Beneath the rainforest canopy, the understorey in the Remutaka Forest Park in Wainuiomata is thick with ferns, mosses, and...
Forests
About
Forest Photos
Photos of forests from around the world
Forests are areas of land that are densely populated with trees and other vegetation. They are found all over the world and can be found in a variety of different climates, from tropical rainforests to boreal forests. Forests play a vital role in the Earth’s ecosystem, providing habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal species, and helping to regulate the Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The Whakanui Track passes through scenic forest in Remutaka Forest Park. It climbs steeply, revealing different forest types as...
The Whakanui Track passes through typical native rainforest in this section, where ferns and beech trees dominate the landscape.
Looking down into Skerretts Gully, just above the site where a Kittyhawk aircraft crashed in 1943. Wreckage from the...
View of Clay Ridge as seen from the Five Mile Loop Track in Remutaka Forest Park, Wainuiomata, with the...
Looking at a section of the upper Wainuiomata River flowing along the base of the southern hillside in Reservoir...
View of the Wainuiomata River in Reservoir Valley, downstream from the weirs that divert water for Wellington’s supply.
Solomon’s Knob is a small hill in the Wainuiomata water catchment, reshaped in the early 1900s during the building...
Typical young native plants growing on the forest floor in Ōrongorongo Forest Park, Wainuiomata. The ferns seen here are...
The Redwoods in the Whakarewarewa Forest (also known as The Redwoods Forest) near Rotorua, New Zealand, is renowned for...
Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring and thermal stream located about 30 minutes south of Rotorua, New Zealand....
These types of information signs at the beginning of the Orongorongo Track focus on a particular native bird species....
Recent Comments