Annex: Protected natural areas of Cantabria

Map of existing natural and national parks in Cantabria:
1. Picos de Europa National Park (only the part that affects the region).
2. Natural Park Collados del Asón.
3. Natural Park of the Dunes of Liencres.
4. Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park.
5. Oyambre natural park.
6. Saja-Besaya Natural Park.
7. Parque natural de las Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel.

The protected natural areas of Cantabria, based on the assets and values to be protected and the objectives of their declaration, are classified by Law of Cantabria 4/2006, of May 19, of Nature Conservation, with the legal categories of national park (1), natural park (6), natural reserve (0), natural monument (1), protected landscape (0), areas of the European ecological network Natura 2000, which include special protection zones for birds (ZEPAs) and special conservation zones (ZECs), or natural areas of special interest (4). There are other protection figures, created by other entities.

Biosphere Reserves

• Picos de Europa National Park

National Parks

• Picos de Europa National Park

Natural parks

• Natural Park Collados del Asón
• Natural Park of the Dunes of Liencres
• Macizo de Peña Cabarga Natural Park
• Natural Park of Oyambre
• Saja-Besaya Natural Park
• Parque natural de las Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel

Natural monuments

• Secuoyas del Monte Cabezón

Special protection areas for birds (ZEPAs)

• ZEPA Liébana
• ZEPA Sierra del Cordel and Nansa and Saja headers
• ZEPA Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel y Ría de Ajo
• Ebro Embalse ZEPA
• ZEPA Defiladero de la Hermida
• ZEPA Sierra de Peña Sagra
• ZEPA Sierra de Híjar
• ZEPA Hoces del Ebro

Special Conservation Areas (ZECs)

• Central Coast and Ría de Ajo
• Cave of Val de San Vicente
• Cave of Santillana del Mar and Alfoz de Lloredo
• Dunes of the Puntal and Estuary of the Miera
• Dunes of Liencres and Estuary of the Pass
• Liébana
• Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel
• Eastern Mountain
• Western Rías and Duna de Oyambre
• Río Agüera
• Asón River
• Río Camesa
• Rio Deva
• Rio y Embalse del Ebro
• Rio Miera
• Nansa River
• Rio
• Rio Saja
• High valleys of Nansa and Saja and Alto Campoo
• Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga
• Mountain range Luena.

Natural areas of special interest

• Caves of the Pendo-Peñajorao.
• The Viesca.
• Shipyard mosses.
• Pozo Tremeo.

Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar)

• Marismas de Santoña