The Campo Grande (English: "Large Field") is a large public park located in the heart of the city of

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. It is triangular, has a 115,000 m² (11.5 ha) surface and is bordered by the streets Acera de Recoletos, Paseo de los Filipinos and Paseo de Zorrilla. Its main entrance is at Plaza de Zorrilla, where together with a modern bill gate lies a floral shield of the city. The park is enclosed around its perimeter by a simple fence that runs between pillars, with entrances on all sides. Compared with the Retiro Park in

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, it is 10 times smaller in size (11.5 ha compared to 118), and almost 30 times smaller in size than

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(11.5 ha compared to 341). Its origin as a park or, more specifically, as a garden area, dates back to 1787, although from the fifteenth century it was regarded as an important urban space.Duran Montero, María Antonia, La Alameda de los Descalzos Lima and its relationship with Hercules in Seville and Valladolid, Prado, Sevilla (Seville: Printing EEHA) n 1984. Albardonedo Freire, Antonio, The urbanism of Sevilla during the reign of Philip II. Sevilla: Guadalquivir, 2002, p. 191-208 A notable feature of the park is the large and diverse birds. Spread over the surface lies a Faisanera, an aviary and a loft belonging to Castilla Pigeon Club, which have led to significant populations of peacocks,

pheasants Pheasants ( ) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera's native range is restricted to Euras ...

and

pigeons Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...

. It also has a variety of trees that makes it a true botanical garden. At various points in its history it was called the Field of Truth and then the Field of Mars, but it ultimately became known as Campo Grande.

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Mute swan The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home to ...

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Red squirrel The red squirrel (''Sciurus vulgaris''), also called Eurasian red squirrel, is a species of tree squirrel in the genus ''Sciurus''. It is an arboreal and primarily herbivorous rodent and common throughout Eurasia. Taxonomy There have been ...

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Indian Peafowl The Indian peafowl (''Pavo cristatus''), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a peafowl species native to the Indian subcontinent. While it originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since been introduced to many other part ...

References

{{reflist Art gallery districts Buildings and structures in the Province of Valladolid Parks in Spain Urban public parks