ACTIVITY AUTHORIZATIONS

To carry out certain activities in the Serra de Collserola Natural Park, included in the Plan for Areas of Natural Interest (PEIN), authorization is required from the managing body, the owner of the property and the Custody Entity.

The activities to be authorized are those related to:

Physical, sports, tourist, educational, family and leisure activities

  • Activities on foot, by bicycle or horse, organized by companies or entities with or without a profit motive (hiking groups, town halls, cultural associations, etc.)
  • Activities in the natural environment during the night and which, due to their nature, require them to be carried out at night (stargazing)
  • Traditional gatherings and pilgrimages
  • Meetings, recreational activities, fairs and festivals organized by companies or entities with or without a profit motive
  • Other activities that require the installation of equipment or the temporary occupation of a space.

Recordings, filming and photo sessions

  • Recordings and photo sessions, carried out by professional producers, with or without a profit motive, and by non-professionals that involve a private occupation of the space
  • Obtaining graphic, visual, sound or any other type of information, whether through recording methods, or through simple observation, of sensitive species (Annex I of Decree 148/1992) in their breeding sector and during the reproductive period
  • Obtaining recordings of fauna through ambushes equipped with a call at any time and in any area of ​​the Natural Park
  • Other activities that require the installation of equipment or the temporary occupation of a space.

Scientific, educational or informative studies and activities

  • The capture for scientific or educational purposes of any animal within the Natural Park, and according to the provisions of article 4 of Decree 148/1992
  • The collection of flora and mushrooms for scientific, management or educational purposes
  • Any biological, geological or ecological study carried out in whole or in part within the scope of the Serra de Collserola Natural Park

The Serra de Collserola Natural Park Consortium will not authorize activities in the Natural Park in the following cases:

  • with motorized vehicles
  • with drones, except in cases where the activity is of interest for the management of the territory
  • climbing and caving, except in cases where the activity is of interest for the management of the territory

If you have any questions or would like clarification about a specific activity or about the authorization request procedure, you can contact the email autoritzacions@parccollserola.net.

In general, the request must be initiated at least 30 days in advance.

If the applicant is an entity, company or association, the procedure can only be submitted electronically, through the generic instance procedure, and a digital certificate must be available. In the case of individuals, they can use the electronic or in-person channel without distinction.

The management of the activities —including their assessment and, where applicable, the authorization with the corresponding conditions— will only be carried out for the activities planned within the current year. No date reservations or requests for subsequent years will be accepted. As an exception, activities planned for the months of January and February of the following year may be requested during the month of December of the current year.

The authorization processing service will not be operational between July 20 and August 31. Applications for activities that are intended to be carried out during September must be sent by July 1 at the latest.

During the high fire risk period, from June 15 to September 15, it is recommended not to carry out activities in the Natural Park.

Source: Serra de Collserola Natural Park. More information