Where can you see the Corn Crake?
Some of the best places to see the Corn Crake in the wild include Valdaysky National Park (Russia), Białowieża National Park (Poland) and Losiny Ostrov National Park (Russia) — among 13 wildlife hotspots across 6 countries, including Poland, Russia, Germany and Estonia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Bavarian 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 PARKBiałowieża National Park
Bialowieza, Poland
+105 birds+29 mammals
Ancient woodland sprawls across the Polish-Belarusian border where primordial forests have escaped the axe for centuries. This 198-square-kilometre sanctuary harbours […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+130 birds+25 mammals
Where wetland and water merge across northeastern Poland’s vast floodplain, one of Europe’s most pristine riverine ecosystems unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBieszczady National Park
Bieszczady County, Poland
+82 birds+6 mammals
Where the Carpathian foothills roll eastward into Ukraine, ancient beech and spruce forests cling to steep slopes that rise above […]
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 PARKLahemaa National Park
Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
+111 birds+15 mammals
Where primordial forests meet crystalline coastlines, Estonia’s largest national park unfolds across 1,304 square kilometers of Nordic wilderness. Granite bedrock, […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLosiny Ostrov National Park
Balashikhinsky District, Russia
+120 birds+30 mammals
Ancient pine and birch forests sweep across undulating terrain where the Moskva River winds through Moscow’s northeastern reaches, creating a […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSoomaa National Park
Viljandi County, Estonia
+46 birds+6 mammals
Where peat bogs stretch endlessly beneath vast Estonian skies, four distinct wetland rivers carve through 749 square kilometers of primordial […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKŠumava National Park
Germany
+120 birds+29 mammals
Where ancient spruce forests rise and peat bogs stretch beneath mist-laden skies, the Bavarian borderlands hold one of Central Europe’s […]
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