Protected natural areas

Site of Community Importance Montesinho-Nogueira

Site of Community Importance Montesinho-Nogueira has 20 km² of forest, mostly pine (53.4% of the tree cover), between 578 and 1,197 m above sea level. Most of it (51%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Also in: Ourense

Elevation

776 m

578–1,197 m

Wooded ground

20 km²

Pine · 53.4%

Climate

Humid

51% of the area

Sub-humid49%Humid51%

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

20 km² of forest

  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster35.4% · 53% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica26.2% · 61% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris12.6% · 68% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex10.3% · 54% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata5.4% · 53% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa5.4% · 70% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa2.6% · 54% canopy
  • Black poplarPopulus nigra1.3% · 54% canopy
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