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Malta Malta arboretum

Argotti Botanic Gardens

Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0

8% trees around it and 181 species recorded.

34Forestyas Score

Arboretum

  • trees within 3 km8%
  • wild within 10 km65%
  • species recorded181

The forest around

8% trees.

Read like the rings of a cut trunk: from the centre out, the land within 1, 3, 6 and 10 km, coloured by what covers it.

Trees 11%Grassland 2%Wetland 0%Water 29%Cropland 0%Built-up 57%Trees 8%Grassland 6%Water 22%Bare ground 2%Cropland 2%Built-up 60%Trees 7%Grassland 14%Water 33%Bare ground 1%Cropland 16%Built-up 30%Trees 3%Grassland 16%Water 55%Bare ground 1%Cropland 15%Built-up 11%8%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km11%
  • 1–3 km8%
  • 3–6 km7%
  • 6–10 km3%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees8%
  • Grassland6%
  • Wetland0%
  • Water22%
  • Bare ground2%
  • Cropland2%
  • Built-up60%

ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m, from Sentinel satellites), sampled every 120 m. A clearing, a road or a lake counts as what it is.

Who lives here

181 species recorded.

The plants, fungi, birds and mammals people have recorded here most often.

Oleander
OleanderNerium oleander21 recordsUnknown author · CC BY 2.5
Cape leadwort
Cape leadwortPlumbago auriculata20 recordsNo machine-readable author provided. Calvin Teo assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5
White henbane
White henbaneHyoscyamus albus18 recordsGiuseppe Frizzi · Public domain
Shrubby germander
Shrubby germanderTeucrium fruticans13 recordsDidier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wavyleaf sea lavender
Wavyleaf sea lavenderLimonium sinuatum11 recordsNeelix · Public domain
Limbarda crithmoides
Limbarda crithmoidesLimbarda crithmoides11 recordstato grasso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bermuda buttercup
Bermuda buttercupOxalis pes-caprae9 recordsM ath K night and Zachi Evenor אביר המתמטיקה וצחי אבנור · CC BY-SA 4.0
White leadtree
White leadtreeLeucaena leucocephala9 recordsAris riyanto · CC BY 3.0
Spreading pellitory
Spreading pellitoryParietaria judaica9 recordsFranco Folini · CC BY 2.5
White upright mignonette
White upright mignonetteReseda alba8 recordsHans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Olive tree
Olive treeOlea europaea8 recordsHans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Phytolacca dioica
Phytolacca dioicaPhytolacca dioica8 recordsGabriel Collares · CC BY 4.0

Open records within 2 km (GBIF, licensed for any use). Busy places are better recorded than remote ones.

In numbers

The forest, measured.

34out of 100

Our own rating, from open data only: tree cover (40 points), wildness (20), species recorded (30) and protection or heritage (10).

  • 8%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 65%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 181Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km

When to walk

Best for walking in May.

How good each month is for a walk: mild days and little rain make the bar taller.

  1. Jan15°14°74 mm
  2. Feb15°13°65 mm
  3. Mar15°14°51 mm
  4. Apr17°16°33 mm
  5. May20°18°17 mm
  6. Jun24°22°11 mm
  7. Jul27°25°4 mm
  8. Aug28°26°10 mm
  9. Sep26°24°63 mm
  10. Oct23°22°82 mm
  11. Nov20°19°95 mm
  12. Dec17°16°82 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Argotti Botanic Gardens.

Argotti Botanic Gardens is an arboretum in Malta.

Seen from space, 8% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 65% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

181 species have been recorded around it: 104 plants, 0 fungi, 76 birds and 1 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Oleander, Cape leadwort and White henbane.

The best time to walk is in May.

Malta - Floriana - Triq Vincenzo Bugeja - Argotti Botanic Gardens 15 ies
Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0

Get there and walk

  • Ċentru tal-Iskawts tar-Rinellacampsite · 2.4 km · 7 within 10 km
  • Bonheur Guest Houseplace to stay · 0.9 km · 264 within 10 km
  • Floriananearest town · 0.7 km in a straight line
  • Malta International Airport (MLA)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 5 km in a straight lineCar hire at MLA airport (Valletta)Discover Cars · sponsored link

Plan the visit

A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.

