Where can you see the Dunlin?
Some of the best places to see the Dunlin in the wild include Kerkini Lake National Park (Greece), Olympos National Park (Greece) and Butrint National Park (Albania) — among 171 wildlife hotspots across 24 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Canada. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Abijata-Shalla Lakes National Park
Ethiopia
+438 birds+7 mammals
Two crater lakes of contrasting chemistry define this remote corner of Ethiopia's Rift Valley, where soda lakes and freshwater basins create a mosaic of distinct aquatic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAcadia National Park
Bar Harbor, United States
+291 birds+27 mammals
Where the Maine coast rises in granite cliffs and spruce-clad headlands, Acadia National Park unfolds across Mount Desert Island and its surrounding waters, a landscape carved…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAlaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alaska, United States
+391 birds+58 mammals
Where the North Pacific collides with Alaska's rugged coastline, a sprawling archipelago of islands, rocky outcrops, and coastal headlands forms one of North America's most remote…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYAlligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Dare County, United States
+288 birds+17 mammals
Where the coastal plain of North Carolina meets the Albemarle Peninsula, a sprawling mosaic of freshwater marshes, pocosins, and swamp forest creates one of the Atlantic…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYAlta Murgia National Park
Bari, Italy
+168 birds+6 mammals
Across the limestone plateaux of Apulia's interior, where the Adriatic's influence fades into continental warmth, lies a landscape sculpted by millennia of human pastoralism and Mediterranean…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKAltai Tavan Bogd National Park
Tsengel, Mongolia
+146 birds+3 mammals
Where the Altai Mountains rise in jagged defiance along Mongolia's western frontier, the terrain transforms into a realm of alpine tundra, rocky plateaus, and glacier-carved valleys…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKArctic National Wildlife Refuge
Arctic Village, United States
+132 birds+15 mammals
Across the northernmost reaches of Alaska's Unorganized Borough, where the Brooks Range rises from the coastal plain and tundra spreads endlessly toward the Arctic Ocean, lies…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBannau Brycheiniog National Park
Powys, United Kingdom
+178 birds+36 mammals
Where sandstone ridges rise above the rolling moorlands of mid-Wales, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park protects one of Britain's most compelling upland landscapes. The park's dramatic peaks,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Box Elder County, United States
+254 birds+9 mammals
Where the Bear River winds through the semi-arid basin country of northwestern Utah, a sprawling wildlife sanctuary transforms the high desert into a haven for migratory…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBecharof National Wildlife Refuge
United States
+146 birds+2 mammals
Across southwestern Alaska's windswept lowlands, where the Bristol Bay watershed spills into vast tidal flats and sedge marshes, lies one of North America's most pristine subarctic…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBerwyn National Nature Reserve
Llangywer, United Kingdom
+77 birds+11 mammals
Where the Berwyn Mountains rise across the borderlands of north Wales, upland moorland and mixed woodland create a landscape of profound ecological richness, shaped by oceanic…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEBic National Park
Rimouski, Canada
+250 birds+9 mammals
Where the St. Lawrence River meets the Gaspé Peninsula, a rugged coastline of forests, wetlands, and rocky shores unfolds across nearly 95 square kilometres of protected…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+242 birds+33 mammals
Where the Narew River sprawls across northeastern Poland's flatlands, Biebrza National Park unfolds as one of Europe's largest and most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Encompassing roughly…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiscayne National Park
Miami-Dade County, United States
+263 birds+7 mammals
Coral reefs and mangrove shallows dominate this marine sanctuary where the Florida Keys meet the Atlantic, creating a mosaic of shallow seagrass meadows, patch reefs, and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Chaves County, United States
+284 birds+10 mammals
Across the high desert floor of southeastern New Mexico, where elevation and aridity shape every living thing, shallow alkaline lakes and marshes form an unexpected oasis…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBlackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Fishing Creek, United States
+293 birds+15 mammals
Tidal marshes and brackish waterways define this wildlife sanctuary where the Chesapeake Bay's influence reshapes the landscape with every rise and fall of the water. Shallow…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
Socorro County, United States
+345 birds+17 mammals
Where the Rio Grande emerges from its desert canyon in central New Mexico, a narrow ribbon of riparian woodland defies the arid landscape that surrounds it.…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYBükk National Park
Répáshuta, Hungary
+161 birds+15 mammals
Where forested limestone ridges rise across northern Hungary, Bükk National Park unfolds across nearly 900 square kilometres of temperate woodland, rocky gorges, and karst formations that…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKButrint National Park
Vagalat, Albania
+140 birds+3 mammals
Where the Ionian coast meets ancient alluvial plains, Butrint National Park spans a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity that has shaped human settlement for three millennia.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
San José, Spain
+274 birds+11 mammals
Where volcanic ridges plunge toward the Mediterranean, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park unfolds across one of Europe's most arid coastlines, a landscape sculpted by tectonic violence…
VIEW NATURAL PARKCabo Peñas
Susacasa, Spain
+303 birds+21 mammals
Where sea cliffs rise sheer from the Bay of Biscay, Susacasa's observation point commands one of Asturias's most dramatic coastal vistas. The landscape here is defined…
