When to go
The best forests in May
120 forests where May is among the best months to walk.
86%trees92forestLaurisilva of Madeira
Portugal537 species recorded · Best month
99%trees90forestAokigahara
Japan371 species recorded · Best month
99%trees90forestMariposa Grove
United States353 species recorded · Best month
96%trees88forestBiałowieża Forest
Belarus240 species recorded · Best month
95%trees88notable treeWawona TreeUnited States187 species recorded · Best month
98%trees88notable treeGrizzly GiantUnited States190 species recorded · Best month
96%trees87forestNyungwe Forest
Rwanda185 species recorded · Best month
97%trees87arboretumRoyal Botanical Garden
Bhutan376 species recorded · Best month
99%trees87forestBudongo Forest
Uganda783 species recorded · Best month
94%trees87forestIrati Forest
Spain667 species recorded · Best month
99%trees87national forestGreen Mountain National ForestUnited States460 species recorded · Best month
98%trees86national forestTahoe National ForestUnited States223 species recorded · Best month
90%trees86forestHaurain
Germany580 species recorded · Best month
84%trees86national forestShasta–Trinity National ForestUnited States213 species recorded · Best month
90%trees86national forestChequamegon–Nicolet National ForestUnited States196 species recorded · Best month
100%trees86national forestColville National ForestUnited States193 species recorded · Best month
96%trees85national forestAllegheny National ForestUnited States184 species recorded · Best month
95%trees85forestLas Nieves Natural ParkSpain465 species recorded · Best month
93%trees85national forestDeschutes National ForestUnited States157 species recorded · Best month
99%trees84forestThree Parallel Rivers National Park
China91 species recorded · Best month
98%trees84national forestStanislaus National ForestUnited States139 species recorded · Best month
96%trees84national forestEldorado National ForestUnited States134 species recorded · Best month
90%trees84forestForest of Fontainebleau
France1,921 species recorded · Best month
71%trees84forestHayedo de MontejoSpain366 species recorded · Best month
100%trees84national forestMonongahela National ForestUnited States115 species recorded · Best month
93%trees83national forestDixie National ForestUnited States110 species recorded · Best month
94%trees83forestEastern forest-boreal transition
Canada294 species recorded · Best month
98%trees83forestPalatinate ForestGermany279 species recorded · Best month
96%trees83forestForest of ChauxFrance1,324 species recorded · Best month
100%trees83national forestSix Rivers National ForestUnited States100 species recorded · Best month
89%trees83forestPilliga forest
Australia266 species recorded · Best month
84%trees83national forestLassen National ForestUnited States114 species recorded · Best month
96%trees83notable treePioneer Cabin TreeUnited States256 species recorded · Best month
94%trees83forestRostock HeathGermany1,357 species recorded · Best month
89%trees83forestForest of ChailluzFrance1,397 species recorded · Best month
94%trees82forestVeldensteiner ForstGermany1,119 species recorded · Best month
84%trees82notable treeJagiełło Oak
Poland256 species recorded · Best month
95%trees82notable treePresidentUnited States219 species recorded · Best month
66%trees82protected forestMuskau ParkPoland473 species recorded · Best month
84%trees82national forestUmatilla National ForestUnited States87 species recorded · Best month
94%trees82forestBuzuluksky Bor National Park
Russia193 species recorded · Best month
92%trees82notable treeGeneral GrantUnited States191 species recorded · Best month
94%trees82notable treeGeneral ShermanUnited States190 species recorded · Best month
79%trees81national forestSierra National ForestUnited States134 species recorded · Best month
92%trees81forestForstenrieder ParkGermany1,176 species recorded · Best month
99%trees81forestBelgrad Forest
Turkey327 species recorded · Best month
97%trees81arboretumAtatürk ArboretumTurkey262 species recorded · Best month
71%trees81forestHayedo de Tejera NegraSpain195 species recorded · Best month
91%trees81forestGrünewald
Luxembourg1,522 species recorded · Best month
89%trees81national forestKlamath National ForestUnited States57 species recorded · Best month
97%trees80national forestMendocino National ForestUnited States54 species recorded · Best month
97%trees80forestTrnovo Forest Plateau
Slovenia163 species recorded · Best month
92%trees80national forestCarson National ForestUnited States50 species recorded · Best month
84%trees80forestForest of TronçaisFrance1,057 species recorded · Best month
99%trees80forestForest of CompiègneFrance1,320 species recorded · Best month
100%trees80notable treeHyperionUnited States120 species recorded · Best month
83%trees80forestChantilly ForestFrance1,387 species recorded · Best month
94%trees80forestLower Silesian WildernessPoland119 species recorded · Best month
93%trees80forestPuszcza Piska ForestPoland116 species recorded · Best month
79%trees79forestKnyszyn ForestPoland217 species recorded · Best month
100%trees79forestForest of HagenauFrance1,168 species recorded · Best month
82%trees79forestSpandauer ForstGermany1,029 species recorded · Best month
86%trees79forestCarballeira de San XustoSpain94 species recorded · Best month
90%trees79forestAugustów Primeval ForestBelarus93 species recorded · Best month
