Protected natural areas

Site of Community Importance Malcata

Site of Community Importance Malcata has 22 km² of forest, mostly pine (35% of the tree cover), between 399 and 1,183 m above sea level. Most of it (67%) lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Also in: Cáceres

Elevation

815 m

399–1,183 m

Wooded ground

22 km²

Pine · 35%

Climate

Sub-humid

67% of the area

Sub-humid67%Humid33%

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

22 km² of forest

  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster32.8% · 57% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica31.3% · 44% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex26.1% · 40% canopy
  • River red gumEucalyptus camaldulensis3.6% · 70% canopy
  • Strawberry treeArbutus unedo2.3% · 53% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris2.2% · 70% canopy
  • Narrow-leaved ashFraxinus angustifolia0.8% · 59% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa0.5% · 65% canopy
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