VIEW OBSERVATION POINTCaerlaverock National Nature Reserve
Carsethorn, United Kingdom
+109 birds+16 mammals
Where the Solway Firth meets the Scottish coast, saltmarsh and mudflat create a landscape shaped by tidal rhythms and temperate maritime climate. Caerlaverock's mosaic of habitats—brackish…
VIEW NATURE RESERVECairngorms National Park
Muir, United Kingdom
+192 birds+31 mammals
Where ancient granite massifs rise above the Scottish Highlands, a subarctic wilderness unfolds across 1,748 square kilometres of raw, elemental terrain. Windswept plateaus give way to…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCalanques National Park
Bouches-du-Rhône, France
+233 birds+42 mammals
Where limestone cliffs plunge dramatically into crystalline Mediterranean waters, Calanques National Park preserves one of Europe's most striking coastal landscapes. These steep-sided inlets, carved by erosion…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCamargue Regional Nature Park
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
+378 birds+48 mammals
Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by shallow lagoons, reed beds, and scrubland…
VIEW NATURAL PARKCap de Creus Natural Park
Roses, Spain
+245 birds+23 mammals
Where the Pyrenees tumble into the Mediterranean, Cap de Creus Nature Park unfolds across 300 square kilometres of one of northeastern Spain's most dramatic coastal wilderness…
VIEW NATURAL PARKCedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge
Levy County, United States
+268 birds+8 mammals
Where the Florida Gulf Coast transitions from mainland to archipelago, Cedar Keys National Wildlife Sanctuary protects a mosaic of salt marshes, shallow estuaries, and maritime hammocks…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYChannel Islands National Park
Santa Barbara County, United States
+330 birds+15 mammals
A chain of eight volcanic islands rises from the cold Pacific waters off the California coast, their rugged sea cliffs and windswept terrain shaped by millions…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKChassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
Homosassa, United States
+299 birds+14 mammals
Where the Gulf of Mexico's coastal marshes dissolve into brackish tidal flats and mangrove thickets, the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Sanctuary near Homosassa represents one of Florida's…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYChincoteague National Wildlife Refuge
Chincoteague, United States
+362 birds+16 mammals
Across the barrier islands and salt marshes of Virginia's Eastern Shore, where Atlantic tides sculpt an intricate mosaic of sandy spits and tidal flats, lies one…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYCirceo National Park
Italy
+232 birds+6 mammals
Where limestone headlands plunge toward the Tyrrhenian Sea, Circeo National Park preserves a rare mosaic of Mediterranean coastal habitats that few Italian reserves can match. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCors Fochno National Nature Reserve
Borth, United Kingdom
+179 birds+27 mammals
Where the Dovey Estuary opens to the Irish Sea, a sprawling wetland mosaic of reedbed, fen and mire transforms the coastal flats of mid-Wales into one…
VIEW NATURE RESERVECuyahoga Valley National Park
Brecksville, United States
+255 birds+27 mammals
Where the Cuyahoga River carves through a glaciated landscape of Ohio, the valley reveals a temperate deciduous forest ecosystem shaped by four distinct seasons and reliable…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKD’Armorique Regional Nature Park
Le Faou, France
+103 birds+23 mammals
Where granite ridges meet Atlantic moorland, one of Brittany's wildest regions reveals itself in layers of ecological richness. The landscape shifts dramatically from heather-clad uplands to…
VIEW NATURAL PARKDanube Delta Biosphere Reserve
Tulcea, Romania
+277 birds+27 mammals
Where the Danube surrenders to the Black Sea, a vast labyrinth of channels, reed beds, and freshwater lakes sprawls across nearly 13,400 square kilometers of eastern…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDartmoor National Park
West Devon, United Kingdom
+162 birds+33 mammals
Across the high moorlands of Devon, where granite tors pierce through rolling heather and acid grassland, Dartmoor rises as one of Britain's most expansive upland wilderness…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDeath Valley National Park
Inyo County, United States
+339 birds+25 mammals
Across nearly 3.5 million acres of southeastern California's Inyo County, vast salt flats meet sculpted badlands and alluvial fans in a landscape so extreme it defines…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDelta de l’Ebre Natural Park
Eucaliptus, Spain
+341 birds+18 mammals
Where the Ebro River spreads into a vast labyrinth of shallow lagoons, reed beds, and brackish marshes before surrendering to the Mediterranean, one of southern Europe's…
VIEW NATURAL PARKDirigida Laguna de Gallocanta Nature Reserve
Las Cuerlas, Spain
+250 birds+7 mammals
Where continental steppe meets the vast mirror of inland water, Spain's largest natural lagoon reveals a landscape of haunting beauty. The shallow alkaline lake, cradled in…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEDon Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Fremont, United States
+286 birds+20 mammals
Where the San Francisco Bay's shallow margins dissolve into tidal salt marshes and mudflats, this wildlife sanctuary preserves one of California's most ecologically vital estuarine systems.…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYDoñana National Park
Hinojos, Spain
+300 birds+13 mammals
Where the Guadalquivir River delta spreads into the Atlantic, vast marshes, cork woodlands, and coastal dunes converge to create one of southwestern Europe's most biodiverse wetland…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park
Trøndelag, Norway
+127 birds+17 mammals
Granite peaks and deep valleys carved by ancient glaciers define this vast mountain wilderness straddling the spine of central Norway. Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park rises where subalpine…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDuna-Ipoly National Park
Dömös, Hungary
+208 birds+19 mammals
Where the Danube curves through central Hungary, the limestone hills and forested valleys of Duna-Ipoly National Park create a landscape that feels caught between seasons and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDyfi National Nature Reserve
Aberdyfi, United Kingdom
