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The Andalusian Nature Parks

Characteristics of the 24 Nature Parks

Complete list of all Natural Reserves and Natural Sites


  

Map with the most beautiful

and important
Nature Parks

Nature Park Province Hectare Description/Activities Flora Fauna
Cabo de Gata-Níjar

Almería 49.512 Untouched coastal strip, small bays, cliffs and beaches. In the interior there is a dry and meager area of volcanic origin.

Botanical and geological excursions, Diving, Sailing, Hiking, Mountainbiking.
Small Palm tree, Mastic Tree, Cane, Reed, Salsola.
Flamingo, Storch, Green Lizard, Viper, Avocet.
Sierra María-Los Vélez

Visitors-
center in:
María
Almería 22.562 Beautiful and large forests.

Bird watching, Botanical and geological excursions.
Black Spruce, Corsican Pine, Pine tree, Gall Oak, Holm Oak, Maple tree, Black Juniper tree, Olive tree.
Golden Eagle, Sparrow Hawk, Buzzard, Goshawk, Kestrel, Hobby, Civet, Wildcat, Wild Boar, Weasel, Fox.
Bahía de Cádiz

Cádiz 10.522 Located on the mouth of the Guadalete river, consists of marshland, beaches, reed and sand dunes.

Bird watching. Sailing, Windsurfing, Hiking.
(Ocean) Pine. Many types of shrubs and bushes.
Gannet Solan Goose, Storch, Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, (Sea)Gull, Flamingo, Tern, Sea Eagle, Avocet.
 
De la Breña y Marismas del Barbate

Cádiz 5.077 High cliff rock formations covered by pine trees.

Bird watching, archaeological and botanical excursions.
Diving, Windsurfing, Sailing, Hiking.
Strandpinie, Black Juniper tree, Black Spruce, Juniper, Small Palm tree,  Rosemary.
Herring Gull, Chatfinch, Greenfinch, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Crested Tit, Woodpecker, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon.
Del Estrecho

Cádiz 18.931 High cliff rock formations covered by pine trees.

Bird watching, archaeological and botanical excursions.
Diving, Windsurfing, Sailing, Hiking.
S.

Los Alcornocales

Information
center in:
Alcalá de los Gazules
(Cádiz)
Visitors
center in::
Algeciras
(Cádiz), Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga)
Cádiz Málaga
167.767 Low mountain range, densely covered by cork oak trees ("Alcornoques")

Bird watching, archaeological and botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology.
Cork Oak, Olive tree, Gall Oak, Pink Rock Rose, Small Palm tree, Alder, Rhododendron, Holly, Bracken (Fern), Cherry tree, Laurel.
Sparrow Hawk, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Goshawk, Eagle Owl, Tawny Owl, Vulture, Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Wild Boar, Deer, Weasel, (Sea)Otter, Wildcat, Mongoose.
Sierra de Grazalema

Administration in:
El Bosque;
Visitors
center in:
Benamahoma
Cádiz Málaga
53.411 Limestone formation, transformed to ravines, declines and caves. Large colonies of Spanish Fir ("pinsapo").

Bird watching, archaeological and botanical excursions.
Hiking, Climbing, Mountainbiking, Speleology, Paragliding.
Spanish Fir, Cork Oak, Holm Oak, Gall Oak, Carob, Oleaster.
Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Fish Hawk, Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Mountain Goat, Deer, Mongoose, (Sea)Otter, Fox.
Sierra de Cardeña y Montoro

Córdoba 38.449 Mountainous region of granite rock. Picturesque valley of the Yegua river.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Climbing, Hiking, Speleology.
Holm Oak, Cork Oak, White Oak, Gall Oak, Oleaster.
Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Egyptian Vulture, Goshawk, Tawny Owl, Sparrow Hawk, Eagle Owl, Wildcat, Fox, Wolf, Lynx, Mongoose, Deer, Wild Boar.
Sierra de Hornachuelos

