Walking trail

Exploring the nature and the pinewood!

In Leiria´s pine forest , the exploitationof the resin is a very importanteconomic activity.

The resin is formed a dischargeespecially in some plants such as resinchannels , for example conifers . Awound in the bark , the resin flowsslowly hardening upon exposure to air.Otherwise can be obtained bybutchers in the bark or wood of theplant separately.

The hard transparent resins are used mainly for coatings and cement , while the softer gum , and resins , which contain essential oils are mostly used for therapeutic purposes and incense . Amber is a fossil resin .

New pines are sprouting from the dried leaves of the pine.

Some insects live in the pine forests .