Where can you see the Iberian Green Woodpecker?
Some of the best places to see the Iberian Green Woodpecker in the wild include Montañas de Prades (Spain), Somiedo Natural Park (Spain) and Bosc de Virós (Spain) — among 40 wildlife hotspots across Spain, France and Portugal. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Alt Pirineu Natural Park
Cassibrós, Spain
+95 birds+22 mammals
Where granite peaks scrape the Catalan sky and ancient beech forests give way to high alpine meadows, one of the […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKBosc de Virós
Ainet de Besan, Spain
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the eastern Pyrenees, a temperate wonderland emerges in the borderlands between Spain and Andorra. Bosc […]
VIEW FOREST & JUNGLEBosques de Plan
San Juan de Plan, Spain
+123 birds+30 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into beech and fir forests, the Pyrenean valleys of Bosques de Plan unfold in dramatic tiers […]
VIEW FOREST & JUNGLECabo de Gata-Níjar Nature Park
San José, Spain
+131 birds+21 mammals
Where arid mountains plunge toward an impossibly blue Mediterranean, Spain’s southeastern corner harbors one of Europe’s most dramatically understated wilderness […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCadí Moixeró Nature Park
Bagà, Spain
+122 birds+30 mammals
Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCañón del Río Lobos Nature Park
Santa María de las Hoyas, Spain
+126 birds+25 mammals
Where limestone cliffs rise abruptly from a serpentine river valley, the Río Lobos carves one of Spain’s most dramatic natural […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCapçaleres del Ter i del Freser Nature Park
La Farga, Spain
+108 birds+20 mammals
Where granite peaks claw at the Catalan sky, alpine meadows and ancient beech forests unfold across nearly 300 square kilometers […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCollserola Nature Park
Barcelona, Spain
+131 birds+20 mammals
Where Mediterranean scrubland rises abruptly from Barcelona’s urban edge, a remarkable patchwork of pine forests, cork woodlands, and rocky limestone […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKD’Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
la Vall de Boí, Spain
+106 birds+15 mammals
Granite peaks rise dramatically from crystalline lakes in Spain’s Pyrenean heartland, where torrential streams cascade through meadows studded with alpine […]
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