scrubland

Without a sound, it soars high in the sky above scrubland and within seconds disappears from view into a wooded valley in the distance.

Diggers and specialist equipment were brought in to help scour scrubland and abandoned buildings on Wednesday.

These cliffs hide the strip of gorse scrubland which runs east to the larger resort of Lagos, and are dotted with derelict, abandoned agricultural buildings and houses, marked with missing roofs and chipped plaster.

Roads leading up to the area - which is large and mostly scrubland - have been closed since Monday, where the team had been clearing grass and vegetation.

In June searches in Praia da Luz are carried out, including an area of scrubland situated south-west of the Ocean Club complex.