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 2026

The bar is the area's mean index; the tick is the highest it reaches in any corner of it.

Show the other 28

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
See this area on the map

The map opens on this area, with its outline picked out.