Database release:

SDF

NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM

For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

SITE	ES0000099
SITENAME	Los Ajaches

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
2. SITE LOCATION
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
4. SITE DESCRIPTION
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
7. MAP OF THE SITE

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

1.1 Type

1.2 Site code

ES0000099

1.3 Site name

Los Ajaches

1.4 First Compilation date

1997-06

1.5 Update date

2012-09

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation:	Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente (Gobierno de Canarias)
Address:	S. C. de Tenerife 35 Edf. Servicios Múltiples I - Planta 4ª Santa Cruz de Tenerife 38071 Avenida de Anaga
Email:	medioambiente@gobiernodecanarias.org

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA:	1989-10
National legal reference of SPA designation	No information provided

2. SITE LOCATION

2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-13.766400
Latitude:	28.889200

2.2 Area [ha]

2961.0000

2.3 Marine area [%]

0.0000

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

No information provided

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code	Region Name
ES70	Canarias

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Macaronesian

(100.00 %)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

No habitat types are reported for the site

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species					Population in the site						Site assessment
G	Code	Scientific Name	S	NP	T	Size		Unit	Cat.	D.qual.	A\|B\|C\|D	A\|B\|C
						Min	Max				Pop.	Con.	Iso.	Glo.
B	A452	Bucanetes githagineus			p				P
B	A010	Calonectris diomedea			p				P
B	A416	Chlamydotis undulata			p				P
B	A134	Cursorius cursor			p				P

Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

No information provided

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
Total Habitat Cover	0

Other Site Characteristics

Sector montañoso localizado en el extremo suroriental de Lanzarote, en donde se encuentran las cumbres más elevadas del macizo de Femés. El clima del espacio debido a la situación geográfica del mismo es árido y seco, con temperaturas suaves en torno a los 20º C de media anual. Macizo basáltico antiguo formado por emisiones fisurales del Mioceno Superior, está constituido por un conjunto de barrancos en forma de U que llegan hasta el mar y con amplias cabeceras polilobuladas. La zona presenta un alto grado de erosión con acumulaciones de derrubios de piedemonte. Potencialmente se trata de un área de vegetación termoesclerófila ubicada principalmente en las zonas altas del macizo, poseyendo en la actualidad unas ricas comunidades liquénicas, entre la vegetación se pueden encontrar elementos de gran interés tales como Pulicaria canariensis, Periploca laevigata, Rutheopsis herbanica, Camphylantus salsoloides, Helianthemum hymiphyllum y Frankenia laevis.

4.2 Quality and importance

En lo que a las aves respecta, las cumbres del macizo albergan gran parte de las poblaciones de Falco tinnunculus y Tyto alba, mientras que en las laderas y partes bajas de la zona montañosa son abundantes las perdices (Alectoris barbara) y el Camachuelo trompetero (Bucanetes githagineus). En los pequeños acantilados marinos se concentran las colonias de Calonectris diomedea, asi como, una de las pcas colonias de Bulweria bulwerii. cabe señalar también la presencia de una de las 3-4 parejas de Neophron percnopterus de Lanzarote, asi como, los restos de dos nidos de Pandion haliaetus abandonados en fechas recientes. Los llanos terroso-pedregosos que limitan al sur del espacio constituyen un área de importancia para especies típicamente estepáricas de zonas áridas, tales como Cursorius cursor, Burhinus oedicnemus y Chlamydotis undulata. En cuanto a los reptiles las dos únicas especies presentes son Gallotia atlantica y Tarentola angustimentalis. Destacando entre los mamíferos la Misaraña Canaria (Crociduta canariensis).

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

No information provided

4.4 Ownership (optional)

No information provided

4.5 Documentation (optional)

Viceconsejería de Medio Ambiente. ZEPAS Canarias. Los Ajaches. ICONA, 1989. Zonas de Especial Conservación para las Aves. Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias. Los Ajaches.

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

Code	Cover [%]
ES19	100.00

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

No information provided

5.3 Site designation (optional)

No information provided

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation:	Cabildo Insular de Lanzarote
Address:
Email:

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

X	Yes	Name: Normas de conservación del monumento natural de Los Ajaches Link: http://www.gobiernodecanarias.org/boc/2009/121/010.html
	No, but in preparation
	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

1.1 Type

1.2 Site code

1.3 Site name

1.4 First Compilation date

1.5 Update date

1.6 Respondent:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

2. SITE LOCATION

2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

2.2 Area [ha]

2.3 Marine area [%]

2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):

2.5 Administrative region code and name

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

4.1 General site character

Total Habitat Cover

Other Site Characteristics

4.2 Quality and importance

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

4.4 Ownership (optional)

4.5 Documentation (optional)

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):

5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):

5.3 Site designation (optional)

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

6.2 Management Plan(s):

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

7. MAP OF THE SITE

SITE DISPLAY