Protected natural areas

ZEC Ortigueira-Mera

ZEC Ortigueira-Mera has 44 km² of forest, mostly eucalyptus (71.2% of the tree cover), between 0 and 569 m above sea level. Most of it (98%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Bay bolete.

Elevation

76 m

0–569 m

Wooded ground

44 km²

Eucalyptus · 71.2%

Climate

Humid

98% of the area

Sub-humid2%Humid98%

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 7.8 · peak 36.6
  • Fly agaricAmanita muscariaToxicVery weak
    mean 3.6 · peak 13.3
  • Death capAmanita phalloidesDeadlyVery weak
    mean 2.9 · peak 14.9
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Forest

44 km² of forest

  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus71.2% · 72% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur7.4% · 78% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba7.1% · 72% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.4.6% · 66% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata3.9% · 70% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa3.1% · 60% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster2.4% · 53% canopy
  • Grey willowSalix atrocinerea0.1% · 65% canopy
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