Tosca Forest

In the midst of the best example of volcanism in the Iberian Peninsula, the Tosca forest is a mosaic of crops and brushwoods, a harmonious landscape that has inspired part of the work of the Olot pictorial school, an artistic reference in Catalan landscaping. An ancient forest and stone, thrown out of the bowels of the earth, give this space its name, a paradigm of the balance between conservation and development.

ALL THE SPACES IN THE NETWORK

Wildlife

Slow worm

(Anguis fragilis)
The slow worm, also called the glass snake because of the fragility of its tail, seeks out moist spaces, which are very abundant in the Tosca forest. Despite its snake-like appearance, it is closely related to lizards.

Rabbit

(Oryctolagus cuniculus)
Species included in the natural park wildlife monitoring programme due to the drastic reduction in the population due to haemorrhagic viral disease. The rabbit is essential in the diet of many predators.

Flora and vegetation

Oak groves

(Quercus robur)
The Garrotxa combines Mediterranean and Central European plant landscapes. Oak groves, in this case the common oak, is the forest that best represents this transition.