Flora

In Formentera find a great variety of environments with distinct ecological features such as ponds, beaches with dunes, cliffs and rocky coastline.

Trees should be noted in the Sabine, an endemic species of great beauty with pine trees occupy much of the sandy and rocky areas on the island that the sea wind sculpts with different and peculiar ways giving a curious look. Sabina has been useful for its people since ancient times and they found in it the raw material to manufacture all types of building objects, decorative materials and other traditional architecture of houses and mills taking advantage of its properties because it is a wood very hard, does not rot and insect attack not because of its resin. With this wood were built, and even built, the docks, their houses, and "llaüts." Traditional fishing boats and recreational islands.

The most abundant shrubs are rosemary, thyme, kills, juniper and white steppe.In humid areas of abundant Pudent Estany rushes and large areas of common reed. In the dunes of the coast we find species such as samphire, the Pegamoscas, Lily of the Sea, the windlass, Clover Downs, thistle beach and the Lily Beach

In tree crops should be stressed carob, fig trees, olive trees, grapevines and fig trees. In typical houses never fail prickly pears, the pitas, medicinal plants like aloe vera and chamomile, as well as mint, mint and saffron.

Fauna

Formentera is absent in wild carnivores mammals. The land mammals found are the rabbit, dormouse, mice and the hedgehog and the bat as a nocturnal animal.

The most characteristic and abundant species in reptile is the lizard. Endemic species, the tourists have taken as a "symbol" and appears drawn at all as tourist souvenirs. We also found the geckos, the common dragon and dragon pink. In more isolated we can find Mediterranean tortoise and turtle dwells.

The most abundant birds are sparrow, goldfinch, the common bunting, the linnet, the serin and flycatchers. Among the raptors can be seen during the day the kestrel and the night owl and the owl. As in the field abound quail, partridge and turtledove. The island is visited by migratory birds such as bobwhite quail, the curlew, starlings, swallows, the skylark, the lapwing and Thekla Lark and flamingos

On the cliffs, we can see the Balearic shearwater. An endemic species and protected Formentera that lives in the sea and only go to the caverns and caves in the cliffs of La Mola playing. Gulls are the most abundant birds, also took the cliffs for nesting crow, hawk and eagle.

Marine Flora and Fauna

The crystal clear waters of Formentera, presumed to be one of the richest in species diversity around the Mediterranean.

It should be noted oceanic Posidonia meadows that surround the island declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999 and acting as a natural sewage cleaning the water and allowing the sedimentation of sand on the coast. They also provide shelter and food for many marine species which causes a genuinely underwater jungle. All visual spectacle for lovers of diving and snorkeling.

Among the abundant existing wildlife around the island are seaweed, sponges, jellyfish, anemones, molluscs, crustaceans, sea urchins, starfish and lots of fish of every kind.

In spring we see turtles from the Florida coast or sailing If we look at it from a cliff on the island, we may have chance to spot dolphins, whale or whales.