Seed bombs for the environmental regeneration of Racó de l’Infern quarry

Around 50 primary school pupils from Lope de Vega International School took part this morning in an environmental education day at Racó de l’Infern Quarry, located in Serra Gelada Natural Park. The site has been restored and reintegrated into the natural landscape.

The initiative was organised by Benidorm City Council’s Departments of the Environment, Parks and Gardens, and Education, in collaboration with FCC and Actúa, the companies responsible for the city’s cleaning and parks and gardens services; the Mundomar Foundation; Serra Gelada Natural Park; and the school itself.

This initiative encourages young people to care for the environment and helps them understand the ecological value of this natural area, which has been restored by the City Council to support its regeneration and integration into the surrounding landscape.

Benidorm’s Councillor for the Environment, Mónica Gómez, highlighted the importance of raising students’ awareness of the “need to protect the environment and recognise the value of a natural area that has been rescued and reintegrated into its original surroundings”.

Gómez joined the participants with José Ramón González de Zárate, responsible for Parks and Gardens, and Maite Moreno, Councillor for Education. Staff from Serra Gelada Natural Park also took part, along with students from the Higher Vocational Training programme in Sports Education and Socio-Sports Activities (TSEAS), taught at Lope de Vega.

Throughout the morning, the pupils took part in four workshops focused on environmental restoration and learning about native plant species. Actúa coordinated the tree-planting and seed-bomb-making activities; the Mundomar Foundation led a workshop on making plant pots with native species; and TSEAS students accompanied the pupils during the clean-up activities around the site.

Seed Bombs to Help Restore Native Vegetation
One of the activities that generated the most interest among the pupils was making ‘seed bombs’ — small balls made from prepared soil, organic compost and seeds of Mediterranean plant species. Then, the children threw them onto slopes where vegetation remains sparse to germinate and help restore native flora.

José Ramón González de Zárate, who is responsible for Parks and Gardens, described the activity as “educational and fun”. He explained that “thanks to the recent rainfall and the moisture in the soil, the seeds will be able to germinate and help replant areas that still need to be restored”.

The event also helped strengthen vegetation planting of between 400 and 500 new trees and shrubs, contributing to the ongoing environmental restoration of this area of Serra Gelada Natural Park.