+148 birds+25 mammals
Where the River Dyfi widens into a broad coastal basin, a 2,400-hectare mosaic of saltmarsh, reedbed, mudflat and freshwater wetland spreads across the Cardigan Bay estuary…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEEl Vizcaíno
Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico
+317 birds+29 mammals
Where the Baja California peninsula thins into a tapestry of salt lagoons and coastal desert, one of Mexico's most biodiverse reserves sprawls across half a million…
VIEW BIOSPHERE RESERVEEryri National Park
Gwynedd, United Kingdom
+199 birds+36 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Snowdonia landscape, Eryri National Park encompasses one of Britain's most dramatic mountain terrain. The park's rugged plateaus, deep glacial…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEspacio Natural Remolar-Filipinas
El Prat del Llobregat, Spain
+297 birds+7 mammals
Where the Llobregat River delta meets the Mediterranean, a patchwork of salt marshes, reed beds, and shallow lagoons creates one of Catalonia's most dynamic wetland ecosystems.…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEEstrecho Natural Park
Pedro Valiente, Spain
+281 birds+20 mammals
Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe's most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of Gibraltar. Spanning 686 square kilometers of…
VIEW NATURAL PARKEverglades National Park
Monroe County, United States
+345 birds+22 mammals
Where freshwater marsh meets subtropical sky, the Everglades sprawls across southwestern Florida as one of North America's most expansive wetland ecosystems. Spanning over 13,000 square kilometers,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKFarallon National Wildlife Refuge
San Francisco, United States
+384 birds+16 mammals
Windswept granite peaks rising abruptly from the Pacific, the Farallon Islands form a wildlife sanctuary of extraordinary seabird abundance and ecological significance just twenty-seven miles west…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYFertő–hanság National Park
Fertőszéplak, Hungary
+246 birds+11 mammals
Where the Austro-Hungarian plains meet the foothills of Western Transdanubia, nearly 900 square kilometres of wetland, reed bed, and mixed woodland form one of Central Europe's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKForillon National Park
Gaspé, Canada
+258 birds+16 mammals
Where the Gaspésie Peninsula juts into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, granite cliffs and coastal headlands frame one of eastern Canada's most dramatic marine-terrestrial boundaries. Forillon…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKForlandet National Park
Vera, Norway
+38 birds+12 mammals
Windswept Arctic tundra meets jagged coastal cliffs where the Barents Sea crashes against Norway's northernmost wilderness. This sliver of protected terrain on the Nordkapp Peninsula comprises…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKForsinard Flows National Nature Reserve
Highland, United Kingdom
+35 birds+7 mammals
Across the Flow Country of northern Scotland, vast blankets of blanket bog stretch toward the horizon in seemingly endless waves of heather, cotton grass, and sphagnum…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEFundy National Park of Canada
Alma Parish, Canada
+217 birds+24 mammals
Where the Bay of Fundy's tidal rhythms sculpt a landscape of dramatic cliffs, forested valleys, and boulder-strewn shorelines, Fundy National Park rises across approximately 345 square…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGargano National Park
Cagnano Varano, Italy
+219 birds+7 mammals
Where the Gargano Peninsula's limestone plateaus descend toward the Adriatic, Cagnano Varano sits at the threshold of one of southern Italy's most ecologically vital landscapes. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGates of the Arctic National Park
Unorganized Borough, United States
+112 birds+12 mammals
Where granite gorges pierce the Brooks Range and alpine tundra stretches endlessly beneath the Alaskan sky, Gates of the Arctic National Park unfolds across nearly 50,000…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGlacier Bay National Park
Unorganized Borough, United States
+221 birds+15 mammals
Tidewater glaciers calving into fjords of impossible blue, where temperate rainforest rises steeply from the water's edge and alpine peaks pierce the clouds—this is the ecological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGreat White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
Monroe County, United States
+118 birds+3 mammals
Shallow mangrove bays and salt-marsh flats sprawl across Monroe County's coastal sanctuary, where brackish water meets the Florida Keys' distinctive transition zone between temperate and subtropical…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYGros Morne National Park
Canada
+180 birds+19 mammals
Where glacier-carved fjords pierce the interior of Newfoundland, Gros Morne National Park unfolds across nearly four thousand square kilometres of some of Canada's most dramatic coastal…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKGulf Islands National Park Reserve
Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area, Canada
+268 birds+26 mammals
Scattered across the Salish Sea in British Columbia's southwestern corner, this national park reserve stitches together a fragmented archipelago of forested islands and rocky outcrops where…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHamburgisches Wattenmeer National Park
Hamburg, Germany
+206 birds+6 mammals
Where the North Sea exhales across the Elbe estuary, the tidal mudflats of Hamburgisches Wattenmeer National Park emerge twice daily in a landscape of extraordinary ecological…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHavasu National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Havasu City, United States
+291 birds+8 mammals
Where the Colorado River widens into a vast reservoir in the Sonoran Desert, Havasu National Wildlife Sanctuary protects one of the most critical wetland ecosystems in…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYHermaness National Nature Reserve
Shetland, United Kingdom
+86 birds+3 mammals
At the northern tip of Unst, the northernmost inhabited island of Shetland, sea cliffs of weathered sandstone and basalt rise dramatically from the North Sea, their…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEHolkham National Nature Reserve
North Norfolk, United Kingdom
+235 birds+11 mammals
