Protected natural areas

SAC Serra do Candán

SAC Serra do Candán has 39 km² of forest, mostly pine (47.7% of the tree cover), between 452 and 910 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: Ourense

Elevation

706 m

452–910 m

Wooded ground

39 km²

Pine · 47.7%

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 badiaVery weak
    mean 4.1 · peak 19.2
  • ChanterelleCantharellus cibariusVery weak
    mean 3 · peak 16
  • Deadly fibrecapInocybe erubescensDeadlyVery weak
    mean 2.7 · peak 11.4
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Forest

39 km² of forest

  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur45.2% · 72% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster40.9% · 48% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata6.5% · 46% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa5.1% · 77% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba1% · 57% canopy
  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus0.9% · 63% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris0.3% · 61% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.0.1% · 50% canopy
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