Protected natural areas

Douro International and Águeda River Valley Special Protection Area

Douro International and Águeda River Valley Special Protection Area has 48 km² of forest, mostly holm oak (72.5% of the tree cover), between 155 and 704 m above sea level. Most of it (64%) lies in the dry bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Also in: Zamora

Elevation

456 m

155–704 m

Wooded ground

48 km²

Holm oak · 72.5%

Climate

Dry

64% of the area

Dry64%Sub-humid36%

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

48 km² of forest

  • Holm oakQuercus ilex72.5% · 46% canopy
  • Prickly juniperJuniperus oxycedrus9.7% · 42% canopy
  • Cork oakQuercus suber5.2% · 55% canopy
  • Portuguese oakQuercus faginea4.5% · 45% canopy
  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica4.5% · 35% canopy
  • OliveOlea europaea2.3% · 58% canopy
  • Stone pinePinus pinea0.5% · 30% canopy
  • European nettle treeCeltis australis0.4% · 55% canopy
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