Where Norfolk's coastal flatlands meet the North Sea, Holkham National Nature Reserve unfolds across nearly 4,000 hectares of some of England's most dynamic and least predictable…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEHortobágy National Park
Hortobágy, Hungary
+260 birds+17 mammals
Across the North Great Plain of Hungary stretches one of Europe's most expansive semi-natural grassland systems, where horizon-wide vistas of steppe and wetland create a landscape…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKÎles-De-Boucherville National Park
Boucherville, Canada
+243 birds+8 mammals
Where the Saint Lawrence River braids into a labyrinth of islands and channels, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park sprawls across approximately 18 square kilometres of riverine wilderness just…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKImperial National Wildlife Refuge
La Paz County, United States
+222 birds+4 mammals
Where the Colorado River carves through the Sonoran Desert in southwestern Arizona, Imperial National Wildlife Sanctuary unfolds across a landscape shaped by water and aridity. The…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYIndiana Dunes National Park
Porter, United States
+304 birds+15 mammals
Along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, where glacial geology meets temperate woodland and open water, sprawls a landscape of extraordinary ecological complexity. The dunes themselves—massive…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKIzembek National Wildlife Refuge
Cold Bay, United States
+138 birds+9 mammals
Where the Aleutian archipelago reaches westward into the Bering Sea, subarctic tundra and shallow coastal waters converge to create one of Alaska's most ecologically vital wildlife…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYJ.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge
Sanibel, United States
+277 birds+6 mammals
Mangrove channels and coastal marshlands dominate this 6,400-acre sanctuary on Florida's Gulf coast, where brackish waterways weave between dense stands of red, black, and white mangrove…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYJunkerdal National Park
Nordland, Sweden
+81 birds+8 mammals
Where deep river gorges slice through the high plateaus of northern Scandinavia, Junkerdal National Park reveals the raw architecture of boreal wilderness. The park's defining feature…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKampinos National Park
Roztoka, Poland
+183 birds+18 mammals
Sandy pine forests and wetland mosaics spread across the glacial plains northwest of Warsaw, where Kampinos National Park protects one of central Europe's most distinctive lowland…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKatmai National Park
Lake and Peninsula Borough, United States
+160 birds+19 mammals
Across southwestern Alaska's Lake and Peninsula Borough, nearly 27,000 square kilometers of subarctic wilderness sprawl between volcanic peaks and coastal wetlands, anchored by the confluence of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKenai National Wildlife Refuge
United States
+152 birds+16 mammals
Across Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, where glacial valleys descend toward the Cook Inlet and the Gulf of Alaska, lies one of North America's most expansive subarctic wildlife…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYKenfig National Nature Reserve
Kenfig, United Kingdom
+142 birds+5 mammals
Where brackish lakes meet windswept dunes and the North Atlantic's influence shapes every living thing, Kenfig National Nature Reserve spreads across Wales's coastal Glamorgan landscape like…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEKeoladeo National Park
Shreenagar Rural, India
+326 birds+14 mammals
Where shallow wetlands shimmer beneath vast Rajasthani skies, one of Asia's finest bird sanctuaries pulses with extraordinary life. This former maharaja's hunting reserve, now spanning 29…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKerkini Lake National Park
Serres, Greece
+291 birds+18 mammals
Where the Strymon River widens into a sprawling freshwater lake hemmed by the Rhodope Mountains, Kerkini National Park unfolds across northern Greece as one of southeastern…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKlamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Klamath County, United States
+219 birds+7 mammals
Where the volcanic plateau of south-central Oregon slopes into a broad, shallow basin lies one of the Pacific Northwest's most underappreciated wetland sanctuaries. Klamath Marsh National…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYKluane National Park and Reserve
Canada
+171 birds+17 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust through boreal forest to touch the sky, Kluane National Park and Reserve sprawls across southwestern Yukon as one of North America's most…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKodiak National Wildlife Refuge
United States
+221 birds+22 mammals
Where temperate rainforest meets subarctic coast, Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge sprawls across Alaska's largest island, a sanctuary defined by steep valleys carved by tidewater glaciers and…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYKosterhavets National Park
Västra Götalands län, Sweden
+211 birds+9 mammals
Where the west coast of Sweden dissolves into an archipelago of granite skerries and pine-clad islands, Kosterhavets National Park emerges as one of northern Europe's most…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKouchibouguac National Park of Canada
Carleton Parish, Canada
+207 birds+14 mammals
Where the Maritime provinces meet the Atlantic, 591 square kilometres of coastal forest and wetland unfold across New Brunswick's eastern shoulder, a mosaic of boreal woodland,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKL’Albufera Natural Park
València, Spain
+321 birds+18 mammals
Where shallow lagoons meet Mediterranean coastal marshland, L'Albufera Nature Park unfolds as one of Spain's most vital wetland complexes. This protected landscape, designated under IUCN Category…
VIEW NATURAL PARKL’Île-Bonaventure-Et-Du-Rocher-Percé National Park
Le Rocher-Percé, Canada
+214 birds+3 mammals
A dramatic thrust of russet sandstone pierces the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, its weathered arch framing a seascape where cool Atlantic currents sweep past cliffs alive…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Cameron County, United States
