Protected natural areas
ZEC Canón do Sil
ZEC Canón do Sil has 72 km² of forest, mostly oak (39.6% of the tree cover), between 248 and 839 m above sea level. All of it lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.
Also in: Ourense
Elevation
457 m
248–839 m
Wooded ground
72 km²
Oak · 39.6%
Climate
Sub-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 2026The bar is the area's mean index; the tick is the highest it reaches in any corner of it.
- mean 4.7 · peak 11.7
- mean 4.5 · peak 9.2
- mean 3.8 · peak 8.8
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- mean 3.7 · peak 11.4
- mean 3.3 · peak 10.1
- mean 2.7 · peak 8.8
- mean 2.7 · peak 7.4
- mean 2.7 · peak 8.8
- mean 2.5 · peak 6.6
- mean 2.4 · peak 6.8
- mean 2.1 · peak 6.6
- mean 1.9 · peak 7.1
- mean 1.7 · peak 5.4
- mean 1.6 · peak 6.1
- mean 1.5 · peak 5.3
- mean 1.5 · peak 6.5
- mean 1.2 · peak 5.4
- mean 1.2 · peak 4.1
- mean 1.1 · peak 4.1
- mean 1 · peak 3.7
- mean 0.6 · peak 1.8
- mean 0.6 · peak 3.6
- mean 0.5 · peak 2.9
- mean 0.4 · peak 1.8
- mean 0.1 · peak 1.1
- mean 0.1 · peak 1.5
- mean 0.1 · peak 0.8
- mean 0.1 · peak 0.1
- mean 0 · peak 0.1
Forest
72 km² of forest
- Maritime pinePinus pinaster39.2% · 55% canopy
- Pedunculate oakQuercus robur32.1% · 66% canopy
- Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa13.7% · 70% canopy
- Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica7.5% · 65% canopy
- Cork oakQuercus suber4.2% · 60% canopy
- Black alderAlnus glutinosa1.7% · 76% canopy
- Strawberry treeArbutus unedo1% · 68% canopy
- Monterey pinePinus radiata0.3% · 75% canopy
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