- Title Caso y Sobrescobio Central Asturias
- Extension Extension: 376 km 2
- Open to the public Open to the public: All year round
- Maximum elevation Maximum elevation: 2,002 m. at La Rapaína.
Declared a Natural Park in 1996 and recognised by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve in 2001, the Redes Park occupies the central-eastern part of the Principality of Asturias.
Its environmental richness is manifested in a multiplicity of landscapes and contrasts. There are even formations of glacial origin, such as moraines or cirques, karst forms in caves and extensive fields of pasture and woodland. Redes has a wooded area that occupies 40% of its territory.
Highlights include peaks such as Retriñón, Peña'l Vientu, Cantu l'Osu, Tiatordos and Rapainal, the highest point in the park at 2,002 metres. The action of the rivers has given rise to the appearance of open valleys that form large meadows at their bottoms or to the impressive limestone rock gorges, such as the Alba river or the Arrudos river, main destinations for families who love hiking. One of the most impressive places in the park is in its upper area: easily accessible from the village of Bezanes and isolated by the mountainous buttresses, at 1,215 m. is the Brañagallones valley.
The Redes Park is home to all the characteristic species of the north of the peninsula, the brown bear, the capercaillie and the wolf, as well as the largest populations of chamois and deer in Asturias. The beech forest is the dominant plant formation in the Redes mountains, although they are home to important patches of sessile oak.
In the Redes Natural Park, dogs must be under the effective control of their owner (preferably on a leash), except for herd guarding dogs, hunting dogs and guide dogs.
ACTIVITIES NOT ALLOWED
- Causing a nuisance to wildlife or damaging flora.
- Free camping, caravans or other mobile shelters (except bivouacking in ZUG, ZUA and ZAM).
- Water activities such as canyoning and rafting, white water rafting, etc. As well as recreational uses and bathing in lakes and reservoirs.
- Sporting activities with motor vehicles.
- Aerial sporting activities in gliding, parachuting, paragliding and the like.
Plant life
Beech woods are the dominant plant formation in the hills of Redes, although these are also home to numerous sessile oak woods. Broken up by areas of grassland and scrub, its forests are the most outstanding of those found in the upper reaches of the River Nalón. The nutritious fruit of the beech, the beechnut, constitutes part of the diet of the prized wildlife in Redes Park.
The territory is also scattered with ash, yew, birch and holly. In the high mountains, common juniper thickets abound, with bearberry on the limestone crags and heather and bilberry in areas of siliceous subsoil.
Wildlife
All the characteristic species of the north of the peninsula can be found in Redes Park. The brown bear, which prowls the surroundings of Peloño. The wolf abounds throughout Redes Park, with stable breeding areas. The largest populations of chamois in the region can also be found here, as well as deer which have adapted perfectly to reintroduction. The lavish capercaillie, Egyptian vultures, golden eagles and countless other birds, as well as reptiles and amphibians, benefit from the state of conservation of the park.
Redes Nature Park is located in the eastern central mountains and encompasses the boroughs of Caso and Sobrescobio.
Redes-Caso
Nature Park
Reception and
Interpretation Centre
Práu la Feria
33990 Campo de Caso
Phone 985 608 022
Sobrescobio
Carretera General
33993 Rioseco
Phone 985 609 099 / 985 609 005
(summer only)
Website www.parquenaturalderedes.es