+365 birds+19 mammals
Where coastal prairie meets shallow lagoon along the southernmost tip of Texas, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Sanctuary sprawls across a landscape sculpted by salt spray and…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYLahemaa National Park
Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
+237 birds+25 mammals
Where the Baltic coast meets temperate forest in northwestern Estonia, Lahemaa National Park sprawls across more than 1,300 square kilometers of deeply character-filled terrain. Coastal wetlands…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake Clark National Park
United States
+158 birds+11 mammals
Where subarctic tundra meets volcanic terrain and pristine waterways, Lake Clark National Park unfolds across southwestern Alaska as a landscape carved by ice age glaciers and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLake District National Park
Westmorland and Furness, United Kingdom
+209 birds+36 mammals
Where slate fells rise steeply from mirror-still waters, the Lake District unfolds as one of Britain's most ecologically intricate mountain landscapes. The park's patchwork of deep…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLindisfarne National Nature Reserve
Holy Island, United Kingdom
+240 birds+13 mammals
Windswept tidal flats and rocky outcrops define this reserve on Holy Island, where the North Sea's relentless rhythm shapes both landscape and wildlife. The terrain shifts…
VIEW NATURE RESERVELoch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park
Duchray, United Kingdom
+188 birds+40 mammals
Where ancient woodlands rise from glassy lochs and rugged Highland peaks pierce the lowland horizon, Scotland's most biodiverse landscape unfolds across 720 square kilometres of wild…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLower Oder Valley National Park
Schwedt/Oder, Germany
+216 birds+21 mammals
Where the Oder River winds through northeastern Brandenburg, the Lower Oder Valley National Park protects one of Central Europe's most vital wetland systems. This sprawling mosaic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKLower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge
Starbase, United States
+311 birds+11 mammals
Where the Rio Grande delta spreads across the coastal plain of South Texas, a sanctuary of subtropical wetlands and riparian corridors creates a landscape that pulses…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYLower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park
Norderney, Germany
+193 birds+12 mammals
Where the North Sea meets the German coast, a vast expanse of tidal mudflats, salt marshes, and shallow waters creates one of Europe's most dynamic estuarine…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKMalheur National Wildlife Refuge
Harney County, United States
+309 birds+24 mammals
Across the high desert plateau of southeastern Oregon, where sagebrush scrubland stretches toward distant ridgelines under an enormous sky, lies a sanctuary shaped by water in…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYMarjal Pego-Oliva Natural Park
Molinell, Spain
+219 birds+2 mammals
Where the Valencian littoral flattens into wetland and reed-bed, Marjal Pego-Oliva straddles the boundary between the Mediterranean and its inland margins, a mosaic of shallow lagoons,…
VIEW NATURAL PARKMerritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Brevard County, United States
+341 birds+19 mammals
Brackish marshes and palmetto scrub define this wildlife sanctuary spanning the coastal lowlands of central Florida, where the Atlantic tide meets freshwater systems in a dynamic…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYMidway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
United States
+91 birds+1 mammals
Straddling the international date line roughly midway between North America and Asia, this atoll sanctuary rises from the North Pacific as a cluster of coral and…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYMontaña Palentina Natural Park
Vidrieros, Spain
+180 birds+29 mammals
Where the Cantabrian mountains rise above the Palencia plateau, Montaña Palentina Nature Park sprawls across nearly 1,500 square kilometres of some of northern Spain's most dramatic…
VIEW NATURAL PARKMontes de Málaga Natural Park
Málaga, Spain
+159 birds+7 mammals
Where cork oak and pine forest sweep across the rugged hills inland from the Costa del Sol, the Montes de Málaga Nature Park unfolds as a…
VIEW NATURAL PARKMoor House-Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve
Barnard Castle, United Kingdom
+94 birds+8 mammals
Where the Pennine watershed reaches its highest moorland plateaus, Moor House-Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve encompasses over 4,000 hectares of upland landscape shaped by centuries of…
VIEW NATURE RESERVENewport Wetlands National Nature Reserve
Goldcliff, United Kingdom
+153 birds+7 mammals
Across the Severn Estuary's southern reaches, where the Gwent Levels meet tidal mud and reedbed in a mosaic of wet grassland and shallow pools, lies one…
VIEW NATURE RESERVENorth York Moors National Park
North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
+234 birds+32 mammals
Across the high moorlands of North Yorkshire, where heather and bilberry sprawl beneath vast skies, the landscape rises and falls in gentle undulation—a patchwork of open…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNortheast China Tiger and Leopard National Park
Mu Dan Jiang Shi, China
+202 birds+19 mammals
Across the temperate forests of northeastern China, where winters grip the landscape in subzero silence and summers remain cool and brief, the Mudanjiang region supports a…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNortheast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland
+34 birds+10 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into the Arctic Ocean and pack ice dominates a landscape of incomparable vastness, one of Earth's most remote wildernesses reveals itself. Spanning…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNorthern Isfjorden National Park
Norway
+40 birds+12 mammals
Where the Arctic fjord system cuts deep into Svalbard's northwestern coast, Northern Isfjorden National Park protects a landscape of stark geological drama—towering cliff faces, tidewater glaciers,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNorthwest Spitsbergen National Park
Norway
+58 birds+17 mammals
