Gutturu Mannu

This area extends into the territories of Assemini, Pula, Santadi, Sarroch, Siliqua, Uta and Villa San Pietro in the Special Protection Zone ITB044009 and in the Site of Community Interest ITB001106 (Mount Arcosu Forest).
The Regional Nature Park of Gutturu Mannu is an area of great natural interest and includes the homonymous State-owned forest situated in the southern part of the province of Cagliari. 
The entire forest was included in the Sulcis Natural Park under regional law n. 31/89 considering extensive western territory of the Sardinian deer. Granite massifs of the Paleozoic with deformed morphology and an alternating sequence of valleys and plateaus.  Peaks over a thousand metres high. Abundance of holm oak woods with yews and hollies in the most isolated ravines; cork trees, strawberry trees, phillyrea arborescent and mastic. Mediterranean maquis with heather, arborescent strawberry tree.
With the approval of Regional Law n. 20 of 2014. 
The park covers the territories of the municipalities of Assemini, Pula, Santadi, Sarroch, Siliqua, Uta, Villa San Pietro, Domus de Maria, Capoterra and Teulada.
No less important from a faunistic point of view are the seasonal migrations of the Sardinian deer and wild boar. Also present are the fox, the Sardinian wild cat, the marten, the woodcock, the woodpigeon and red woodpeckers. Mining settlements (Pantaleo), archaeological settlements and settlements of ancient peasant culture. 
In addition, the S.I.C. area. I.T.B. 001105 -'Monte Arcosu Forest' covers approximately 70% of its area and most of the permanent wildlife reserve 'Gutturu Mannu - Monte Arcosu' in accordance with decrees n°102 of 20.07.78 and n°1240 of 15.11.88.