Protected natural areas

Serra do Gerês Special Protection Area

Serra do Gerês Special Protection Area has 11 km² of forest, mostly oak (67.8% of the tree cover), between 355 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

988 m

355–1,355 m

Wooded ground

11 km²

Oak · 67.8%

Climate

Humid

100% of the area

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

11 km² of forest

  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica60% · 60% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris20.1% · 38% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster8.5% · 52% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur7.8% · 60% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa2.1% · 15% canopy
  • Strawberry treeArbutus unedo1.4% · 40% canopy
  • Blue gumEucalyptus globulus0.1% · 35% canopy
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