Natural and national parks

Picos de Europa National Park

Picos de Europa National Park has 244 km² of forest, mostly beech (71.7% of the tree cover), between 176 and 2,401 m above sea level. Most of it (99%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Summer cep, Scarletina bolete and Chanterelle.

Also in: Cantabria, León

Elevation

1,201 m

176–2,401 m

Wooded ground

244 km²

Beech · 71.7%

Climate

Humid

99% of the area

Sub-humid1%Humid99%

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Forest

244 km² of forest

  • BeechFagus sylvatica71.7% · 72% canopy
  • Sessile oakQuercus petraea10.4% · 64% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica6% · 76% canopy
  • HazelCorylus avellana2.2% · 67% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur2.1% · 73% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex2% · 65% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa1.6% · 78% canopy
  • Portuguese oakQuercus faginea1.2% · 62% canopy
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