Protected natural areas

SAC Brañas de Xestoso

SAC Brañas de Xestoso has 9 km² of forest, mostly pine (61.2% of the tree cover), between 499 and 671 m above sea level. All of it lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Bay bolete.

Elevation

631 m

499–671 m

Wooded ground

9 km²

Pine · 61.2%

Climate

Humid

100% of the area

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

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

  • Bay boleteImleria badiaWeak
    mean 5.6 · peak 13
  • Panther capAmanita pantherinaToxicVery weak
    mean 4.2 · peak 11.2
  • Fly agaricAmanita muscariaToxicVery weak
    mean 3.8 · peak 12.3
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Forest

9 km² of forest

  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster57.2% · 53% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur19.6% · 73% canopy
  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus10.6% · 67% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba5.9% · 85% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata4% · 36% canopy
  • Grey willowSalix atrocinerea1.9% · 60% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa0.6% · 80% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa0.2% · 30% canopy
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