de la serra d'espadà English version Parc Natural de la Serra d'Espadà C/ Francisco Mondragón, 2 12528 Eslida (Castellón) Tel. 96 462 91 12 Móvil: 679 19 62 94
[email protected] http://parquesnaturales.gva.es Assistance from: Layout: Benjamín Albiach Galán Kun.Xusa Beltrán Photography: Benjamín Albiach Galán Vicente Arnau Jose Miguel Aguilar Sisco Marco Jose Miguel Aguilar Map Design: Pau Pérez Puigcerver Printing this material has been possible thanks to the Cooperation Agreement fuente: ICV (Instituto Cartográfico Valenciano) signed on 21st April 2006 by the Caja de Ahorros y Pensiones de Barcelona, "la Caixa" and the Generalitat Valenciana (Autonomous Community Authority) for Texts: Equipo de Educación Ambiental Undertaking the Integral Management Plan for Conservation of the Natural Systems of the Valencian Communitys Network of Nature Reserves. Printed: IVADIS D. L.: Date of Nature Reserve declaration: 29th September 1998 Date of PORN approval: 30th July 1997 Date of PRUG approval: 11 March 2005 Municipalities inside the Reserve: Of the 19 municipalities connected, 11 have their municipal boundaries within the limits of the nature reserve (Aín, Alcudia de Veo, Almedíjar, Azuébar, Chóvar, Eslida, Fuentes de Ayódar, Higueras, Pavías, Torralba del Pinar and Villamalur); while the other 8 (Alfondeguilla, Algimia de Almonacid, Artana, Ayódar, Matet, Sueras, Tales and Vall de Almonacid), are only partially included. The Serra d'Espadà Nature Reserve is located in the south of Castellón province, in the last foothills of the Iberian System, being one of the best kept natural spaces in the whole Valencian Community. The “Sierra de Espadán” is a large mountain range with countless springs, cool ravines and shady cork oak woods, spreading over the counties of Alto Mijares, Alto Palancia and la Plana Baixa, between the basins of the river Mijares and the Palancia.