Where can you see the Black Grouse?
Some of the best places to see the Black Grouse in the wild include Paanajärvi National Park (Russia), Abisko National Park (Sweden) and Nuuksio National Park (Finland) — among 28 wildlife hotspots across 8 countries, including Finland, Sweden, Russia and Italy. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abisko National Park
Norrbottens län, Sweden
+78 birds+13 mammals
Where Arctic tundra meets boreal forest beneath Sweden’s northernmost sky, one of Europe’s most pristine wilderness reserves unfolds across the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBavarian Forest National Park
Germany
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where beech and spruce embrace across ancient granite uplands, Central Europe’s wildest borderland unfolds. The Bavarian Forest straddles the German-Czech […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCairngorms National Park
Muir, United Kingdom
+124 birds+27 mammals
Where ancient granite massifs rise above the Scottish Highlands, a subarctic wilderness unfolds across 1,748 square kilometres of raw, elemental […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDelle Incisioni Rupestri di Naquane National Park
Capo di Ponte, Italy
+120 birds+30 mammals
Where Alpine valleys descend into the Lombardy foothills, glacier-carved granite formations rise in dramatic tiers above the Oglio River valley. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKÉcrins (Cœur) National Park
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, France
+107 birds+24 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine cloudline and glacial torrents carve through crystalline valleys, France’s wildest mountain heart reveals itself. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKFärnebofjärden National Park
Gävleborgs län, Sweden
+75 birds+11 mammals
Where the Ljusnan River carves through central Sweden’s boreal wilderness, a landscape of profound ecological richness unfolds across 9,400 hectares […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGran Paradiso National Park
Cogne, Italy
+78 birds+22 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Alpine sky at over 4,000 meters, ancient glaciers carve deep valleys into some of Europe’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKauhaneva–pohjankangas National Park
Kauhajoki, Finland
+61 birds+2 mammals
Dawn breaks over an intricate mosaic of raised bogs, pine-studded ridges, and glacial eskers that together form one of Finland’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMercantour (Cœur) National Park
Isola, France
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where alpine meadows surrender to vertiginous limestone cliffs, the Mercantour’s beating heart pulses with Mediterranean and Alpine rhythms. This 4,221-square-kilometre […]
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