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University of Oulu Botanical Gardens

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65% trees around it and 684 species recorded.

77Forestyas Score

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  • trees within 3 km65%
  • wild within 10 km90%
  • species recorded684

The forest around

65% 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 50%Grassland 3%Water 20%Built-up 27%Trees 67%Grassland 6%Wetland 0%Water 6%Cropland 0%Built-up 19%Trees 53%Grassland 7%Wetland 1%Water 26%Bare ground 1%Cropland 0%Built-up 12%Trees 51%Grassland 8%Wetland 2%Water 31%Bare ground 1%Cropland 1%Built-up 6%65%trees · 3 km

Trees, ring by ring

  • 0–1 km50%
  • 1–3 km67%
  • 3–6 km53%
  • 6–10 km51%

What covers the land (1–3 km)

  • Trees67%
  • Grassland6%
  • Wetland0%
  • Water6%
  • Bare ground0%
  • Cropland0%
  • 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

684 species recorded.

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

Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera44 recordsGuptaele · CC BY-SA 4.0
Needle spikerush
Needle spikerushEleocharis acicularis43 recordsKristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:18, 1 July 2007 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0
False spiraea
False spiraeaSorbaria sorbifolia37 recordsTaken by Fanghong · CC BY-SA 3.0
Weeping alkaligrass
Weeping alkaligrassPuccinellia distans34 recordsKristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 07:20, 11 July 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Herb sophia
Herb sophiaDescurainia sophia32 recordsFornax ( talk · contribs ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Silverweed
SilverweedArgentina anserina31 recordsKyle Nessen · CC0
Marsh Yellow-cress
Marsh Yellow-cressRorippa palustris27 recordsMe · Public domain
Rowan
RowanSorbus aucuparia26 recordsGiallopolenta · Public domain
Coltsfoot
ColtsfootTussilago farfara26 recordsAndreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5
Scots Pine
Scots PinePinus sylvestris25 recordsHello, I am Bruce on Flickr · CC BY-SA 2.0
Beaked sedge
Beaked sedgeCarex rostrata24 recordsKristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 16:01, 13 July 2006 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sand ryegrass
Sand ryegrassLeymus arenarius23 recordsKristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 09:25, 14 October 2005 (UTC) · 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.

77out of 100

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

  • 65%Treesof the land within 3 km
  • 90%Wildno towns or farmland within 10 km
  • 684Speciesrecorded more than once within 2 km

When to walk

Best for walking from July to August.

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

  1. Jan-7°-12°49 mm
  2. Feb-7°-12°39 mm
  3. Mar-3°-9°41 mm
  4. Apr4°-3°44 mm
  5. May11°4°66 mm
  6. Jun16°9°64 mm
  7. Jul20°13°83 mm
  8. Aug18°11°76 mm
  9. Sep12°7°77 mm
  10. Oct5°1°67 mm
  11. Nov0°-4°64 mm
  12. Dec-4°-8°60 mm
  • Bar: walking comfort; the number on top is the average maximum.
  • Below: average minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
  • Rain: monthly total.

The place

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens.

Botanical garden in Oulu, Finland

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens is an arboretum in Finland.

Seen from space, 65% of the land within 3 km is trees, and 90% of the land within 10 km has no towns or farmland.

684 species have been recorded around it: 418 plants, 118 fungi, 145 birds and 3 mammals.

The most recorded plants are: Himalayan Balsam, Needle spikerush and False spiraea.

The best time to walk is from July to August.

Oulu Botanical Garden
Rahesa80 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Get there and walk

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.

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens 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

  • 6marked trails within 5 kmRantareitti, Loistokarin reitti, Lintutornin reitti and 3 more
  • 4named and notable trees within 6 kmSuolamänty, Vanha suojeltu mänty, Bergbomin mänty and 1 more
  • 16picnic sites within 4 km
  • 48shelters and huts within 6 kmLopakan laavu, Parsiasmaan laavu, Laavu and 45 more
  • 5viewpoints within 5 kmNäköalatorni, Nallikarin näkötorni, Loistokarin luontolava and 2 more
  • 2visitor centres within 6 kmMeritullin vierassatama, Oulun Matkailuneuvonta
  • 566car parks within 3 km
  • 2campsites within 10 kmNallikari Camping, Nallikari
  • 18places to stay within 10 kmHostel Cafe Huvila, Nallikarin Aalto, Hotelli Lasaretti and 15 more
  • 36restaurants and cafés within 3 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 University of Oulu Botanical Gardens.

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.

Coastya5 beaches within 10 km
Rajahauta2.7 kmNallikari beach4.5 kmHartaanselkä4.7 kmKaukoperä6.2 kmOnganranta7.2 km
Lakeyas9 lakes within 15 km
Kuivasjärvi0.8 km² · 0.6 kmPyykösjärvi1.3 km² · 2.5 kmHämeenjärvi1.0 km² · 9.7 kmNurmijärvi0.9 km² · 11 kmNiilesjärvi0.7 km² · 11 kmJäälinjärvi0.5 km² · 12 kmAkionlahti1.3 km² · 12 kmPapinjärvi0.7 km² · 15 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.

Botanical Gardens of Oulu University 20130623 01
Estormiz · CC0
Acorus Calamus Oulu 20150707
Estormiz · CC0
Betula Fruticosa Oulu 04
Halava · CC BY-SA 3.0

Other forests nearby.

University of Oulu Botanical Gardens

Finland

  • 77Forestyas Score
  • 65%Trees
  • 90%Wild
  • 684Species

Northern Arboretum

Sweden · 290 km

  • 77Forestyas Score
  • 72%Trees
  • 83%Wild
  • 649Species

See the guide

Döbelns park

Sweden · 285 km

  • 65Forestyas Score
  • 38%Trees
  • 82%Wild
  • 2,277Species

See the guide

Anja's Park

Finland · 391 km

  • 69Forestyas Score
  • 81%Trees
  • 91%Wild
  • 14Species

See the guide

Where these figures come from

Name and typeWikidata (Q3815348) · CC0
Land coverESA WorldCover 10 m 2021 v200 · © ESA WorldCover project / Copernicus Sentinel data · CC BY 4.0
Species26,402 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 atlasesCoastya, Lakeyas

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

The family

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