Tapada Nacional de Mafra

It has 819 hectares, fully protected by a historical 21 km long wall, and its space is almost fully occupied by green cover, shared by populations of wild animals. In addition to this, there is a large variety of flora within the Tapada’s borders.

The flora of the Tapada de Mafra, which has changed over the years, includes species such as cork, stone pine and different varieties of oak, together with many types of bushes. At least three of them have been classified as Trees of Public Interest: a horse chestnut; a Judas tree that it approximately 120 years old; and a cork that is around 300 years old.

With regard to fauna, birds are one of the most representative groups of the Tapada Nacional de Mafra. We can find examples of Bonelli’s eagle, black vulture, the northern goshawk, honey buzzard, as well as smaller-sized species. In the areas next to the streams, we find salamanders, frogs, turtles and several species of snake. With regard to mammals, there are fallow deer, deer, wild boar, badgers and foxes.

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