When to go
The best forests in September
120 forests where September is among the best months to walk.
97%trees92forestRainforests of the Atsinanana
Madagascar617 species recorded · Best month
99%trees90forestMariposa Grove
United States353 species recorded · Best month
83%trees89forestNew Forest
United Kingdom2,114 species recorded · Best month
86%trees89forestRisoux
Switzerland1,173 species recorded · Best month
94%trees88forestDaintree Rainforest
Australia982 species recorded · Best month
96%trees88forestBiałowieża Forest
Belarus240 species recorded · Best month
92%trees88forestDarß Forest
Germany841 species recorded · Best month
95%trees88notable treeWawona TreeUnited States187 species recorded · Best month
98%trees88notable treeGrizzly GiantUnited States190 species recorded · Best month
99%trees87national forestGreen Mountain National ForestUnited States460 species recorded · Best month
92%trees86forestKuzii protected area
Ukraine147 species recorded · Best month
96%trees86national forestOlympic National ForestUnited States237 species recorded · Best month
90%trees86forestHaurainGermany580 species recorded · Best month
90%trees86national forestWenatchee National ForestUnited States196 species recorded · Best month
90%trees86national forestChequamegon–Nicolet National ForestUnited States196 species recorded · Best month
96%trees86forestForest of DeanUnited Kingdom2,082 species recorded · Best month
100%trees86national forestColville National ForestUnited States193 species recorded · Best month
86%trees85forestHertogenwald
Belgium593 species recorded · Best month
99%trees85national forestWillamette National ForestUnited States173 species recorded · Best month
100%trees85national forestWhite Mountain National ForestUnited States168 species recorded · Best month
94%trees85national forestLewis and Clark National ForestUnited States164 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
98%trees84forestVanuatu rain forests
Vanuatu357 species recorded · Best month
85%trees83forestVienna Woods
Austria353 species recorded · Best month
87%trees83forestPian delle Betulle
Italy300 species recorded · Best month
94%trees83forestEastern forest-boreal transition
Canada294 species recorded · Best month
98%trees83forestPalatinate ForestGermany279 species recorded · Best month
96%trees83forestForest of Chaux
France1,324 species recorded · Best month
74%trees83forestGribskov
Denmark1,880 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
97%trees82forestBurgwallbacher ForstGermany956 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
89%trees81forestHürtgen ForestGermany312 species recorded · Best month
79%trees81national forestSierra National ForestUnited States134 species recorded · Best month
92%trees81forestForstenrieder ParkGermany1,176 species recorded · Best month
90%trees81national forestBitterroot National ForestUnited States67 species recorded · Best month
91%trees81forestGrünewald
Luxembourg1,522 species recorded · Best month
99%trees81national forestSiuslaw National ForestUnited States61 species recorded · Best month
98%trees81national forestLolo National ForestUnited States60 species recorded · Best month
84%trees80forestBiogradska Gora
Montenegro165 species recorded · Best month
82%trees80forestZitter ForestBelgium249 species recorded · Best month
81%trees80protected forestBergpark WilhelmshöheGermany646 species recorded · Best month
99%trees80forestForest of CompiègneFrance1,320 species recorded · Best month
93%trees80national forestKaniksu National ForestUnited States46 species recorded · Best month
91%trees80forestForêt de MormalFrance1,164 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
70%trees79forestStore DyrehaveDenmark1,559 species recorded · Best month
82%trees79forestSpandauer ForstGermany1,029 species recorded · Best month
90%trees79forestAugustów Primeval ForestBelarus93 species recorded · Best month
78%trees79national forestOkanogan National ForestUnited States80 species recorded · Best month
98%trees79forestRūdininkai Forest
Lithuania127 species recorded · Best month
80%trees78forestAachener StadtforstGermany1,024 species recorded · Best month
66%trees78forestAshdown ForestUnited Kingdom1,460 species recorded · Best month
87%trees78notable treeRumskulla oak
