Guardians Worldwide is the proud owner of Floresta de Portelas, a 3 acre Montado forest located in Beira Baixa, in Central Portugal.

 

Floresta Portelas lies a few miles south of Serra Gardunha and Serra Malcata, which mark the ecological boundary between Northern and Southern Portugal, in a land corridor characterized by mild micro-climate and the abundance of surface water. Our aim is to steward the land for research, action and community work around reforestation and land regeneration.

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The land has an elevation of 576 meters. It is part of the granite ridge of Monsanto, near the Spanish and Portuguese border. 

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 The land is dominated by four different species of native oak: namely, cork oak (quercus suber), holly oak (quercus ilex), holm oak (quercus rotundifolia) and common oak (quercus robur). There are numerous smaller species on site like strawberry trees (arbutus unedo), native shrubs, as well as a variety of aromatic and medicinal plants.

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