Protected natural areas

Zona de Especial Protección para Aves Sierras del Gigante-Pericay, Lomas del Buitre-Río Luchena y Sierra de La Torrecilla

Zona de Especial Protección para Aves Sierras del Gigante-Pericay, Lomas del Buitre-Río Luchena y Sierra de La Torrecilla has 149 km² of forest, mostly pine (92.2% of the tree cover), between 363 and 1,377 m above sea level. All of it lies in the semi-arid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, scoring best here: Deadly dapperling, Bloody milk cap and Jack-o'-lantern.

Elevation

694 m

363–1,377 m

Wooded ground

149 km²

Pine · 92.2%

Climate

Semi-arid

100% of the area

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

149 km² of forest

  • Aleppo pinePinus halepensis92% · 54% canopy
  • Phoenicean juniperJuniperus phoenicea5.7% · 35% canopy
  • TamarisksTamarix spp.0.7% · 43% canopy
  • Cherries and plumsPrunus spp.0.6% · 36% canopy
  • Holm oakQuercus ilex0.4% · 45% canopy
  • OliveOlea europaea0.3% · 44% canopy
  • Stone pinePinus pinea0.2% · 40% canopy
  • Prickly juniperJuniperus oxycedrus0.1% · 23% canopy
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