Córdoba 60.032 Mountainous region, covered with dense forests. River and artificial lake called Bembézar.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking.
Holm Oak, Cork Oak, Gall Oak, Oleaster, (Ocean)Cherry, Mastic Tree, Cornelian Cherry, Ziegenhorn, Ash tree, Alder, Aspen.
Black Stork, Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Egyptian Vulture, (Lion)Vulture, Black Vulture; Lynx, Mongoose, (Sea)Otter, Deer, Wild Boar.
Sierras Subbéticas

Visitors
center in:
Cabra
Information
center in:
Zuheros
Córdoba 32.056 Limestone mountain with narrow valleys and steep descents. Worth seeing: the bat cave ("cueva de los murciélagos") close to Zuheros.

Bird watching, geological and botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology, Paragliding.
Oak, Gall Oak, Pappel, Oleaster, Kermes Oak, (Ocean) Cherry.
Mountain Goat, Cabrera Shrewbat Bat, Beech Marten, Swamp Turtle, Kingfisher, Hawk Eagle, (Lion)Vulture, Peregrine Falcon.
Sierra de Baza
Granada 53.649 Central mountain massif of the penibetic mountain range. Mediterranean forests and pine tree forests.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology.
Corsican Pine, Mountain Pine, Holm Oak, Black Juniper tree, Thyme, Juniper.
Fox, Wildcat, Beech Marten, Badger, Weasel, Golden Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Eagle Owl, Goshawk.
Sierra de Castril
Granada 12.696 Limestone mountain, large pine forests, Canyons, declines, caves.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology.
Mountain Pine, Corsican Pine, White Poplar, Poplar, Black Juniper tree, Holm Oak, Gall Oak, Juniper, Maple tree.
Mountain Goat, Wild Boar, Golden Eagle, (Lion)Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, (Sea)Otter, Trout.
Sierra de Huétor

Visitors
center in:
Viznar
Granada 12.128 Medium high mountain, mainly limestone. Especial geological formations.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology.
Pine tree, Oak tree, Gall Oak, Dock
Buzzard, Golden Eagle, White-winged Crossbill, Wild Boar, Mountain Goat, Genet, Beech Marten, Badger, Fox, Weasel, Wildcat.
Sierra Nevada

Information
center in:
Pampaneira
Visitors
center in:

Güejar-Sierra, Jeres del Marquesado, Dilar.
Granada Almería
178.849 Very varied alpine region, contains lagoons and the 2 highest mountains on the Iberian peninsula, Mulhácen (3.482 m) and Veleta (3.392 m).

Bird watching, Mountain goat watching,
botanical excursions.
Skiing, Climbing, Hiking, Paragliding.
Sierra Nevada Violet, Camomile, Aconite, Thistle, Daffodil, Saxifrage, Stave Sacre, Holm Oak, Maple tree, Birch, Ash tree, Clover, Rowanberry tree,  Sorb, Yew, Holly.
Golden Eagle, (Lion)Vulture, Wall Creeper, Mountain Goat, Ibex, Badger, Beech Marten, Wildcat, Toad, Frog, Salamander, Turtle, Snake, Lizard.
Sierra de Aracena y Picos de Aroche

Visitors
center in:
Aracena
Information
center in:
Santa Olalla la Cala, Almonaster la Real, Aroche.
Huelva 186.827 Hilly region, mainly pasture and many chestnut forests.

Bird watching, archaeological and botanical excursions.
Hiking, Montainbiken.
Chestnut, Cork Oak, (Mountain)Oak, Kermes Oak, Holm Oak, Gall Oak, Pine tree, Eucalyptus,  Poplar, Corsican Pine, Willow.
Weasel, Badger, Iltis, Beech Marten, Wildcat, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Golden Eagle, Goshawk, Lesser Kestrel, Black Vulture, Black Stork.
Entorno de Doñana

Visitors
center in:
Sanlúcar de Barrameda
(Cádiz)
Information
center in:
El Acebuche, La Rocina, Almonte
(Huelva)
Huelva Seville Cádiz
53.835 Large beaches, wandering dunes, marshland, mediterranean grassy plains, pine forests and cork oak forests.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking.

