Reserva Natural Especial de El Brezal

Located in a mountain area in the northern part of the island, in the municipality of Santa María de Guía is the Reserva Natural Especial de El Brezal. This Natural Reserve is an important forest of fayal-heath and the largest sample of the Canary monteverde, it is possible to find also bicacaro and cabezon, cedars and an important pine forest area. The Special Reserve of El Brezal occupies an area of 107 hectares, a mountainous area with short ravines, steep slopes and steep reliefs.

The strong erosive processes have caused the reserve to have steep slopes, this is joined by the trade winds that have caused a dismantling of the geological structures as a result of their exposure.

With regard to the flora, 91 taxa have been cataloged, of which 65 are endemic and in turn these 17 macaronesians, 40 Canarian and 8 Gran Canarians.

The fauna is also very interesting, they are vertebrates like reptiles, the giant lizard of Gran Canaria, the striped grancanaria lisa, or the Boettger perennial. You can also see birds such as the mountain canary or blue tits, Canary mosquito net, the alpispa, the Canarian calender, the robin or the capirote among many others. To this we must add the large amount of invertebrate fauna that complete a natural site of incalculable value.