We report the results of a post-fire regeneration study concerning an adult Aleppo pine forest,destroyed by fire during summer 2007. The area was subsequently hit by a violent downpour that caused flooding, leading to soil erosion and depletion of the post-fire soil seed bank. Post-fire regeneration of pine in promptly cleared areas was compared with areas where the clearance of the burnt plants was carried out after about eighteen months, in compliance both with regulations governing protected areas according to Italian Law no. 394 of 6 December 1991 and with the area being designated a Site of Community Importance (SCI), in accordance with the European Commission Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC. The surveys in question covered a period of about four years.