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Portugal Portugal notable tree

Whistler cork oak

UNAC - Union of the Mediterranean Forest / União da Floresta Mediterrânica · CC BY-SA 4.0

21% trees around it and 94 species recorded.

  • trees within 3 km21%
  • wild within 10 km84%
  • species recorded94

The forest around

21% 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 14%Shrubland 6%Grassland 60%Bare ground 0%Cropland 10%Built-up 10%Trees 22%Shrubland 2%Grassland 52%Wetland 0%Water 1%Cropland 19%Built-up 4%Trees 33%Shrubland 2%Grassland 46%Wetland 0%Water 3%Bare ground 0%Cropland 13%Built-up 2%Trees 32%Shrubland 2%Grassland 43%Wetland 1%Water 8%Cropland 13%Built-up 2%21%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km14%
  • 1–3 km22%
  • 3–6 km33%
  • 6–10 km32%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees22%
  • Shrubland2%
  • Grassland52%
  • Wetland0%
  • Water1%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Cropland19%
  • Built-up4%

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

94 species recorded.

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

Cork Oak
Cork OakQuercus suber64 recordsJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0
Rice
RiceOryza sativa44 recordsLeo Michels · Public domain
Quercus rotundifolia
Quercus rotundifoliaQuercus rotundifolia35 recordsPor los caminos de Málaga · CC BY 2.0
Stone Pine
Stone PinePinus pinea21 recordsLivioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wild Grape
Wild GrapeVitis vinifera14 recordsFranz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public domain
Yellow lupin
Yellow lupinLupinus luteus5 recordsPatrice78500 · Public domain
Hybrid Black Poplar
Hybrid Black PoplarPopulus × canadensis4 recordsRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0
Angled pea
Angled peaLathyrus angulatus3 recordsHans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Large gray willow
Large gray willowSalix atrocinerea3 recordsBCB · CC BY-SA 3.0
Salicornia alpini
Salicornia alpiniSalicornia alpini3 recordsKrzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bulrush
BulrushBolboschoenus maritimus2 recordsChristian Fischer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Simethis mattiazzii
Simethis mattiazziiSimethis mattiazzii2 recordsXemenendura · CC BY-SA 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.

43out of 100

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

  • 21%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 84%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 94Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km

When to walk

Best for walking from March to April and in November.

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

  1. Jan15°6°60 mm
  2. Feb16°6°51 mm
  3. Mar18°8°60 mm
  4. Apr20°10°54 mm
  5. May24°12°34 mm
  6. Jun28°15°13 mm
  7. Jul30°16°3 mm
  8. Aug31°16°5 mm
  9. Sep28°16°28 mm
  10. Oct23°14°78 mm
  11. Nov18°9°86 mm
  12. Dec15°7°61 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Whistler cork oak.

Whistling cork oak in Águas de Moura, Portugal

Whistler cork oak is a notable tree in Portugal.

Seen from space, 21% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 84% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

94 species have been recorded around it: 25 plants, 18 fungi, 49 birds and 2 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Cork Oak, Rice and Quercus rotundifolia.

The best time to walk is from March to April and in November.

2018 Whistler cork oak tree PT
UNAC - Union of the Mediterranean Forest / União da Floresta Mediterrânica · CC BY-SA 4.0

Get there and walk

  • Parque de Campismo da Gâmbiacampsite · 8.0 km · 3 within 10 km
  • Casa Zanzibarplace to stay · 6.0 km · 2 within 10 km
  • Palmelanearest town · 18 km in a straight line
  • Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 44 km in a straight lineCar hire at LIS airport (Lisbon)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.

Whistler cork oak 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

  • 1marked trails within 5 kmJardim de Vinhas
  • 2named and notable trees within 6 kmAssobiador
  • 2shelters and huts within 6 km
  • 6car parks within 3 km
  • 3campsites within 10 kmParque de Campismo da Gâmbia
  • 2places to stay within 10 kmCasa Zanzibar, Montado Hotel & Golf Resort
  • 9restaurants and cafés within 3 km
  • picnic sites within 4 km
  • viewpoints within 5 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.

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

Other forests nearby.

Whistler cork oak

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  • 43Forestyas Score
  • 21%Trees
  • 84%Wild
  • 94Species

Monsanto Forest Park

Portugal · 46 km

  • 52Forestyas Score
  • 40%Trees
  • 57%Wild
  • 1,370Species

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Oliveira do Mouchão

Portugal · 112 km

  • 62Forestyas Score
  • 48%Trees
  • 96%Wild
  • 143Species

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Jardim Botânico de Lisboa

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  • 38Forestyas Score
  • 13%Trees
  • 63%Wild
  • 358Species

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Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q98444727) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species791 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, Birdyas

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

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