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Types

Every kind of forest.

By what the place is — forest, national or protected forest, arboretum, notable tree — and, apart, by what you will find there.

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

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