98%trees79forestRūdininkai Forest
Lithuania127 species recorded · Best month
86%trees78forestForêt d'OrléansFrance1,055 species recorded · Best month
82%trees78forestPaimpont forestFrance855 species recorded · Best month
90%trees78forestGrunewaldGermany1,574 species recorded · Best month
76%trees78forestSão Francisco de Paula National Forest
Brazil602 species recorded · Best month
96%trees78forestForêt d'ÉcouvesFrance771 species recorded · Best month
88%trees78forestPuszcza BiałaPoland136 species recorded · Best month
82%trees78forestRavna Vala
Bosnia and Herzegovina102 species recorded · Best month
79%trees77forestGrünwalder ForstGermany1,141 species recorded · Best month
86%trees77forestTempler's Park
Malaysia350 species recorded · Best month
70%trees77forestMacizo de Anaga Biosphere ReserveSpain748 species recorded · Best month
97%trees77forestPuszcza BoreckaPoland138 species recorded · Best month
66%trees76arboretumParque Terra NostraPortugal351 species recorded · Best month
79%trees76forestMaurer Wald
Austria2,164 species recorded · Best month
80%trees76forestSonian Forest
Belgium1,917 species recorded · Best month
62%trees76arboretumBatumi Botanical Garden
Georgia395 species recorded · Best month
82%trees76forestForest of HalatteFrance1,559 species recorded · Best month
82%trees76forestForêt d'HorteFrance680 species recorded · Best month
90%trees76forestNaliboki forestBelarus56 species recorded · Best month
92%trees76forestWarndtGermany362 species recorded · Best month
77%trees75forestBlack Forest High ForestGermany228 species recorded · Best month
66%trees75arboretumMata Jardim José do CantoPortugal209 species recorded · Best month
89%trees75forestUeckermünde HeathPoland35 species recorded · Best month
74%trees75arboretumDrew UniversityUnited States146 species recorded · Best month
77%trees74forestWinkelhofer ForstGermany791 species recorded · Best month
91%trees74forestBugoma Central Forest reserveUganda94 species recorded · Best month
90%trees74forestIdar ForestGermany187 species recorded · Best month
98%trees74forestLarose ForestCanada405 species recorded · Best month
69%trees74forestBlack ForestGermany237 species recorded · Best month
62%trees74national forestChippewa National ForestUnited States149 species recorded · Best month
72%trees74forestHrodzenskaja puščaBelarus122 species recorded · Best month
94%trees73forestDüben HeathGermany159 species recorded · Best month
60%trees73arboretumInhotimBrazil366 species recorded · Best month
65%trees73forestMurrhardt ForestGermany509 species recorded · Best month
63%trees73forestRum JungleAustralia291 species recorded · Best month
82%trees73forestForest of Saint-Germain-en-LayeFrance1,244 species recorded · Best month
58%trees73national forestInyo National ForestUnited States178 species recorded · Best month
61%trees72forestPupplinger AuGermany1,047 species recorded · Best month
81%trees72forestDunkelsteinerwaldAustria393 species recorded · Best month
79%trees72forestPerlacher ForstGermany1,324 species recorded · Best month
91%trees72forestNiepołomice ForestPoland305 species recorded · Best month
88%trees72forestForest of SénartFrance1,281 species recorded · Best month
88%trees72forestKarakan Pine ForestRussia66 species recorded · Best month
64%trees72forestCerradoBrazil46 species recorded · Best month
69%trees72national forestFinger Lakes National ForestUnited States227 species recorded · Best month
85%trees72national forestRogue River–Siskiyou National ForestUnited States6 species recorded · Best month
77%trees72forestMuskau HeathGermany84 species recorded · Best month
49%trees72notable treeBaikushev's pine
Bulgaria245 species recorded · Best month
49%trees71national forestBlack Hills National ForestUnited States366 species recorded · Best month
51%trees71protected forestRuinenbergGermany1,365 species recorded · Best month
72%trees71forestPeerdsbosBelgium1,466 species recorded · Best month
96%trees71forestErmenonville ForestFrance1,274 species recorded · Best month
79%trees71forestSolska WildernessPoland100 species recorded · Best month
76%trees70forestKlever ReichswaldGermany829 species recorded · Best month
64%trees70arboretumArboretum KirchbergLuxembourg722 species recorded · Best month
93%trees70forestBuchholzGermany226 species recorded · Best monthBest months by mild temperature and little rain (NASA). In autumn, deciduous forests change colour.
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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.
beaches
Find your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit 
lakes
Every lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit 
mountains
Every summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit 
waterfalls
Every waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit 
islands
Every island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit 
rivers
Every river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit 
canyons
Every canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit 
caves
Every cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit 
dark skies
Where the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit 
viewpoints
Every viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit 
birdwatching
Every bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.Visit 
forests
Every forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.You are here