolside overnight and it is not unusual to see or hear Cretan hedgehogs and the Cretan spiny mouse on their nocturnal visits!

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In spring in particular the whole area is carpeted with wildflowers which attract butterflies, moths, insects and a host of birds - but there is actually lots of wildlife to see all year round.  Also, Crete is a stopping-off point for migratory birds travelling between northen Europe and Africa so you may be lucky enough to spot some unusual visitors.

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Birdlife

From the villa grounds we have often seen and heard:

• Scops owl

• Eurasian buzzard

• Hooded crow

• Carrion crow

• Common raven

• Sardinian warbler

• Cetti's warbler

• Wryneck

• European robin

• Great tit

• Eurasian black cap

• Eurasian blue tit

• Song thrush

• European goldfinch

• Kestrel

• Peregrine falcon

• Swallow

• Alpine Swift

• Pipistrelle and Horseshoe bats

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