(Ocean)Pine, Pine tree, Cork Oak, Black Juniper tree, Tamarisk, (Ocean)Cherry, Pink Rock Rose
Many types of birds, also migratory birds. Deer, Fallow, Wild Boar, Lynx, Mongoose, Imperial Eagle, Black Kite.
Despeñaperros
Jaén 7.649 Situated on the border between Castilla La Mancha and Andalusia. Medium high mountain with beautiful geological formations.

Botanical, archaeological and geological excursions; Hiking.
Holm Oak, Cork Oak, Gall Oak, Pine tree, Oleaster.
Golden Eagle, Imperial Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Hawk Eagle, (Lion)Vulture, Wolf, Lynx, Mongoose, Deer, Wild Boar.
Sierra de Andújar
Jaén 74.774 Medium high Natural Park with a well preserved mediterranean vegetation and forests, where the river Jándula flows.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology.
Holm Oak, Cork Oak, Gall Oak, Pine tree, Pink Rock Rose, Mastic Tree, (Ocean)Cherry, Rosemary.
Imperial Eagle, (Lion)Vulture, Black Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Wolf, Lynx, Mongoose, Deer, Wild Boar.
Sierra Mágina

Visitors
center in:
Jódar
Jaén 19.961 Mountain range south of Jaén. Eroded landscape with steep gorges and the peak of the Mágina mountain on 2167 m.

Bird and mammal watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology.
Holm Oak, Gall Oak, Mastic Tree, Corsican Pine, Barberry.
Golden Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Mountain Goat, Wild Boar.

Sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas

Information
center in:
La Iruela
Administration in: Cazorla, Siles, Santiago de la Espada
Visitors
center in:
Santiago-
Pontones

Jaén 209.920 Largest Natural Park of Spain. Arrangement of limestone mountains, gorges, valleys and highland plateuas on more than 2000 meters. Sources of the rivers Segura and Guadalquivir.

Bird and mammal watching, archaeological and botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Speleology, Paragliding.
Corsican Pine, Holm Oak, (Mountain)Oak, Maple tree, Oleaster, Boxwood, Juniper, Black Juniper tree, Cazorla Violet, Venus' Flytrap.
Golden Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Falcon, Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, Black Kite, Tawny Owl, Eagle Owl, Scops Owl, Black Vulture, (Lion)Vulture, Egyptian Vulture, Fox, Wildcat, Civet, Badger, (Sea)Otter, Deer, Mountain Goat, Moufflon, Wild Boar.
Montes de Málaga

Nature aula in:
Málaga
Málaga 4.996 Forest region with dense pine wood. Protects the city of Málaga against floods.

Bird watching, botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking.
Corsican Pine, Pine tree, Monterrey Pine, Cork Oak, Holm Oak, Mastic Tree, Kermes Oak, (Ocean)Cherry, Carob.
Short-toed Snake Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Goshawk, Sparrow Hawk, Azure-winged Magpie, Fox, Badger, Iltis, Civet, Weasel, Beech Marten, Chameleon.
Sierra de las Nieves

Information
center in:
Ronda
Málaga 20.163 Rainy region with numerous gorges and declines. Large colony of Spanish Fir ("pinsapo").

Bird watching, geological and
botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Climbing, Speleology.
Spanish Fir, Corsican Pine, (Ocean)Pine, Holm Oak, Gall Oak, Ash tree, Yew, Maple tree, Juniper, Black Juniper tree, Chestnut.
Golden Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Booted Eagle, Sparrow Hawk, (Lion)Vulture, Peregrine Falcon, Mountain Goat, Deer, Fallow, Mufflon, (Sea)Otter, Civet.
Sierras de Tejeda, Alhama y Almijara
Málaga Granada
40.663 Mountain massif between the provinces of Málaga and Granada. Mostly limestone in the Sierra Tejeda and some marble formations in the Sierra Almijara. 

