Protected natural areas

SAC Serra do Xistral

SAC Serra do Xistral has 144 km² of forest, mostly pine (43% of the tree cover), between 97 and 924 m above sea level. Most of it (98%) lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Bay bolete, Fly agaric and Scarletina bolete.

Elevation

638 m

97–924 m

Wooded ground

144 km²

Pine · 43%

Climate

Humid

98% of the area

Sub-humid2%Humid98%

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

144 km² of forest

  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus26% · 65% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur24% · 74% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster23% · 51% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris10.4% · 54% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata9.6% · 60% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba3.5% · 69% canopy
  • Shining gumEucalyptus nitens2.8% · 52% canopy
  • Other eucalyptsOtros eucaliptos0.5% · 45% canopy
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