Where the High Arctic converges with the Norwegian mainland, Northwest Spitsbergen National Park sprawls across one of Earth's most extreme and pristine wildernesses. Crowned by jagged…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOlympic National Park
Jefferson County, United States
+263 birds+35 mammals
Where temperate rainforest meets alpine wilderness, Olympic National Park sprawls across nearly 11,000 square kilometers of the Pacific Northwest's most pristine landscape. The park's three distinct…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKOlympos National Park
Pieria Regional Unit, Greece
+137 birds+3 mammals
Where the Thessalian plains give way to soaring limestone massifs, Olympos National Park rises as one of the Aegean's most dramatic mountain wilderness areas. This IUCN…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKØvre Dividal National Park
Troms, Norway
+78 birds+3 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise above the Arctic tundra in northernmost Troms, Øvre Dividal National Park unfolds across a landscape shaped by ice-age geology and subarctic climate.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPadjelanta
Norrbotten County, Sweden
+119 birds+6 mammals
Where the Scandinavian plateau rises into a landscape of low, rolling fells and vast moorlands, Padjelanta National Park sprawls across 3,435 square kilometres of subarctic wilderness…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKParc del Foix
Castellet i la Gornal, Spain
+180 birds+4 mammals
Where the Foix River carves through limestone ridges southwest of Barcelona, a natural park of modest area but outsized ecological richness unfolds across roughly 37 square…
VIEW NATURAL PARKPatvinsuo National Park
Lieksa, Finland
+134 birds+1 mammals
Across eastern Finland's borderlands, where boreal forest meets waterlogged terrain, Patvinsuo National Park sprawls across roughly 185 square kilometers of one of northern Europe's most intact…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Dare County, United States
+356 birds+15 mammals
Where the Outer Banks taper toward the Atlantic, a sliver of barrier island creates a microcosm of coastal ecology. Pea Island National Wildlife Sanctuary spans over…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYPelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Windsor, United States
+265 birds+4 mammals
Where Florida's Indian River widens into a brackish estuary, a small island sanctuary commands the attention of waterbirds across the Atlantic Flyway. Pelican Island National Wildlife…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYPembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
+250 birds+41 mammals
Where the Cambrian coastline meets the Celtic Sea, cliff-top moorland and hidden coves define a landscape carved by 300 million years of geological drama. Pembrokeshire Coast…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPoint Pelee National Park
Leamington, Canada
+296 birds+14 mammals
Where Lake Erie's shallow waters meet the Ontario shoreline, a slender sandy peninsula juts into the Great Lakes like a natural funnel for migrating wildlife. This…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPointe-Taillon National Park
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, Canada
+157 birds+10 mammals
Where boreal forest meets the shores of Lac-Saint-Jean, Pointe-Taillon National Park unfolds across a landscape shaped by glacial legacy and water. Sandy peninsulas and islands rise…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPolesie National Park
Michałów, Poland
+172 birds+9 mammals
Where the Pripyat River winds through eastern Poland, Polesie National Park sprawls across 418 square kilometres of a landscape shaped by water, peat, and millennia of…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPollino National Park
Viggianello, Italy
+125 birds+9 mammals
Where limestone ridges rise abruptly from the Basilicatan foothills, Pollino National Park enfolds a landscape of profound ecological character—one defined by steep valleys, alpine meadows clinging…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPort-Cros National Park
Hyères, France
+271 birds+29 mammals
Where Mediterranean granite islands rise from crystalline waters off the Provençal coast, Port-Cros National Park protects one of Europe's most intact marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPoyang Lake National Nature Reserve
Shangrao, China
+270 birds+7 mammals
Where the Yangtze River's massive floodplain spreads across central China, Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve encompasses one of the continent's most dynamic and water-rich wetland systems.…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEPurbeck Heaths National Nature Reserve
Norden, United Kingdom
+143 birds+8 mammals
Across the gently undulating plateau of Dorset's heathlands, Purbeck's ancient landscape unfolds as a mosaic of heather, gorse, and scattered pines—a habitat shaped by millennia of…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEQinghai Lake National Nature Reserve
Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China
+243 birds+11 mammals
At 3,200 metres above sea level on the Tibetan plateau, where winter temperatures plunge far below freezing and snow blankets the landscape for half the year,…
VIEW NATURE RESERVERanthambhore National Park
Sawai Madhopur, India
+294 birds+20 mammals
Granite ridges and ravines carved through the Aravalli Range frame this protected landscape in eastern Rajasthan, where deciduous forest mingles with open scrubland and seasonal water…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRed Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Beaverhead County, United States
+216 birds+10 mammals
Where the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem's northern reaches meet the high plateaus of southwestern Montana, a network of glacial lakes and wetlands sustains one of the continent's…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYRedwood National Park
Humboldt County, United States
+343 birds+43 mammals
Where the Pacific fog rolls deep into northern California's coastal valleys, some of the tallest trees on Earth rise from a landscape shaped by tectonic forces…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKRegional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees
Olette, France
+244 birds+63 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust skyward above cloud-laden valleys, a wild tapestry of Mediterranean and alpine ecosystems interweaves across the Franco-Spanish frontier. These Pyrenean slopes harbour extraordinary…
