El Hierro
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code ES0000103)
- Under Birds Directive
- Since Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 CET 1989
- Country: Spain
- Administrative region: Canarias (ES70)
- Surface area: 124 km2 (12406.06 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Macaronesia biogeographical region
- It protects 13 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 7 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (13)Species group | Number |
---|---|
Birds | 13 |
Habitat types
Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
---|---|---|
1250 | Vegetated sea cliffs with endemic flora of the Macaronesian coasts | 124.061 |
4050 | Endemic macaronesian heaths | 1736.85 |
5330 | Thermo-Mediterranean and pre-desert scrub | 248.121 |
8320 | Fields of lava and natural excavations | 372.182 |
9360 | Macaronesian laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea) | 248.121 |
9550 | Canary Island endemic pine forests | 3597.76 |
9560 | Endemic forests with Juniperus spp | 620.303 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 site under
Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) | |
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Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 CET 1989 |
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) | |
Date of Standard data form update | Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 CEST 2012 |
Other resources
Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |