Ponga Natural Park Nature · Ponga, Oriente, Asturias Ponga Natural Park protects 20,533 hectares in the central area of the Cantabrian Mountains, spread over almost the entire Asturian municipality of Ponga, between the Picos de Europa National Park and the Redes Natural Park; it was declared by Law 4/2003. Beech and oak woods predominate -including the forest of the Peloño partial nature reserve, of around 15 km²- and there are also birch, ash, alder and chestnut woods in Taranes, Beleños and Abiegos. Its fauna includes the brown bear, present sporadically, red deer, roe deer and Cantabrian chamois, otter and desman in the rivers, and birds such as the golden eagle, griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, Cantabrian capercaillie and grey partridge. Unesco added it to the world network of biosphere reserves in 2018. Photo: Sitomon (Public domain) What to see and do in Ponga