Sweden86 species recorded · Best month
100%trees78forestIwokrama Forest
Guyana76 species recorded · Best month
90%trees78forestGrunewaldGermany1,574 species recorded · Best month
96%trees78forestForêt d'ÉcouvesFrance771 species recorded · Best month
72%trees78national forestSuperior National ForestUnited States122 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
48%trees77arboretumKing's House on SchachenGermany615 species recorded · Best month
94%trees77forestSchönbuchGermany507 species recorded · Best month
75%trees77national forestMalheur National ForestUnited States77 species recorded · Best month
97%trees77forestPuszcza BoreckaPoland138 species recorded · Best month
85%trees76forestUholka-Shyrokyi Luh primeval beech forestUkraine56 species recorded · Best month
95%trees76forestForêt de BrotonneFrance878 species recorded · Best month
93%trees76national forestKootenai National ForestUnited States19 species recorded · Best month
79%trees76forestMaurer WaldAustria2,164 species recorded · Best month
80%trees76forestSonian ForestBelgium1,917 species recorded · Best month
61%trees76forestKolmårdenSweden1,611 species recorded · Best month
91%trees76forestTeutoburg ForestGermany306 species recorded · Best month
61%trees76national forestBridger–Teton National ForestUnited States344 species recorded · Best month
71%trees76national forestWhite River National ForestUnited States91 species recorded · Best month
90%trees76forestNaliboki forestBelarus56 species recorded · Best month
77%trees76forestSvydovets protected massifUkraine103 species recorded · Best month
77%trees75forestBlack Forest High ForestGermany228 species recorded · Best month
66%trees75forestAnlier forestBelgium499 species recorded · Best month
89%trees75forestUeckermünde HeathPoland35 species recorded · Best month
73%trees75forestWyre ForestUnited Kingdom1,920 species recorded · Best month
77%trees74forestWinkelhofer ForstGermany791 species recorded · Best month
68%trees74national forestBoise National ForestUnited States89 species recorded · Best month
64%trees74forestBedgebury ForestUnited Kingdom1,430 species recorded · Best month
65%trees74protected forestCave Birseck hermitage, Palaeolithic residential cave / cult place / neolithic burialSwitzerland1,564 species recorded · Best month
99%trees74national forestGifford Pinchot National ForestUnited States11 species recorded · Best month
90%trees74forestIdar ForestGermany187 species recorded · Best month
98%trees74forestLarose ForestCanada405 species recorded · Best month
100%trees74forestCentral Suriname Nature Reserve
Suriname6 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
62%trees74protected forestAmbassadors' AlleyBosnia and Herzegovina380 species recorded · Best month
95%trees73national forestFlathead National ForestUnited States9 species recorded · Best month
59%trees73national forestSawtooth National ForestUnited States205 species recorded · Best month
96%trees73forestDresden HeathGermany830 species recorded · Best month
51%trees73national forestMount Hood National ForestUnited States453 species recorded · Best month
94%trees73forestDüben HeathGermany159 species recorded · Best month
65%trees73forestMurrhardt ForestGermany509 species recorded · Best month
63%trees73forestRum JungleAustralia291 species recorded · Best month
82%trees73forestKottenforstGermany717 species recorded · Best month
61%trees72forestPupplinger AuGermany1,047 species recorded · Best month
81%trees72forestDunkelsteinerwaldAustria393 species recorded · Best month
63%trees72forestStöcklewaldGermany262 species recorded · Best month
79%trees72forestPerlacher ForstGermany1,324 species recorded · Best month
68%trees72forestKaufungen ForestGermany210 species recorded · Best month
91%trees72forestNiepołomice ForestPoland305 species recorded · Best month
52%trees72protected forestPainshillUnited Kingdom2,181 species recorded · Best month
88%trees72forestKarakan Pine ForestRussia66 species recorded · Best month
77%trees72forestMuskau HeathGermany84 species recorded · Best monthBest months by mild temperature and little rain (NASA). In autumn, deciduous forests change colour.
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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