Protected natural areas

ZEPA Ancares

ZEPA Ancares has 82 km² of forest, mostly oak (66.2% of the tree cover), between 594 and 1,736 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: León

Elevation

1,154 m

594–1,736 m

Wooded ground

82 km²

Oak · 66.2%

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

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Forest

82 km² of forest

  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur31.6% · 73% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica29.5% · 66% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris16.2% · 55% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba7.8% · 65% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa6% · 69% canopy
  • Sessile oakQuercus petraea5.1% · 78% canopy
  • HazelCorylus avellana1.3% · 74% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata0.9% · 26% canopy
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