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Portugal Portugal arboretum

Jardim António Borges

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14% trees around it and 416 species recorded.

51Forestyas Score

ArboretumFungi

  • trees within 3 km14%
  • wild within 10 km89%
  • species recorded416

The forest around

14% 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 25%Grassland 8%Water 1%Bare ground 0%Cropland 4%Built-up 62%Trees 13%Grassland 19%Water 40%Bare ground 0%Cropland 8%Built-up 19%Trees 12%Grassland 20%Water 56%Cropland 9%Built-up 4%Trees 18%Grassland 18%Water 57%Cropland 5%Built-up 2%14%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km25%
  • 1–3 km13%
  • 3–6 km12%
  • 6–10 km18%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees13%
  • Grassland19%
  • Water40%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Cropland8%
  • Built-up19%

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

416 species recorded.

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

Macaronesian Laurel
Macaronesian LaurelLaurus azorica60 recordsIxitixel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fourleaf manyseed
Fourleaf manyseedPolycarpon tetraphyllum54 recordsHerbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) · CC BY 4.0
Black maidenhair
Black maidenhairAdiantum capillus-veneris46 recordsBalles2601 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wartcress
WartcressLepidium didymum46 recordsRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0
Washerwoman
WasherwomanAlternanthera caracasana40 recordsForest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Largefruit amaranth
Largefruit amaranthAmaranthus deflexus40 recordsVictor M. Vicente Selvas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Common ramping-fumitory
Common ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis40 recordsHerbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) · CC BY 4.0
Common Poppy
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas39 recordsJörg Hempel · CC BY-SA 2.5
Hedgemustard
HedgemustardSisymbrium officinale39 recordsUnknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0
Little mouse-ear chickweed
Little mouse-ear chickweedStellaria media39 recordsEpgrande · CC BY 4.0
Apple mint
Apple mintMentha suaveolens34 recordsZooFari · Public domain
Earleaf nightshade
Earleaf nightshadeSolanum mauritianum34 recordsPeter Greenwell · CC BY-SA 3.0

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

In numbers

The forest, measured.

51out of 100

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

  • 14%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 89%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 416Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km

When to walk

Best for walking from May to June and in November.

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

  1. Jan17°15°67 mm
  2. Feb16°15°61 mm
  3. Mar16°15°67 mm
  4. Apr17°15°55 mm
  5. May18°17°41 mm
  6. Jun20°19°26 mm
  7. Jul22°21°17 mm
  8. Aug24°22°27 mm
  9. Sep23°22°52 mm
  10. Oct21°20°77 mm
  11. Nov19°17°67 mm
  12. Dec18°16°101 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

Jardim António Borges.

Jardim António Borges is an arboretum in Portugal.

Seen from space, 14% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 89% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

416 species have been recorded around it: 245 plants, 57 fungi, 111 birds and 3 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Macaronesian Laurel, Fourleaf manyseed and Black maidenhair.

The best time to walk is from May to June and in November.

2023 - São Miguel - Açores (53662095364)
bDom - artiste - www.bdom.info from Enghien, Belgique · CC BY 2.0

Get there and walk

  • VisitingHours in OpenStreetMap: Jun-Oct Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Jun-Oct Sa,Su 09:00-21:00; Nov-May Mo-Su,PHOfficial site
  • Quinta da Canada - Maiacampsite · 1.3 km · 2 within 10 km
  • Azoris Royal Gardenplace to stay · 0.5 km · 129 within 10 km
  • Ponta Delgadanearest town · 0.8 km in a straight line
  • João Paulo II Airport (PDL)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 2 km in a straight lineCar hire at PDL airport (Ponta Delgada)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.

Jardim António Borges 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

  • 9named and notable trees within 6 kmMetrosídero, Ficus Macrophylla, Magenta Lily Pily and 6 more
  • 2picnic sites within 4 km
  • 7shelters and huts within 6 km
  • 19viewpoints within 5 kmMiradouro do Caminho Novo, Ilha de São Miguel, Alto da Mãe de Deus and 16 more
  • 3visitor centres within 6 kmDelegação de Turismo de São Miguel, Futurismo Azores Adventures, Picos de Aventura
  • 311car parks within 3 km
  • 2campsites within 10 kmQuinta da Canada - Maia, Parque de Campismo Quinta das Laranjeiras
  • 129places to stay within 10 kmAzoris Royal Garden, Residencial Carvalho Araújo, Hotel do Colégio and 126 more
  • 176restaurants and cafés within 3 km
  • marked trails within 5 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 Jardim António Borges.

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.

Peakyas12 mountains within 25 km
Picos Volcanic System4.0 kmSerra Gorda385 m · 4.6 kmPico Grande114 m · 6.6 kmPico do Boi396 m · 8.8 kmPico da Cruz846 m · 14 kmSete Cidades Massif856 m · volcano · 15 kmSerra de Água de Pau16 kmÁgua de Pau947 m · volcano · 16 km
Islandyasthe island
São Miguel Island745 km²
Coastya2 beaches within 10 km
Praia das Milicias4.6 kmPraia do Pópulo5.1 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 km
Santiago Lake0.2 km² · 15 km
Darkskyas5 dark-sky places within 30 km
Santiago LakeBortle 3 · 14 kmSete Cidades MassifBortle 3 · 16 kmÁgua de PauBortle 3 · 16 kmLagoa do FogoBortle 3 · 18 kmIlhéu de Vila FrancaBortle 3 · 21 km
Viewyas5 viewpoints within 15 kmComing soon
Miradouro do Ilhéu de Rosto de Cão3.4 kmMiradouro do Caminho Novo4.8 kmMiradouro dos Aflitos6.7 kmMiradouro do Pico do Paul11 kmBoca do Inferno Viewpoint13 km

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

Photographs

The forest, as people saw it.

Jardim Antonio Borges (13985175856)
jad99 from Graz, Austria · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jardim Antonio Borges (13985180776)
jad99 from Graz, Austria · CC BY-SA 2.0

Other forests nearby.

Jardim António Borges

Portugal

  • 51Forestyas Score
  • 14%Trees
  • 89%Wild
  • 416Species

Parque Terra Nostra

Portugal · 32 km

  • 76Forestyas Score
  • 66%Trees
  • 94%Wild
  • 351Species

See the guide

Mata Jardim José do Canto

Portugal · 30 km

  • 75Forestyas Score
  • 66%Trees
  • 95%Wild
  • 209Species

See the guide

Botanical Garden of Faial

Portugal · 274 km

  • 63Forestyas Score
  • 29%Trees
  • 99%Wild
  • 573Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q10305456) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species17,522 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, Islandyas, Coastya, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Viewyas

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.

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viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
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