Protected natural areas

Reserva de la Biosfera Real Sitio de San Ildefonso - El Espinar

Reserva de la Biosfera Real Sitio de San Ildefonso - El Espinar has 224 km² of forest, mostly pine (82.4% of the tree cover), between 1,083 and 2,272 m above sea level. Most of it (72%) lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Slippery jack.

Elevation

1,437 m

1,083–2,272 m

Wooded ground

224 km²

Pine · 82.4%

Climate

Sub-humid

72% of the area

Sub-humid72%Humid28%

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

224 km² of forest

  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris82.3% · 69% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica10.3% · 54% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex6.1% · 43% canopy
  • Narrow-leaved ashFraxinus angustifolia0.6% · 67% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.0.5% · 71% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa0.1% · 80% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster0.1% · 36% canopy
  • Black pinePinus nigra0% · 70% canopy
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