1.0Nature Based Solutionshttps://naturebasedsolutions.porto.pt/en/Beatriz Fontes Costahttps://naturebasedsolutions.porto.pt/en/author/beatrizfcosta/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="JelPCYSriv"><a href="https://naturebasedsolutions.porto.pt/en/nbs/water-bodies-of-parque-oriental/">Water bodies of Parque Oriental</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://naturebasedsolutions.porto.pt/en/nbs/water-bodies-of-parque-oriental/embed/#?secret=JelPCYSriv" width="600" height="338" title="“Water bodies of Parque Oriental” — Nature Based Solutions" data-secret="JelPCYSriv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://naturebasedsolutions.porto.pt/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://naturebasedsolutions.porto.pt/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Charcos-Parque-Oriental-7.jpg15091006In Parque Oriental there are two ponds, accessible via the park entrance on Rua do Lagarteiro. As part of the restoration work carried out in 2023, various native aquatic species (both emergent and submerged) were planted in these bodies of water, such as curly pondweed (Potamogeton crispus), aquatic rush (Juncus heterophyllus), common rush (Juncus effusus), […]