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Collserola, closed "at least three more months" due to the swine fever outbreak

Sant Cugat asks again for "safe spaces" to be able to visit the park

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Agents of the Guardia Urbana put up signs informing of the closure of access to the Collserola Park, which will be prohibited to the public, with some exceptions, from this Thursday and indefinitely, until the population of wild boars that inhabit the area is reduced to the minimum possible.
Guardia Urbana agents placing signs to inform about the closure of access to the Collserola Natural Park. Alejandro García / EFE
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09/09/2026 - 20:24 h.
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BarcelonaThe Collserola Natural Park will remain closed for "at least three more months" due to the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF). The restrictions that currently prevent walking or cycling on dirt paths, but which do allow travel by road, will continue in place until the end of the year, as confirmed this Wednesday by the Minister of Agriculture, Òscar Ordeig.

"The country has a lot at stake, and we are not finished yet. We cannot send the message that the crisis is over and that one can access the natural environment," stated Minister Ordeig in statements to 3Cat. The minister justified the decision to maintain the restrictions until almost the end of the year for the "safety of the people, the health crisis, to not transmit the virus and to not scare the animals."

The captures of wild boars in the area are still continuing, and Ordeig detailed that there are still about 200 specimens left in the infected area, where a "sanitary culling" must be carried out. In fact, last week five new positives of African swine fever were confirmed, after two weeks without any being found.

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A cyclist on the road that gives access to the Masia Can Jané restaurant.

Call to enable "safe spaces"

Precisely this Wednesday, the mayor of Sant Cugat del Vallès, Josep Maria Vallès, requested that the Generalitat enable "safe spaces" in Collserola for access. Vallès has already repeatedly requested that the access restrictions to the park due to the ASF, which have been applied since the end of last year, be made more flexible.

"The citizenry of Sant Cugat has run out of patience," says the mayor in the letter, and points out that the limitations cause problems for people who want to walk, go running, or do sports. "Enough is enough, we are looking for solutions: we cannot keep postponing, postponing, and postponing," insists Vallès.

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