The Gutturu Mannu State-owned Forest is located in the southern part of the province of Cagliari.
The entire forest is included in the proposed Sulcis Natural Park under Regional Law 31/89 as it is the 'Extensive western area of the Sardinian deer. Paleozoic granite massifs with a tormented morphology with valleys alternating with plateaus. Peaks rising above a thousand meters.
Very rich in holm oak woods with frequent yews and hollies in the most remote ravines; cork oaks, strawberry trees, arborescent mock privets and lentisks. Mediterranean scrub with heather and arborescent strawberry trees. Important from a faunal point of view for the seasonal migrations of the Sardinian deer and wild boar. Also present are the fox, the Sardinian wild cat, the marten, the woodcock, the 1 stock dove and red woodpeckers. Doubtful presence of the fallow deer. Mining settlements (Pantaleo) and archaeological sites and ancient agricultural culture settlements.
Furthermore, it falls within the Site of Community Importance (SIC) I.T.B. 001105 – ‘Monte Arcosu Forest’ for approximately 70% of its surface area and for a large part of its surface within the ‘Gutturu Mannu - Monte Arcosu’ Permanent Wildlife Protection Oasis as per decrees No. 102 of 20.07.78 and No. 1240 of 15.11.88.
