A free foraging map of the Netherlands, built on OpenStreetMap data
I wanted to see which edible wild plants, fruit and nut trees were near me, so I built
a map for it. It is called Plukplek, it is free, has no ads, and you do not need an
account to browse.
OpenStreetMap is one of the main data sources. I query trees and shrubs tagged with
genus, species and produce, map them to Dutch names, and show them on the map. It is
combined with Falling Fruit and open data from a few Dutch municipalities, plus
contributions from users. Tiles are OpenFreeMap, rendering with MapLibre. OSM data is
used under the ODbL and contributors are credited on the site.
A couple of things this community might find interesting:
- Many trees are only tagged genus=Prunus, which is ambiguous: sweet cherry and sloe,
but also ornamental flowering cherries and even toxic cherry laurel. I exclude the
ornamental and toxic species by their binomial name and only show what you can actually
forage.
- I leave out landuse=orchard, since those are usually private and would swamp the map.
If you spot wrong or missing data I would love to hear it. And if it nudges anyone to
tag edible trees a bit better in OSM, even better.
Curious what you think.