Protected natural areas

Espacio Natural de la Sierra de Candelario

Espacio Natural de la Sierra de Candelario has 58 km² of forest, mostly oak (54.6% of the tree cover), between 841 and 2,308 m above sea level. All of it lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Chanterelle, Scarletina bolete and Charcoal burner.

Elevation

1,339 m

841–2,308 m

Wooded ground

58 km²

Oak · 54.6%

Climate

Humid

100% of the area

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

58 km² of forest

  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica54.6% · 52% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris24.2% · 57% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa16.5% · 72% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa1.1% · 77% canopy
  • Narrow-leaved ashFraxinus angustifolia1.1% · 61% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.0.7% · 61% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex0.6% · 41% canopy
  • BirchesBetula spp.0.3% · 29% canopy
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