Protected natural areas

Geoparque Villuercas-Ibores-Jara

Geoparque Villuercas-Ibores-Jara has 1,564 km² of forest, mostly holm oak (59.6% of the tree cover), between 304 and 1,446 m above sea level. Most of it (84%) lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Elevation

568 m

304–1,446 m

Wooded ground

1,564 km²

Holm oak · 59.6%

Climate

Sub-humid

84% of the area

Dry1%Sub-humid84%Humid16%

What comes up here

Ordered by the area's mean index on the last day computed. The mean says whether the drive is worth it; the peak says whether some corner of it is.

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

1,564 km² of forest

  • Holm oakQuercus ilex59.6% · 38% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica11.3% · 54% canopy
  • Cork oakQuercus suber8.4% · 44% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster8.4% · 62% canopy
  • Strawberry treeArbutus unedo4.2% · 46% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa2.9% · 56% canopy
  • River red gumEucalyptus camaldulensis2% · 60% canopy
  • Portuguese oakQuercus faginea1.1% · 54% canopy
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