VIEW NATURE RESERVERibble Estuary National Nature Reserve
Southport, United Kingdom
+197 birds+17 mammals
Where the Ribble flows into the Irish Sea, a landscape of mudflats, salt marshes and shallow pools creates one of northwest England's most dynamic estuarine ecosystems.…
VIEW NATURE RESERVERum National Nature Reserve
Isle Of Rum, United Kingdom
+112 birds+8 mammals
Where the Inner Hebrides rise from the Atlantic, Rum's landscape embodies the raw drama of Scotland's northwest. Steep ridges and volcanic plateaus dominate this island nature…
VIEW NATURE RESERVESacramento National Wildlife Refuge
Glenn County, United States
+247 birds+13 mammals
Across the flat expanse of Glenn County's Sacramento Valley, shallow pools and seasonal marshes create one of California's most vital wetland sanctuaries—a landscape shaped by water…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYSalton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Imperial County, United States
+289 birds+4 mammals
Across the floor of California's inland desert, where summer temperatures soar and rainfall is measured in tenths of inches, lies an improbable oasis of shallow water…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYSan Luis National Wildlife Refuge
Merced County, United States
+219 birds+14 mammals
Across the floor of California's San Joaquin Valley, where semi-arid grasslands meet shallow seasonal wetlands, San Luis National Wildlife Sanctuary preserves a critical mosaic of habitats…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYSanta Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, United States
+349 birds+12 mammals
Where the Rio Grande delta meets the semi-arid scrublands of South Texas, Santa Ana National Wildlife Sanctuary preserves a rare mosaic of wetland and thornforest habitat…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYSarek
Norrbotten County, Sweden
+119 birds+8 mammals
Where granite gorges cut through boreal wilderness and meltwater streams cascade across weathered plateaus, Sarek National Park sprawls across nearly 3,100 square kilometres of Swedish Lapland's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSassen-Bünsow Land National Park
Soere, Norway
+30 birds+10 mammals
Where Arctic tundra sprawls across glaciated plateaus in the remote Svalbard archipelago, a realm of raw geological drama unfolds. Sassen-Bünsow Land National Park encompasses a landscape…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSchleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park
Germany
+378 birds+49 mammals
Where the North Sea ebbs and flows across a vast expanse of exposed mud and sand, the Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park reveals one of Europe's most…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSerra de Mariola Natural Park
Bocairent, Spain
+164 birds+19 mammals
Where limestone ridges rise above the Valencian interior, Serra de Mariola unfolds across 225 square kilometers of Mediterranean mountain terrain that shifts between dense evergreen woodland,…
VIEW NATURE RESERVESeven Sisters National Nature Reserve
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
+190 birds+15 mammals
Where the South Downs meet the English Channel, the chalk cliffs of Seven Sisters rise in a dramatic sequence of white promontories that have shaped both…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEShenandoah National Park
Page County, United States
+243 birds+31 mammals
Ridges of ancient quartzite rise above the Shenandoah Valley floor, their slopes dressed in a mosaic of oak and hickory forest that yields to cove hardwoods…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSian Ka’an
Chunyaxché, Mexico
+350 birds+16 mammals
Where the Yucatán Peninsula dissolves into wetland and mangrove, a vast mosaic of forest, lagoon, and coastal margin creates one of Mexico's most biodiverse strongholds. Across…
VIEW BIOSPHERE RESERVESierra de Andújar Natural Park
Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain
+198 birds+19 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through Mediterranean scrubland and cork forests cascade down Andalusian hillsides, one of Spain's most pristine wilderness areas unfolds across 74,000 hectares of…
VIEW NATURAL PARKSirmilik National Park
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Canada
+58 birds+4 mammals
Where the Canadian Arctic archipelago fractures into a labyrinth of islands, Sirmilik National Park protects one of the High North's most pristine marine and terrestrial ecosystems.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSkomer Island
Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
+177 birds+5 mammals
Where the Irish Sea crashes against the Welsh coast, wind-scoured cliffs rise dramatically from churning waters, creating one of Britain's most pristine island sanctuaries. Skomer Island's…
VIEW ISLAND & ARCHIPELAGOSłowiński National Park
Smołdzino, Poland
+217 birds+16 mammals
Where the Baltic shoreline surrenders to vast inland dunes and freshwater lagoons, Słowiński National Park spans nearly 610 square kilometres of one of Europe's most dynamic…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSoomaa National Park
Viljandi County, Estonia
+172 birds+20 mammals
Across the boglands of south-central Estonia, where water dominates more than half the landscape, lies one of northern Europe's most hydrologically dynamic national parks. The terrain…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSouth Downs National Park
Chichester, United Kingdom
+298 birds+45 mammals
Chalk downland ridges rise and fall across the South Downs, their open grasslands and beech hangers creating a mosaic of habitats that has shaped human settlement…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSouth Spitsbergen National Park
Norway
+41 birds+15 mammals
Glaciers and tundra meet in Norway's high Arctic, where South Spitsbergen National Park sprawls across the southernmost reaches of the Svalbard archipelago. Here, massive valley glaciers…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSt. Paul Island
Saint Paul, United States
+255 birds+8 mammals
Windswept tundra rolls across this remote Pribilof island, where volcanic basalt cliffs plunge into the Bering Sea and fog rolls in thick enough to erase the…
VIEW PROTECTED LANDSCAPEStackpole National Nature Reserve
Bosherston, United Kingdom
+111 birds+4 mammals
Where limestone grasslands meet freshwater lakes and coastal dunes, Stackpole unfolds across the Pembrokeshire peninsula as one of Wales's most ecologically diverse nature reserves. The reserve's…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEStenshuvuds National Park
