Protected natural areas

ZEC Xuvia-Castro

ZEC Xuvia-Castro has 35 km² of forest, mostly eucalyptus (76.4% of the tree cover), between 27 and 531 m above sea level. All of it lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Bay bolete and Death cap.

Elevation

184 m

27–531 m

Wooded ground

35 km²

Eucalyptus · 76.4%

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 badiaWeak
    mean 9.3 · peak 24.2
  • Death capAmanita phalloidesDeadlyWeak
    mean 6.4 · peak 23.9
  • Fly agaricAmanita muscariaToxicVery weak
    mean 4.5 · peak 12.6
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Forest

35 km² of forest

  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus76.4% · 69% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur9.9% · 72% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata5.2% · 48% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster4.4% · 62% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa3.1% · 83% canopy
  • WillowsSalix spp.0.5% · 70% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba0.3% · 57% canopy
  • Black poplarPopulus nigra0.1% · 60% canopy
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