Protected natural areas

ZEPA-ZEC Sierras Meridionales de Álava

ZEPA-ZEC Sierras Meridionales de Álava has 172 km² of forest, mostly holm oak (34% of the tree cover), between 455 and 1,272 m above sea level. Most of it (69%) lies in the sub-humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Deadly fibrecap, Death cap and Summer cep.

Elevation

798 m

455–1,272 m

Wooded ground

172 km²

Holm oak · 34%

Climate

Sub-humid

69% of the area

Dry31%Sub-humid69%

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

172 km² of forest

  • Holm oakQuercus ilex34% · 67% canopy
  • BeechFagus sylvatica29.9% · 82% canopy
  • Portuguese oakQuercus faginea24% · 72% canopy
  • Black pinePinus nigra3.7% · 71% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris2.4% · 80% canopy
  • Aleppo pinePinus halepensis1.6% · 44% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica0.9% · 84% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster0.7% · 63% canopy
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