Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape

39°10′30″N 9°03′00″W / 39.17500°N 9.05000°W / 39.17500; -9.05000Area48.97 km² (18.91 sq mi)^[1]Established1999Governing bodyICNF

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in the Montejunto-Estrela mountain range, spanning the municipalities of Alenquer and Cadaval in Lisbon District, Portugal. It is the highest natural viewpoint of Estremadura, rising to 666 metres (2,185 ft) of altitude.^[2] The area is part of the Estremenho Limestone Massif. Geologically is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) wide, and is rich in caves, sewage ponds and prehistoric fossils.

Fauna and flora

Serra de Montejunto Protected Landscape is particularly noted for its colony of Miniopterus schreibersi, with a cave in Cadaval being classified as an Important National Bat Roost, with several thousand roosting during the winter months.^[3] Flora found in the area include Arabis sadina, Coincya cintrana, Juncus valvatus, Narcissus calcicola and Silene longicilia.^[4]

References

^ "Serra De Montejunto | DOPA Explorer". dopa-explorer.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
^ "Serra de Montejunto" (in Portuguese). guiadacidade.pt. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "EMERGENCE, RETURN AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF MINIOPTERUS SCHREIBERSII AND RHINOLOPHUS SPP. AT CADAVAL BAT ROOST (PORTUGAL)". 14th European Bat Research Symposium. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ Espírito-Santo, Maria; Moreira, Ilídio; Rodríguez-González, Patricia (2005). "Vegetation and Landscape of Serra de Montejunto". Quercetea. 7. 81-92. Retrieved 8 April 2019.