Hiking, Mountainbiking, Climbing, Speleology.
Corsican Pine, (Ocean)Pine, Juniper, Black Juniper, Holm Oak, Cork Oak, Gall Oak, Maple, Yew, Rowanberry Tree.
Ibex, Golden Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Booted Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Goshawk, Whippoorwill, Rock Thrush, Blue Rock Thrush.
Sierra Norte de Sevilla

Visitors
center in:
Constantina
Seville 177.484 Mountainous forests with large pastures. Numerous rivers with partly wooded slopes.

Bird watching, geological and botanical excursions.
Hiking, Mountainbiking, Climbing, Speleology.
Holm Oak, Gall Oak, Cork Oak, Pine tree, Chestnut, Elm, Ash tree, Willow.
Imperial Eagle, Golden Eagle, Booted Eagle, (Lion)Vulture, Black Vulture, Black Stork, Wildcat, Deer, Wild Boar.

Source: Andalusian Ministry of Environment; Andalusian Ministry of Turism ans Sports


 

Natural Reserves

 
Name Province Hectare
Albufera de Adra Almería 47
Punta Entinas-Sabinar Almería 785
Complejo Endorreico de Chiclana Cádiz 49
Complejo Endorreico de Espera Cádiz 59
Complejo Endorreico de Puerto Real Cádiz 104
Complejo Endorreico del Puerto de Santa María Cádiz 63
Laguna de Medina Cádiz 121
Lagunas de las Canteras y el Tejón Cádiz 4
Peñón de Zaframagón Cádiz Sevilla 135
Laguna Amarga Córdoba 13
Laguna de los Jarales Córdoba 5
Laguna de Tíscar Córdoba 21
Laguna de Zóñar Córdoba 66
Laguna del Conde o Salobral Córdoba 47
Laguna del Rincón Córdoba 7
Isla de Enmedio Huelva 480
Laguna de El Portil Huelva 15
Marismas del Burro Huelva 597
Laguna del Chinche Jaén 6
Laguna Honda Jaén 65
Laguna de Fuente de Piedra Málaga 1.364
Laguna de La Ratosa Málaga 23
Lagunas de Archidona Málaga 6
Lagunas de Campillos Málaga 80
Complejo Endorreico de La Lantejuela Seville 66
Complejo Endorreico de Lebrija-Las Cabezas Seville 23
Complejo Endorreico de Utrera Seville 100
Laguna del Gosque Seville 28
Cañada de los Pájaros Seville 5

Natural Sites

 
Name Province Hectare
Desierto de Tabernas Almería 11.625
Karst en Yesos de Sorbas Almería 2.375
Punta Entinas-Sabinar Almería 1.960
Sierra Alhamilla Almería 8.500
Alborán Almería 26.457
Cola del Embalse de Arcos Cádiz 120
Cola del Embalse de Bornos Cádiz 630
Estuario del Río Guadiaro Cádiz 27
Isla del Trocadero Cádiz 525
Marismas de Sancti Petri Cádiz 170
Marismas del Río Palmones Cádiz 58
Playa de Los Lances Cádiz 226
Embalse de la Cordobilla Córdoba Seville 1.460
Embalse de Malpasillo Córdoba Seville 512
Enebrales de Punta Umbría Huelva 162
Estero de Domingo Rubio Huelva 480
Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres Huelva 693
Marismas de Isla Cristina Huelva 2.385
Marismas del Odiel Huelva 7.185
Marismas del Río Piedras y Flecha del Rompido Huelva 2.530
Peñas de Aroche Huelva 718
Sierra Pelada y Rivera del Aserrador Huelva 12.980
Alto Guadalquivir Jaén 663
Cascada de la Cimbarra Jaén 534
Laguna Grande Jaén 206
Desembocadura del Guadalhorce Málaga 67
Desfiladero de los Gaitanes Málaga 2.016
Los Reales de Sierra Bermeja Málaga 1.236
Sierra Crestellina Málaga 477
Torcal de Antequera Málaga 1.171
Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo Málaga Granada 395
Brazo del Este Seville 1.336

Source: Andalusian Ministry of (for) Environment; Andalusian Ministry of (for) Turism ans Sports


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