Protected natural areas

ZEC Serra do Careón

ZEC Serra do Careón has 31 km² of forest, mostly oak (37.4% of the tree cover), between 339 and 747 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: Lugo

Elevation

519 m

339–747 m

Wooded ground

31 km²

Oak · 37.4%

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 2.5 · peak 9.6
  • Death capAmanita phalloidesDeadlyVery weak
    mean 2.5 · peak 9.1
  • Scarletina boleteNeoboletus erythropusVery weak
    mean 1.9 · peak 8.1
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Forest

31 km² of forest

  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur37.4% · 55% canopy
  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus26.6% · 51% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster16.8% · 47% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata11.3% · 50% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa3.9% · 69% canopy
  • Shining gumEucalyptus nitens3.7% · 55% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba0.2% · 25% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa0.2% · 70% canopy
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