Cova de Can Vinardell

The cave has long been known to local people and also to some local hikers, but in general it is very little known.

Visited on the days 1-4-1973; 8-3-1975 and 21-11-1976 by Oleguer Escolà and others, for biospeleological purposes. Although the only data we knew were from oral information provided by our colleague Escolà that had almost been erased from his memory.

Be that as it may, the cavity appears on the map of Editorial Alpina since the edition of the year 1973, both in the cartography and in the catalogue included in the guide that accompanies the map. The name that appears is 'cova de Ca l'Agustí o d'en Vinyeta'. The cave symbol appears labelled on the cartography at a point not very far from the Mare de Déu de les Agulles. And, since then, this situation has remained unchanged until the most recent editions of the Alta Garrotxa map of Editorial Alpina.

It is not until 28 January 2025 that colleagues Cardona, Cuenca and Samarra, accompanied by l'Albert Sancho and l'Albert Sala, are able to explore the cavity and carry out the cataloguing work.

Coleoptera:

Parvospeonomus delarouzeei (Fairmaire, 1860) Oleguer Escolà 21-XI-1976

Carabus rutilans Oleguer Escolà 1-IV-1973

Scorpions:

Belisarius xambeui Oleguer Escolà 8-III-1975

Isopods:

Cylisticus esterelanus Oleguer Escolà 21-XI-1976

Gastropods:

Discus rotundatus Oleguer Escolà 21-XI-1976

Helicodonta obvoluta id.

Oxychilusdraparnaudi id.

Sandablia cylindrica id.

Vitrea crystallina id.