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From above

The forest and its surroundings.

The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the trails, notable trees, picnic sites and huts that OpenStreetMap shows.

Argotti Botanic Gardens seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Seen from above: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 6 × 6 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Around, in OpenStreetMap

  • 7marked trails within 5 kmTas-Silġ Walk A, Camino Maltés, Floriana Heritage Trail and 4 more
  • 3named and notable trees within 6 kmJMF TREE, Mousehole tree, Tree of heaven
  • 20picnic sites within 4 km
  • 24shelters and huts within 6 km
  • 20viewpoints within 5 kmViewing Point, Visitor terrace Malta International Airport, Kalkara and 17 more
  • 7visitor centres within 6 kmVisitMalta, Malta Tourism Authority, Malta Public Transport and 4 more
  • 377car parks within 3 km
  • 7campsites within 10 kmĊentru tal-Iskawts tar-Rinella, L-Iscouts taż-Żurrieq, Mosta Scout Campsite & Activity Centre and 4 more
  • 264places to stay within 10 kmBonheur Guest House, Alborada Aparthotel, Park Hotel and 261 more
  • 495restaurants and cafés within 3 km

Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.

In our other atlases

Around Argotti Botanic Gardens.

The mountains, lakes, rivers, waterfalls and canyons around this forest, the viewpoints above it, the birds and the night sky, in the family's atlases.

Peakyas12 mountains within 25 km
Ġebel San Pietru147 m · 6.0 kmĠebel Għawżara117 m · 9.7 kmIl-Qolla183 m · 11 kmTa' Dmejrek253 m · 11 kmNadur238 m · 12 kmTa' Baldu186 m · 12 kmIl-Ħotba ta' San Martin133 m · 12 kmMellieħa Ridge145 m · 15 km
Islandyasthe island
Malta246 km²
Coastya21 beaches within 10 km
Il-Kalanka tal-Patrijiet2.3 kmSliema beach2.6 kmBalluta Bay2.6 kmIl-Qaliet3.6 kmPeters Pool8.8 kmKalafrana8.9 kmL-Ilsna9.6 kmIx-Xtajta tal-Qawra10 km
Darkskyas1 dark-sky places within 30 km
Flarestar ObservatoryBortle 8 · 3.5 km
Viewyas2 viewpoints within 15 kmComing soon
Ta' Dmejrek253 m · 11 kmDingli Cliffs12 km
Birdyas6 birding sites within 25 km
West of Wied ix-Xaqqa to Wied Maqbyl Cliffs Important Bird Area108 species · 10 kmIl-Kullana to ta' Gifen Cliffs Important Bird Area135 species · 11 kmSimar Nature Reserve223 species · 12 kmFilfla u l-Gżejjer ta' Madwarha85 species · 14 kmRdum Tal-Madonna Important Bird Area222 species · 16 kmMalta–Gozo Channel Important Bird Area194 species · 20 km
Cavernyas6 caves within 20 km
Għar Dalam6.7 kmBlue Grotto8.9 kmGħar Ħasan9.7 kmGhar Lapsi10 kmGhar il-Kbir11 kmLatnija cave18 km

Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.

Photographs

The forest, as people saw it.

2025 Floriana Argotti Gardens 01
Zala · CC BY-SA 4.0
Argotti Botanic Gardens, Malta 2
John Cummings · CC BY-SA 4.0
Argotti Botanic Gardens, Malta 3
John Cummings · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other forests nearby.

Argotti Botanic Gardens

Malta

  • 34Forestyas Score
  • 8%Trees
  • 65%Wild
  • 181Species

Hundred Horse Chestnut

Italy · 214 km

  • 71Forestyas Score
  • 80%Trees
  • 93%Wild
  • 35Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q84435783) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species2,241 open records within 2 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only)
See these recordsgbif.org
Names and photosWikidata (CC0); GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
AltitudeCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
Temperature and rainNASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2)
What is around© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons
Sister atlasesPeakyas, Islandyas, Coastya, Darkskyas, Viewyas, Birdyas, Cavernyas

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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