Protected natural areas

Lugar de Interés Comunitario Sierra de Loja

Lugar de Interés Comunitario Sierra de Loja has 66 km² of forest, mostly holm oak (91.4% of the tree cover), between 568 and 1,565 m above sea level. Most of it (70%) lies in the dry bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Elevation

1,060 m

568–1,565 m

Wooded ground

66 km²

Holm oak · 91.4%

Climate

Dry

70% of the area

Semi-arid30%Dry70%

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

66 km² of forest

  • Holm oakQuercus ilex91.4% · 36% canopy
  • Aleppo pinePinus halepensis3% · 46% canopy
  • Cherries and plumsPrunus spp.2.4% · 31% canopy
  • Portuguese oakQuercus faginea1.7% · 32% canopy
  • Common hawthornCrataegus monogyna1.3% · 25% canopy
  • Narrow-leaved ashFraxinus angustifolia0.2% · 75% canopy
  • Hybrid poplarPopulus x canadensis0% · 90% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.0% · 60% canopy
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