Protected natural areas

Las Médulas

Las Médulas has 40 km² of forest, mostly holm oak (58.8% of the tree cover), between 404 and 1,185 m above sea level. All of it lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Summer cep, Death cap and Caesar's mushroom.

Elevation

654 m

404–1,185 m

Wooded ground

40 km²

Holm oak · 58.8%

Climate

Sub-humid

100% of the area

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

40 km² of forest

  • Holm oakQuercus ilex58.8% · 55% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa12.8% · 51% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster10% · 43% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica7.8% · 60% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata3.7% · 62% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris2.4% · 30% canopy
  • Black poplarPopulus nigra2.4% · 65% canopy
  • Hybrid poplarPopulus x canadensis1.5% · 63% canopy
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