Protected natural areas
Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve
Gerês-Xurés Transboundary Biosphere Reserve has 232 km² of forest, mostly oak (58.2% of the tree cover), between 45 and 1,361 m above sea level. Most of it (94%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.
Elevation
821 m
45–1,361 m
Wooded ground
232 km²
Oak · 58.2%
Climate
Humid
94% of the area
Sub-humid6%Humid94%
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.
Very weakWeakModerateGoodExcellent
as of 15 October 2026The bar is the area's mean index; the tick is the highest it reaches in any corner of it.
- mean 3.4 · peak 16.8
- mean 2.4 · peak 13
- mean 2.4 · peak 14.3
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- mean 2.2 · peak 13
- mean 2.1 · peak 16.5
- mean 2.1 · peak 11.5
- mean 2.1 · peak 13.4
- mean 2 · peak 12.8
- mean 1.9 · peak 11.3
- mean 1.9 · peak 11.1
- mean 1.8 · peak 12
- mean 1.7 · peak 13.6
- mean 1.7 · peak 11.2
- mean 1.4 · peak 10
- mean 1.2 · peak 7.6
- mean 1.2 · peak 7.2
- mean 1 · peak 6.6
- mean 0.9 · peak 10.2
- mean 0.8 · peak 4.4
- mean 0.8 · peak 4.8
- mean 0.6 · peak 5.9
- mean 0.6 · peak 4.9
- mean 0.6 · peak 1.2
- mean 0.5 · peak 2.9
- mean 0.5 · peak 4.8
- mean 0.3 · peak 7.5
- mean 0.3 · peak 3.3
- mean 0.3 · peak 5.9
- mean 0.3 · peak 0.4
- mean 0.2 · peak 4.3
- mean 0 · peak 0
Forest
232 km² of forest
- Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica46.8% · 59% canopy
- Maritime pinePinus pinaster26.9% · 52% canopy
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur11.4% · 64% canopy
- Scots pinePinus sylvestris10.4% · 48% canopy
- Downy birchBetula alba1.5% · 47% canopy
- Blue gumEucalyptus globulus1.2% · 46% canopy
- Black alderAlnus glutinosa0.7% · 57% canopy
- Monterey pinePinus radiata0.4% · 48% canopy
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