Field notes

San Diego right now

What the sky and dated field records support in San Diego today. Parks to walk are further down. A claim that cannot be sourced is left off.

6:27pm
sunset today
11½ hrs
of daylight
waning crescent
moon tonight

from the live sky over San Diego

One thing to notice and revisit

Choose one plant you can recognise again on a familiar route. Record its visible features and return to compare. The historical species record below is background for exploration, not a promise that you will find it.

Reference: Past record: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Date: 2023-10-30. Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Your observation and next visit

Add what you noticed yourself, including where you looked. These notes stay in this browser on this device. They are separate from the published record and are not verified by Rewyld.

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Supporting references, dates and terms

Past record: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

A published occurrence record is dated 2023-10-30. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2023-10-30

GBIF occurrence 5109806359; dataset 7a3679ef-5582-4aaa-81f0-8c2545cafc81. CC-BY-4.0.

Past record: Malosma laurina

A published occurrence record is dated 2022-10-05. It can help you explore the area's recorded biodiversity.

Historical sample for month 10, 2021–2025, within 25 km. This does not establish current presence or whether you can find the species. Sampling is incomplete for product purposes.

Date: 2022-10-05

GBIF occurrence 3998530721; dataset 14d5676a-2c54-4f94-9023-1e8dcd822aa0. CC-BY-4.0.

Where to walk in San Diego

Waterfront Park

Open water to settle beside while the day slows down.

  • ~16 acres
  • Water on site

Horton Plaza Park

A quiet edge of water to sit near and watch the light move.

  • ~1 acres
  • Water on site

Childrens Park

Water on site, and water is where the stillness tends to land.

  • ~2 acres
  • Water on site

Coronado Tidelands Park

Find the water, find a bench, and let your attention go still.

  • ~32 acres
  • Water on site

Japanese Friendship Garden

Still water to walk along and breathe to the pace of.

  • ~8 acres
  • Water on site

Palm Canyon

Conifer woodland, the kind of cover that makes forest air feel different.

  • Woodland
  • ~6 acres
  • Conifer woodland

Golden Hill Drive Park

A patch of green to step into and give five minutes to.

  • ~31 acres

Embarcadero Marina Park South

Near enough that the walk is the whole effort.

  • ~11 acres

Spot data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

A five-minute walk, if you want one

  1. 1

    Before you start walking, stand still for three slow breaths. Let the hurry you carried here settle. There is no distance to cover.

  2. 2

    Begin to walk, slower than usual. Feel each foot meet the ground. When your attention drifts, and it will, bring it back to the next step.

  3. 3

    For the last minute, lift your eyes. Take in one thing you had not noticed: the light, a tree, the air on your face. Carry the pace, not just the moment, back with you.

A voiced version lives on the free guided walk, or open Rewyld for a walk composed from the sky over San Diego.

Questions

Where can I go outside in San Diego?

The parks and gardens on this page are starting points. A tree-lined street or the small park near you counts too.

What does right now mean on this page?

The numbers at the top come from today's sky over San Diego. Notes below that come from dated field records with sources. If a claim cannot be backed, it is not shown.