Skåne län, Sweden
+224 birds+19 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise sharply above the Øresund Strait, Stenshuvuds National Park commands the southeastern tip of Skåne, a landscape carved by glaciation into rolling beech…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKStora Sjöfallet
Norrbotten County, Sweden
+150 birds+10 mammals
Where granite plateaus rise above boreal forest and ice-carved valleys plunge toward rushing rivers, Stora Sjöfallet unfolds across nearly 3,300 square kilometres of pristine subarctic wilderness…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKStrandzha Nature Park
Kondolovo, Bulgaria
+215 birds+19 mammals
Where the Rhodope Mountains descend toward the Black Sea coast, ancient forests rise above limestone plateaus in a tapestry of ecological richness rarely found elsewhere in…
VIEW NATURAL PARKTablas de Daimiel National Park
Daimiel, Spain
+246 birds+6 mammals
Where the Guadiana River spreads into a labyrinth of shallow lagoons and reed beds across the sun-baked plains of central Spain, Tablas de Daimiel National Park…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKThe Lizard National Nature Reserve
Garras, United Kingdom
+120 birds+2 mammals
Where windswept moorlands meet rocky outcrops along Cornwall's dramatic southern coast, the Lizard National Nature Reserve unfolds as one of southwest England's most ecologically distinctive landscapes.…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEThe Wash National Nature Reserve
King's Lynn and West Norfolk, United Kingdom
+141 birds+3 mammals
Where the North Sea meets the Norfolk coast, The Wash sprawls as one of Britain's most extensive estuarine systems—a vast, restless realm of mudflats, saltmarsh, and…
VIEW NATURE RESERVETule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Siskiyou County, United States
+255 birds+9 mammals
Across the high volcanic plateau of northeastern California, where summer heat scorches the alkali flats and winter winds sweep unobstructed through open water and marsh, Tule…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYTuscan Archipelago National Park
Rio, Italy
+174 birds+8 mammals
Where the Tyrrhenian Sea fragments into granite and schist islands, the Arcipelago Toscano National Park protects one of the Mediterranean's most biodiverse maritime realms. Scattered across…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKUjście Warty National Park
Gorzów County, Poland
+212 birds+9 mammals
Where the Warta River spreads into its delta before joining the Oder, wetland and woodland merge into one of central Europe's most vital ecological crossroads. Ujście…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKUrdaibai Biosphere Reserve
Txatxarramendi, Spain
+268 birds+8 mammals
Where the Pyrenean foothills surrender to the Bay of Biscay, tidal estuaries carve through Basque limestone, creating one of Europe's most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Salt…
VIEW BIOSPHERE RESERVEVorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park
Küstengewässer einschließlich Anteil am Festlandso, Germany
+230 birds+19 mammals
Where the Baltic coast dissolves into a labyrinth of shallow lagoons and coastal wetlands, Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft National Park protects one of northern Europe's most dynamic and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWapusk National Park
Unorganized Division No. 23, Canada
+140 birds+6 mammals
Across the subarctic lowlands of northern Manitoba, where permafrost underlies a mosaic of stunted boreal forest, open muskeg, and coastal tundra, Wapusk National Park sprawls across…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Triana, United States
+268 birds+10 mammals
Shallow impoundments and meandering channels spread across northern Alabama's humid subtropical landscape, where Wheeler National Wildlife Sanctuary anchors a critical junction of wetland and woodland habitat.…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYWielkopolska National Park
Trzebaw, Poland
+141 birds+8 mammals
Across the glacial plains of Greater Poland, where ice-age geology shaped a landscape of shallow lakes and mixed forest, Wielkopolska National Park stretches across nearly 190…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWolin National Park
Kamień County, Poland
+232 birds+21 mammals
Where the Baltic shoreline meets vast wetland complexes and Pleistocene woodlands, Wolin National Park unfolds across nearly 440 square kilometres of northwestern Poland's most biodiverse terrain.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWrangel Island Nature Reserve
Wrangel Island, Russia
+25 birds+11 mammals
Where the Chukchi Sea fractures Arctic ice beneath an unforgiving sky, a lonely island holds one of Earth's most pristine ecosystems. Wrangel Island spans tundra so…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEYancheng National Nature Reserve
Yancheng, China
+208 birds+4 mammals
Where the East China Sea's tidal rhythms sculpt the Jiangsu coast, Yancheng National Nature Reserve sprawls across one of Asia's most dynamic wetland complexes. This vast…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEYnys-hir National Nature Reserve
Machynlleth, United Kingdom
+149 birds+5 mammals
Where the River Einig winds through the lowland valleys of mid-Wales, Ynys-hir National Nature Reserve unfolds as a mosaic of wet grassland, reedbed, and riparian woodland…
VIEW NATURE RESERVEYorkshire Dales National Park
North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
+169 birds+25 mammals
Limestone pavements and deep limestone gorges carved by glaciation dominate the landscape of the Yorkshire Dales, creating a landscape of exceptional geological drama where moorland plateaus…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKYukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
Bethel, United States
+156 birds+12 mammals
Across the Yukon Delta sprawls one of North America's most expansive coastal wetland sanctuaries, where the boreal subarctic climate strips down existence to essentials. This vast…
VIEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARYZyuratkul National Park
Satkinsky District, Russia
+72 birds+7 mammals
Where granite ridges rise above the southern Urals, Zyuratkul National Park unfolds across a landscape shaped by continental climate and ancient geology. The park's defining feature…
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