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Ekeby oak tree

Holger.Ellgaard · CC BY-SA 3.0

37% trees around it and 1,050 species recorded.

60Forestyas Score

Notable treeFungiBirds

  • trees within 3 km37%
  • wild within 10 km83%
  • species recorded1,050

The forest around

37% 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 63%Grassland 13%Wetland 0%Water 0%Cropland 10%Built-up 13%Trees 34%Grassland 9%Wetland 1%Water 46%Cropland 3%Built-up 7%Trees 42%Grassland 14%Wetland 0%Water 27%Bare ground 0%Cropland 7%Built-up 10%Trees 55%Grassland 11%Wetland 0%Water 15%Cropland 7%Built-up 10%37%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km63%
  • 1–3 km34%
  • 3–6 km42%
  • 6–10 km55%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees34%
  • Grassland9%
  • Wetland1%
  • Water46%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Cropland3%
  • Built-up7%

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

1,050 species recorded.

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

European Beech
European BeechFagus sylvatica69 recordsMalene Thyssen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Hepatica
HepaticaHepatica nobilis43 recordsUnknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pedunculate Oak
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur41 recordsAlgirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia · Public domain
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica25 recordsW.carter · CC0
Giant Hogweed
Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum21 recordsanastasiiamerkulova · CC BY 4.0
Field pepperweed
Field pepperweedLepidium campestre21 recordsFornax · CC BY-SA 3.0
Western waterweed
Western waterweedElodea nuttallii20 recordsChristian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Small yellow balsam
Small yellow balsamImpatiens parviflora18 recordsAndré Karwath aka Aka · CC BY-SA 2.5
AshNT
AshFraxinus excelsior18 recordsWillow · CC BY 2.5
Blitum bonus-henricus
Blitum bonus-henricusBlitum bonus-henricus18 recordsOrjen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pipsissewa
PipsissewaChimaphila umbellata17 recordsChristian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Small Nettle
Small NettleUrtica urens17 recordsH. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0

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

In numbers

The forest, measured.

60out of 100

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

  • 37%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 83%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 1,050Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km

When to walk

Best for walking in June.

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

  1. Jan-1°-5°46 mm
  2. Feb0°-5°40 mm
  3. Mar3°-3°39 mm
  4. Apr9°1°37 mm
  5. May15°6°50 mm
  6. Jun19°11°78 mm
  7. Jul23°14°70 mm
  8. Aug22°13°72 mm
  9. Sep16°9°55 mm
  10. Oct10°4°63 mm
  11. Nov4°1°61 mm
  12. Dec1°-3°54 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Ekeby oak tree.

Remarkable tree in Sweden

Ekeby oak tree is a notable tree in Sweden.

Seen from space, 37% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 83% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

1,050 species have been recorded around it: 693 plants, 164 fungi, 188 birds and 5 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: European Beech, Hepatica and Pedunculate Oak.

The best time to walk is in June.

Ekebyhovseken maj 2012
Holger.Ellgaard · CC BY-SA 3.0

Get there and walk

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.

Ekeby oak tree 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

  • 22marked trails within 5 kmJungfrusundsåsen 2,8km elljusspår, Jungfrusundsåsen 2,2km elljusspår, Jungfrusundsåsen 4km motionsspår and 19 more
  • 3named and notable trees within 6 kmEkebyhovseken, Gällstaöeken, Mammutträd
  • 17picnic sites within 4 km
  • 17shelters and huts within 6 kmTvå Tallar, Gömmaen Väst, Gömmaen Öst and 14 more
  • 14viewpoints within 5 kmHatten, Sätraberget (nedre), Norra Nårbytoppens utsiktsplats and 11 more
  • 75car parks within 3 km
  • 4campsites within 10 kmBredäng Camping Stockholm, Stockholm SweCamp Flottsbro, Ängby camping and 1 more
  • 52places to stay within 10 kmSlagsta Motell & Wärdshus, Scandic Skärholmen, Övernattningsrum Stora Stenen and 49 more
  • 17restaurants and cafés within 3 km
  • visitor centres within 6 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 Ekeby oak tree.

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.

Peakyas23 mountains within 25 km
Vikingaberget3.2 kmPålsundsberget13 kmHökarängstoppen102 m · 14 kmMariaberget14 kmObservatorielunden15 kmMeditationslunden16 kmHammarbytoppen17 kmTornberget19 km
Lakeyas14 lakes within 15 km
Aspen1.4 km² · 5.0 kmBornsjön6.3 km² · 6.6 kmTullingesjön1.6 km² · 6.8 kmLångsjön0.3 km² · 8.4 kmTullan0.7 km² · 10 kmSegersjön2.4 km² · 13 kmMalmsjön0.8 km² · 13 kmGetaren0.7 km² · 14 km
Darkskyas4 dark-sky places within 30 km
Stockholm ObservatoryBortle 9 · 15 kmCosmonovaBortle 9 · 16 kmKvistaberg ObservatoryBortle 6 · 28 kmSaltsjöbaden ObservatoryBortle 6 · 28 km
Viewyas1 viewpoints within 15 kmComing soon
Groggtornet7.4 km
Cavernyas1 caves within 20 km
Skarpnäcksgrottan19 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.

Ekebyhov-Ek1
Annelie123456 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ekebyhovseken dec 2011a
Holger.Ellgaard · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ekebyhovs slott 2016, 2
Lokal_Profil · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other forests nearby.

Ekeby oak tree

Sweden

  • 60Forestyas Score
  • 37%Trees
  • 83%Wild
  • 1,050Species

Bergian botanic garden

Sweden · 16 km

  • 67Forestyas Score
  • 49%Trees
  • 75%Wild
  • 1,858Species

See the guide

Haga park

Sweden · 15 km

  • 65Forestyas Score
  • 44%Trees
  • 74%Wild
  • 2,327Species

See the guide

Bellevue park

Sweden · 15 km

  • 62Forestyas Score
  • 36%Trees
  • 75%Wild
  • 2,326Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q10480555) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species46,723 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, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Viewyas, 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