Lagoons and moors of the Señorío de Molina

RN 2000 ZEPA and LIC code: ES4240023.

Name: Lagoons and Parameras of the Señorío de Molina.

Province: Guadalajara.

Extension: 6,154 ha.

Municipal Terms: Campillo de Dueñas, Embid, Molina de Aragón, Rueda de la Sierra, Tartanedo, Torrubia, Tortuela, La Yunta.

Characteristic habitats: temporary pond flora, cushioned creeping scrub (cambronal), thymes, calcareous alpine meadows, saline Mediterranean grasslands, endemic heaths with gorse, stands of holm oak (Quercus ilex), oak (Q. pyrenaica) and gall oak (Q. faginea ), juniper forests and juniper forests.

Outstanding values and most representative and unique species: important populations of steppe birds, highlighting the Dupont's lark (Chersophillus duponti), the bustard, the curlew, the little bustard and the sandgrouse. Wet areas that serve as wintering and passage areas for numerous waterfowl and also crane populations. The presence of the Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae) and the rare fern Marsilea strigosa are confirmed.

Other protection figures: close to this SCI and SPA is the Alto Tajo Natural Park, as well as the SCI and SPA of the Parameras de Maranchón, which are a continuity of this natural space.

Recommended time of visit and other recommendations: spring and summer. Laguna Honda in Campillo de Dueñas has a bird observatory.