Protected natural areas

Ancares Leoneses Biosphere Reserve

Ancares Leoneses Biosphere Reserve has 259 km² of forest, mostly oak (45.7% of the tree cover), between 470 and 1,796 m above sea level. Most of it (93%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Elevation

1,107 m

470–1,796 m

Wooded ground

259 km²

Oak · 45.7%

Climate

Humid

93% of the area

Sub-humid7%Humid93%

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

259 km² of forest

  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica29.6% · 66% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris17% · 56% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur8.7% · 66% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex7.8% · 57% canopy
  • Sessile oakQuercus petraea7.4% · 67% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata6.9% · 63% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa6.8% · 59% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster4.7% · 53% canopy
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