Frogs, newts, dragonflies, swallows drinking water... the natural life next to the biological pool is widely known. But it's not the whole range, because when the sun disappears, the team changes. The night creatures come. The beginning of the change can be noticed through a detail. There are no longer dragonflies in flight, with [...]

The EU-funded PONDERFUL project is investigating how ponds (natural and artificial) can be used as nature-based solution for climate change. The project is evaluating the interaction and feedback between biodiversity, ecosystem services and climate. One knows that low nutrient ponds like natural swimming pools are harvesting CO2 due to their high amount of water [...]

The "classic" biological pool is reminiscent of a natural lake. Here, the plant area and the bathing area form a single water table. There are many other variants. One of them we can call biopool, since it is much more resembling a conventional swimming pool. In this configuration, the bathing area can be much [...]

In biological pools, planting follows certain rules, to guarantee a successful project. First of all, in our projects only native species of regional distribution are used. As well of the same importance, these species are produced by a specialized nursery, from a well-trained team, which produces the plants exclusively for the purpose of being [...]

Since always it is a pleasure for the designers at Bio Piscinas, Lda to reveal the mysteries and beauty of aquatic life. The 2022 Ethnobotanical Days (Jornadas Etobotânicas)  in Amendoeira da Serra, Mértola, organized by Montícola, association for sustainable development and nature conservation, was one of the last opportunities. The workshop on aquatic plants and [...]