Pilancones

Pilancones Natural Park is located in San Bartolomé de Tirajana municipality on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.

It adjoins Roque Nublo country park to the north, and Fataga protected area to the east.

The park plays an important role in soil protection and the replenishment of an aquifer, along which there are several ravines running southward which are of geomorphological interest and landscape value.

The park takes its name from natural pools, formerly known locally as pilancones, which remain after the runoff of water.

It has also been declared an ecologically sensitive area[5] and a zone of special protection for birds under an EU directive.