Turtle Nesting

A new project in Arenas del Mar Hotel, whose main aim is to protect and conserve the turtles that come to our beaches and lay their eggs here, will take place from this year on.

The project is to construct artificial nests along the left-hand exit to Playitas beach. The construction of artificial nests consists of putting sand through a colander so as to keep free it of branches and other materials that may harm sea turtles during hatching. We will follow up and monitor the laying and hatching dates, in order to obtain the largest number of newborn turtles and further increase the turtle population, while also giving our visitors the incredible experience of seeing turtle births.

It will be necessary to move the eggs from their original nests and encode them for better control. It could be important to mention that the security and gardening are actively collaborating on this project. The picture shows one of the two nests that exist on Playitas beach.