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Gola National Forest

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

93% trees around it and 262 species recorded.

87Forestyas Score

ForestNational forestDense canopyWild

  • trees within 3 km93%
  • wild within 10 km100%
  • species recorded262
  • Altitude81 m

The forest around

93% 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 95%Shrubland 3%Grassland 1%Water 1%Built-up 0%Trees 92%Shrubland 4%Grassland 3%Built-up 0%Trees 93%Shrubland 4%Grassland 3%Water 0%Trees 91%Shrubland 6%Grassland 3%Water 0%Built-up 1%93%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km95%
  • 1–3 km92%
  • 3–6 km93%
  • 6–10 km91%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees92%
  • Shrubland4%
  • Grassland3%
  • Water0%
  • Built-up0%

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

262 species recorded.

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

Lasiodiscus fasciculiflorus
Lasiodiscus fasciculiflorusLasiodiscus fasciculiflorus34 recordsHerbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) · CC BY 4.0
Glyphaea brevis
Glyphaea brevisGlyphaea brevis28 recordsyakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dinophora spenneroides
Dinophora spenneroidesDinophora spenneroides24 recordsDiels, Ludwig; Engler, Adolf; Gilg, Ernst Friedrich; Schumann, Karl · Public domain
Forked fimbry
Forked fimbryFimbristylis dichotoma12 recordsForest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Thecacoris stenopetalaThecacoris stenopetala42 records
Crotonogyne catervifloraCrotonogyne caterviflora35 records
Cissus diffusifloraCissus diffusiflora26 records
VU
Polystemonanthus dinklageiPolystemonanthus dinklagei24 records
Scaphopetalum amoenumScaphopetalum amoenum21 records
Heinsia crinitaHeinsia crinita18 records
Ptychopetalum ancepsPtychopetalum anceps17 records
Sclerocroton carterianusSclerocroton carterianus16 records

Open records within 5 km (GBIF, licensed for any use). Busy places are better recorded than remote ones.

In numbers

The forest, measured.

87out of 100

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

  • 93%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 100%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 262Speciesrecorded more than once within 5 km
  • 81 mAltitudeabove the sea

When to walk

Best for walking from November to March.

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

  1. Jan31°20°10 mm
  2. Feb32°22°23 mm
  3. Mar32°23°46 mm
  4. Apr31°23°65 mm
  5. May31°23°114 mm
  6. Jun29°22°250 mm
  7. Jul28°21°344 mm
  8. Aug27°21°510 mm
  9. Sep28°22°319 mm
  10. Oct29°22°234 mm
  11. Nov30°22°76 mm
  12. Dec31°21°32 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Gola National Forest.

Gola National Forest is a national forest in Liberia.

Seen from space, 93% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 100% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

262 species have been recorded around it: 262 plants, 0 fungi, 0 birds and 0 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Lasiodiscus fasciculiflorus, Glyphaea brevis and Dinophora spenneroides.

The best time to walk is from November to March.

Gola National Forest seen from above (Sentinel-2)
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30

Get there and walk

  • Tubmanburgnearest town · 9.5 km in a straight line
  • Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 72 km in a straight line

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.

Gola National Forest 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

    • marked trails within 5 km
    • named and notable trees within 6 km
    • picnic sites within 4 km
    • shelters and huts within 6 km
    • viewpoints within 5 km
    • visitor centres within 6 km
    • car parks within 3 km
    • campsites within 10 km
    • places to stay within 10 km
    • restaurants and cafés within 3 km

    Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.

    Other forests nearby.

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    • 87Forestyas Score
    • 93%Trees
    • 100%Wild
    • 262Species

    Kpelle National Forest

    Liberia · 85 km

    • 64Forestyas Score
    • 98%Trees
    • 100%Wild
    • —Species

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    Nimba National Forest

    Liberia · 257 km

    • 85Forestyas Score
    • 95%Trees
    • 99%Wild
    • 424Species

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    Gio National Forest

    Liberia · 233 km

    • 76Forestyas Score
    • 99%Trees
    • 100%Wild
    • 18Species

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    Where these figures come from

    Name and typeWikidata (Q5578332) · CC0
    Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
    Species1,596 open records within 5 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

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

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