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The aim of the reserve, created on 1 January 1982, is "the protection and conservation of arid and semi-arid grassland with their sub-Mediterranean plant communities and diverse insect fauna" and the conservation of geological features. To this end, the hill is occasionally grazed by
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are visible in the terrain. After the woods had been cleared, the hill ridge was used for centuries as grazing land. Later parts of the area were reforested with
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Just before the hill drops away towards
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