The Hayedo de Montejo: A Beech Wood Left Over From the Ice Age
Madrid, Spain
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The Hayedo de Montejo: A Beech Wood Left Over From the Ice Age
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The Hayedo de Montejo is 250 hectares of beech forest on the slopes of the Sierra de Ayllón, on the Jarama at the northern tip of the Madrid region. Beech belongs in central Europe, and it survives here from the end of the last Ice Age because the hillside stays in shade and catches the moisture from the air. It was declared a Natural Site of National Interest in 1974 and in 2017 joined UNESCO's Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe. Visits are free, guided and limited. It is often called the most southerly beech wood in Europe; it is not even the most southerly in Spain, and the guides explain why.
Required Activities
1
of 3
Book and walk the free guided visit through the beech wood
2
of 3
Find the map in the reception hut that shows where the other beech woods lie, and why this one is not the most southerly
3
of 3
Look for where the wood meets the Jarama on the border with Guadalajara
Book and walk the free guided visit through the beech wood
Find the map in the reception hut that shows where the other beech woods lie, and why this one is not the most southerly
Look for where the wood meets the Jarama on the border with Guadalajara
Before you go
Entry is only on the free guided visits, which must be booked in advance.
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