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Northern Arboretum

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72% trees around it and 649 species recorded.

77Forestyas Score

ArboretumFungiBirdsWildlife

  • trees within 3 km72%
  • wild within 10 km83%
  • species recorded649

The forest around

72% 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 61%Grassland 11%Water 6%Cropland 21%Built-up 1%Trees 74%Grassland 9%Wetland 0%Water 3%Bare ground 2%Cropland 7%Built-up 6%Trees 70%Grassland 9%Water 2%Bare ground 0%Cropland 11%Built-up 8%Trees 68%Grassland 10%Wetland 0%Water 5%Bare ground 0%Cropland 11%Built-up 6%72%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km61%
  • 1–3 km74%
  • 3–6 km70%
  • 6–10 km68%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees74%
  • Grassland9%
  • Wetland0%
  • Water3%
  • Bare ground2%
  • Cropland7%
  • Built-up6%

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

649 species recorded.

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

True lover's knot
True lover's knotParis quadrifolia35 recordsGeorge Chernilevsky · Public domain
Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera32 recordsGuptaele · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jewelweed
JewelweedImpatiens noli-tangere31 recordsTúrelio · CC BY-SA 2.5
Wild strawberry
Wild strawberryFragaria vesca27 recordsJörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Hepatica
HepaticaHepatica nobilis25 recordsUnknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
Alpine Pennycress
Alpine PennycressNoccaea caerulescens24 recordsKonrad Lackerbeck · CC BY-SA 2.5
Mezereon
MezereonDaphne mezereum24 recordsIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Lily-of-the-valley
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis24 recordsIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Melancholy Thistle
Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum22 recordsMPF · CC BY-SA 4.0
Northern moonwort
Northern moonwortBotrychium boreale20 recordsКопылов-Гуськов Ю. О. · CC BY 4.0
Coltsfoot
ColtsfootTussilago farfara20 recordsAndreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5
Shuttlecock fern
Shuttlecock fernMatteuccia struthiopteris19 recordsBorealis55 · CC0

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

In numbers

The forest, measured.

77out of 100

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

  • 72%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 83%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 649Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km

When to walk

Best for walking in July.

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

  1. Jan-5°-10°60 mm
  2. Feb-5°-11°46 mm
  3. Mar-2°-8°43 mm
  4. Apr5°-2°46 mm
  5. May11°3°61 mm
  6. Jun16°8°63 mm
  7. Jul19°12°92 mm
  8. Aug18°11°101 mm
  9. Sep13°6°86 mm
  10. Oct5°1°78 mm
  11. Nov0°-4°69 mm
  12. Dec-3°-8°71 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Northern Arboretum.

Arboretum in Swedish city of Umeå

Northern Arboretum is an arboretum in Sweden.

Seen from space, 72% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 83% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

649 species have been recorded around it: 292 plants, 149 fungi, 193 birds and 15 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: True lover's knot, Himalayan Balsam and Jewelweed.

The best time to walk is in July.

Umeå Arboretum Norr
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Get there and walk

  • Official informationAccess, hours and rules from those who manage the place.Official site
  • Umeå Camping - Bella Vistacampsite · 11 km · 2 within 10 km
  • Bädda Bra, Bed & Breakfastplace to stay · 4.8 km · 23 within 10 km
  • Röbäcknearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
  • Umeå Airport (UME)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 10 km in a straight lineCar hire in UmeaDiscover 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.

Northern Arboretum 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

  • 4marked trails within 5 kmHässningberget vandringsled, Tavelsjöleden, Brännland runt and 1 more
  • 2named and notable trees within 6 kmRysstallen, Umeås äldsta björk
  • 25picnic sites within 4 km
  • 48shelters and huts within 6 kmÖrstugan, Notvarpsstugan, Jägarstugan and 45 more
  • 9viewpoints within 5 kmKlabbölebänken, Norrfors Laxtrappa and 7 more
  • 1visitor centres within 6 km
  • 51car parks within 3 km
  • 2campsites within 10 kmUmeå Camping - Bella Vista
  • 23places to stay within 10 kmBädda Bra, Bed & Breakfast, Logi Väst, Hotell Teg and 20 more
  • 4restaurants 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 Northern Arboretum.

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.

Coastya1 beaches within 10 km
Stöcksjö Strand8.2 km
Lakeyas11 lakes within 15 km
Piparbölesjön0.9 km² · 6.9 kmBjännsjön2.8 km² · 7.8 kmStöcksjön1.7 km² · 9.1 kmHissjön0.5 km² · 10 kmKassjön0.2 km² · 11 kmNydalasjön1.4 km² · 12 kmSmörsjön0.5 km² · 13 kmGrössjön0.3 km² · 13 km
Birdyas1 birding sites within 25 km
Umeälv delta305 species · 15 km
Cascadyas1 waterfalls within 15 km
Norrforsen6.2 km
Riveryasthe river nearby
Ume älv467 km · 450 m³/sFällforsån

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

Photographs

The forest, as people saw it.

Hängmatta vid Arboretum Norr
Mickeno · CC BY-SA 4.0

Other forests nearby.

Northern Arboretum

Sweden

  • 77Forestyas Score
  • 72%Trees
  • 83%Wild
  • 649Species

Döbelns park

Sweden · 8 km

  • 65Forestyas Score
  • 38%Trees
  • 82%Wild
  • 2,277Species

See the guide

Skuleskogen National Park

Sweden · 115 km

  • 94Forestyas Score
  • 88%Trees
  • 98%Wild
  • 837Species

See the guide

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens

Finland · 290 km

  • 77Forestyas Score
  • 65%Trees
  • 90%Wild
  • 684Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q5702508) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species46,134 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 atlasesCoastya, Lakeyas, Birdyas, Cascadyas, Riveryas

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