Redes Natural Park

Declared a Natural Park in 1996, and recognised by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve in 2001, the Redes Park occupies the central-eastern area of the Principality of Asturias.
Its environmental wealth is manifested in a multitude of landscapes and contrasts. You can even see formations of glacial origin, such as moraines or cirques, karstic forms in caves, and extensive fields of pasture and woodland. Redes has a wooded area that occupies 40% of the territory.

Peaks such as Retriñón, Peña'l Vientu, Cantu l'Osu, Tiatordos and Rapainal, the highest point in the park at 2,002 m, stand out. 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 meadow.

In the Redes Park you can find all the characteristic species of the north of the peninsula, the brown bear, the capercaillie and the wolf; and you can also find 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 PERMITTED

1. Causing a nuisance to wildlife or damaging flora.
2. Free camping, caravans or other mobile shelters (except bivouacking in ZUG, ZUA and ZAM).
3. Water activities such as canyoning, white water rafting, white water rafting, etc. As well as recreational uses and bathing in lakes and reservoirs.
4. Sporting activities with motor vehicles.
5. Aerial sports activities such as gliding, parachuting, paragliding and similar.

CODE OF GOOD PRACTICE

Plant life

The beech forest is the dominant plant formation in the Redes mountains, although they are home to important patches of sessile oak. Its forests, fragmented by areas of pasture and scrubland, are the most outstanding in the upper basins of the river Nalón. The beechnut, the nutritious fruit of the beech trees, forms part of the diet of the precious fauna of the Redes Park.

Ash, yew, birch and holly trees are dotted all over the territory. In the high mountains there are thickets of creeping juniper, with bearberry on the limestone rocks and heather and bilberry on the siliceous substrates.

Wildlife

The Redes Park is home to all the characteristic species of the north of the peninsula. The brown bear, which prowls from Peloño. The wolf is abundant throughout Redes, with stable breeding areas. We also find the largest populations of chamois in the region and reintroduced and perfectly adapted deer. The magnificent capercaillie, Egyptian vultures, golden eagles and an endless number of birds, reptiles and amphibians benefit from the conservation status of the park.