Protected natural areas

ZEPA Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés

ZEPA Baixa Limia-Serra do Xurés has 85 km² of forest, mostly oak (59.3% of the tree cover), between 329 and 1,355 m above sea level. All of it lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Elevation

886 m

329–1,355 m

Wooded ground

85 km²

Oak · 59.3%

Climate

Humid

100% of the area

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

85 km² of forest

  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica52.2% · 61% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster30.9% · 55% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris8.2% · 40% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur7.1% · 65% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba0.4% · 47% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa0.3% · 20% canopy
  • Cork oakQuercus suber0.3% · 53% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa0.3% · 43% canopy
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