Protected natural areas

SAC Monte Faro

SAC Monte Faro has 17 km² of forest, mostly oak (53.2% of the tree cover), between 656 and 1,117 m above sea level. All of it lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Also in: Pontevedra

Elevation

855 m

656–1,117 m

Wooded ground

17 km²

Oak · 53.2%

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.

  • Funeral bellGalerina marginataDeadlyVery weak
    mean 3.3 · peak 11.2
  • Bay boleteImleria badiaVery weak
    mean 3.2 · peak 9.3
  • Ebony woodwaxHygrophorus latitabundusVery weak
    mean 3 · peak 11
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Forest

17 km² of forest

  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur49.1% · 53% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris24.9% · 50% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba17.7% · 60% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica4.1% · 30% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster3.7% · 31% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa0.4% · 60% canopy
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