Carballeira de Trasfontao
Nearest city:
Pontevedra
Trasfontao,
Silleda Pontevedra
Spain
Nearby Pazo de Trasfontao, there is an oak grove with centennial specimens.
This type of vegetation mass gives shelter to Europe’s largest beetle species: the stage beetle. Its name in Galician, escornabois, a composite of escornar (to gore) and bois (oxen), comes from the shape of its horn-like mandibles.
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Parking
Yes, free of charge
Landscape interest of the surroundings
Moderate
Description of the environment
Rural
State of conservation
Good