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The forest atlas

Walk into the world's forests.

Every forest, arboretum and great tree with its rings of land cover from space, what grows and lives there, and the best months to walk it.

The densest forestsTypes of forestMap

7,024places known
931full guides
151countries
24,243species named

Places among trees

Choose your forest.

Forests, national and protected forests, arboretums and the great trees people travel to see.

ForestsWoods, rainforests, taiga and groves553 placesNational forestsThe great public forests of the United States119 placesProtected forestsForests under legal protection44 placesArboretumsLiving collections of trees234 placesNotable treesThe oldest, tallest and most loved trees103 places

Or choose by what you will find

Measured for every guide: dense canopy, wild land, mangroves, mountain forests, rich in fungi, birds or mammals, World Heritage.

Dense forests85% trees or more within 3 km214 placesWild forestsNo towns or farmland within 10 km259 placesMangrovesForests where the sea comes in7 placesMountain forests1,000 metres or higher172 placesForests for fungiForty fungi species or more recorded266 placesForests for birds120 bird species or more recorded407 placesForests for wildlifeFifteen mammal species or more recorded216 placesWorld Heritage forestsListed by UNESCO51 places

Tree cover

The densest forests.

The share of land covered by trees within 3 km, measured on the European Space Agency's 10-metre map of the world.

1El Yunque National ForestUnited States · national forest100% trees2Kaeng Krachan Forest ComplexThailand · forest100% trees3Waipoua ForestNew Zealand · forest100% trees4Batu Apoi Forest ReserveBrunei · forest100% trees5Iwokrama ForestGuyana · forest100% trees6Central Suriname Nature ReserveSuriname · forest100% trees7Ituri rainforestDR Congo · forest100% trees8Trairão National ForestBrazil · forest100% trees9Chimalapas montane forestsMexico · forest100% trees10National Forest TapajósBrazil · forest100% trees

All the densest forests

This month

The best forests to walk in January

Forests where this is one of the best months to walk: mild days and little rain.

99%trees92forestYanbaruJapanJapan601 species recorded · Best month100%trees92national forestEl Yunque National ForestUnited StatesUnited States1,143 species recorded · Best month96%trees89arboretumLancetilla Botanical GardenHondurasHonduras602 species recorded · Best month99%trees88forestXitou Nature Education AreaTaiwanTaiwan859 species recorded · Best month99%trees87forestBudongo ForestUgandaUganda783 species recorded · Best month86%trees87arboretumBelize Botanic GardensBelizeBelize397 species recorded · Best month93%trees87national forestGola National ForestLiberiaLiberia262 species recorded · Best month72%trees87arboretumLas Cruces biological station and Wilson botanical gardenCosta RicaCosta Rica1,404 species recorded · Best month

All the best forests for January

Best rated

Forests worth the trip.

88%trees94forestSkuleskogen National ParkSwedenSweden837 species recorded · Jul97%trees92forestRainforests of the AtsinananaMadagascarMadagascar617 species recorded · Jun–Sep99%trees92forestYanbaruJapanJapan601 species recorded · Jan–Feb86%trees92forestLaurisilva of MadeiraPortugalPortugal537 species recorded · May, Dec100%trees92national forestEl Yunque National ForestUnited StatesUnited States1,143 species recorded · Dec–Mar100%trees90forestKaeng Krachan Forest ComplexThailandThailand393 species recorded · Dec99%trees90forestAokigaharaJapanJapan371 species recorded · May

By country

Where the forests are.

United States145Germany83United Kingdom59France44Denmark22Poland19Russia19Sweden19Belgium18Brazil17Spain16Portugal15Israel14Japan14Norway13Australia12India11Taiwan11Iran10Italy10Canada9Ukraine8Austria7Lithuania7All countries

Where the numbers come from

Measured, not guessed.

Every forest on Forestyas is measured on open data: the European Space Agency's land-cover map at 10 metres for the rings, open species records for who lives there, and NASA for the weather.

All the sources and licences

  • ESA WorldCoverland cover at 10 m: the rings
  • GBIFplants, fungi, birds, mammals
  • Wikidata · Commonsnames in 7 languages, photos
  • NASA POWERtemperature and rain, month by month
  • OpenStreetMaptrails, notable trees, picnic sites, huts

The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit
forestsForestyasEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.You are here