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

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 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

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1.1 Type

B

1.2 Site code

ES7020111

1.3 Site name

Barranco de Orchilla

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 proposed as SCI:	1999-10
Date site confirmed as SCI:	2001-12
Date site designated as SAC:	2010-01
National legal reference of SAC designation:	Decreto 174/2009, de 29 de diciembre, del Gobierno de Canarias, por el que se declaran Zonas Especiales de Conservación integrantes de la Red Natura 2000 en Canarias y medidas para el mantenimiento en un estado de conservación favorable de estos espacios naturales [BOC, 13,ene,2010]

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude:	-16.609100
Latitude:	28.111500

2.2 Area [ha]

18.4000

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

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4. SITE DESCRIPTION

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4.1 General site character

Habitat class	% Cover
Total Habitat Cover	0

Other Site Characteristics

Típico barranco del sur de la isla, encajado por los procesos erosivas. Vegetación termoxerófila y relictos de sauceda canaria en el cauce.

4.2 Quality and importance

Alberga un importante sabinar, de los mejores de Tenerife, con importante cortejo florístico

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)

No information provided

5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS

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6. SITE MANAGEMENT

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6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

No information provided

6.2 Management Plan(s):

An actual management plan does exist:

	Yes
	No, but in preparation
X	No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)

No information provided

 

7. MAP OF THE SITE

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INSPIRE ID:
Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional)
Yes X No

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