Red-legged Partridge

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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 […]

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Forest & Jungle

Bosc 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 […]

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Forest & Jungle

Bosques 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 […]

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Cabañeros National Park

Retuerta del Bullaque, Spain

+57 birds+9 mammals

Cabañeros National Park is one of Spain’s finest wildlife destinations and one of the best-preserved examples of Mediterranean forest and […]

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Cabo 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 […]

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Cadí 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 […]

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Cairngorms 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 […]

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Cañón 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 […]

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Cap de Creus Nature Park

Roses, Spain

+148 birds+14 mammals

Where granite cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, the easternmost reaches of the Iberian Peninsula reveal a landscape sculpted by […]

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Cap de Ferrutx Nature Reserve

Artà, Spain

+137 birds+12 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge into crystalline Mediterranean waters, a mosaic of Mediterranean scrubland, pine forest, and rocky terrain defines one […]

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Casentinesi Forests, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park

Santa Sofia, Italy

+120 birds+30 mammals

Where granite ridges rise above 1,600 meters through the heart of Tuscany and Romagna, beech forests transition into alpine meadows […]

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Cévennes (Cœur) National Park

Vebron, France

+120 birds+32 mammals

Where granite ridges plunge into serpentine river valleys, a wilderness of schist and limestone unfolds across the Massif Central. Ancient […]

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Collserola 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 […]

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D’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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Dartmoor National Park

West Devon, United Kingdom

+103 birds+19 mammals

Where weathered granite tors pierce the horizon and wind-sculpted moorland sprawls across 368 square miles of southwestern England, a landscape […]

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Dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano National Park

Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy

+120 birds+30 mammals

Where the Apennine spine rises between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, beech forests give way to windswept alpine meadows and dramatic limestone […]

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Dirigida Laguna de Gallocanta Nature Reserve

Las Cuerlas, Spain

+136 birds+21 mammals

Where continental steppe meets the vast mirror of inland water, Spain’s largest natural lagoon reveals a landscape of haunting beauty. […]

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Doñana National Park

Hinojos, Spain

+146 birds+12 mammals

Where the Guadalquivir River spills into the Atlantic, Spain’s southwestern corner erupts into one of Europe’s most biodiverse wetlands. Vast […]

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Wetland

Espacio Natural Remolar-Filipinas

El Prat del Llobregat, Spain

+121 birds+28 mammals

Where the Llobregat River delta meets the Mediterranean, a patchwork of salt marshes, reed beds, and shallow lagoons creates one […]

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Estrecho Nature Park

Pedro Valiente, Spain

+135 birds+23 mammals

Where Mediterranean pine forests meet wind-sculpted coastal cliffs, one of Europe’s most dynamic ecological crossroads unfolds across the Strait of […]

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Exmoor National Park

Somerset, United Kingdom

+103 birds+21 mammals

Windswept moorlands rise abruptly from the Bristol Channel, where heather and gorse blanket rolling uplands carved by Iron Age settlements […]

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L’Albufera Nature Park

València, Spain

+130 birds+22 mammals

Dawn breaks over a vast lagoon where freshwater meets saltmarsh, creating one of Spain’s most biodiverse wetland mosaics. This protected […]

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Wetland

L’Empordà Nature Park Marshes

Empuriabrava, Spain

+127 birds+26 mammals

Where the Pyrenean foothills flatten into the Mediterranean, freshwater marshes, reed beds, and lagoons create one of Spain’s most vital […]

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Forest & Jungle

La Mata de València

Son, Spain

+62 birds+11 mammals

Forests of Mediterranean pine and deciduous woodland blanket the terrain around Son in Lleida, where the Catalan landscape transitions between […]

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Lagunas de Archidona Nature Reserve

Archidona, Spain

+133 birds+25 mammals

Where shallow lagoons mirror the vast Spanish sky, a patchwork of reed beds and freshwater marshes creates one of Iberia’s […]

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Lake District National Park

Westmorland and Furness, United Kingdom

+124 birds+25 mammals

Glacial valleys plunge between fell-sided mountains where slate-grey waters mirror some of England’s most dramatic upland terrain. This landscape of […]

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Marjal Pego-Oliva Nature Park

Molinell, Spain

+132 birds+19 mammals

Where freshwater marshes meet Mediterranean scrubland, one of Spain’s most vital wetland systems unfolds across the Valencian coast. Brackish lagoons […]

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Monfragüe National Park

Torrejón el Rubio, Spain

+118 birds+11 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the heart of Extremadura, ancient Mediterranean scrubland meets a landscape sculpted by the Tagus River. […]

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Montaña de Montserrat Nature Park

Marganell, Spain

+126 birds+30 mammals

Where granite monoliths erupt from the Mediterranean scrubland like cathedral spires, an otherworldly landscape unfolds across Catalonia’s most dramatic mountain […]

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Montaña Palentina Nature Park

Vidrieros, Spain

+86 birds+15 mammals

Where granite massifs rise above 2,200 metres and beech forests give way to alpine meadows, Spain’s northern interior reveals a […]

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Mountain & Alpine

Montañas de Prades

Capafonts, Spain

+126 birds+28 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Tarragona hinterland, a wild mosaic of pine forests, scrubland, and limestone cliffs creates […]

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Montes de Málaga Nature Park

Málaga, Spain

+146 birds+12 mammals

Where pine forests descend into Mediterranean scrubland and limestone ridges puncture the Andalusian sky, a landscape of remarkable ecological complexity […]

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Montseny Nature Park

Viladrau, Spain

+105 birds+22 mammals

The Montseny Natural Park is one of Catalonia’s most remarkable protected areas, offering an extraordinary blend of biodiversity, scenic landscapes, […]

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North York Moors National Park

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

+128 birds+21 mammals

Heather moorlands roll across 554 square miles of the Yorkshire uplands, where rolling hills give way to deep valleys carved […]

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Northumberland National Park

Northumberland, United Kingdom

+71 birds+12 mammals

Where the Cheviot Hills rise like ancient sentinels above the Scottish borderlands, a landscape of moorland, forestry, and river valleys […]

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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park

Sobrarbe, Spain

+121 birds+29 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise nearly a thousand metres in sheer vertical walls, the Pyrenees reveal their most dramatic visage. Ordesa […]

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Parc del Foix

Castellet i la Gornal, Spain

+111 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone cliffs plunge toward the Foix River, a ribbon of Mediterranean riparian woodland winds through steep-sided gorges in Catalonia’s […]

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Parc del Garraf

Rat-Penat, Spain

+128 birds+11 mammals

Where Mediterranean limestone plateaus plunge toward the Catalan coast, sculpted cliffs and hidden ravines create a landscape of stark beauty […]

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Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor

Font-Montnegre, Spain

+110 birds+24 mammals

Where the Mediterranean scrublands rise into pine-clad ridges, a mosaic of ancient forests and rocky outcrops defines one of Catalonia’s […]

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Parque-Reserva Natural de las Quinientas

Berlanga, Spain

+134 birds+23 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise dramatically above emerald valleys, a tapestry of Mediterranean ecosystems unfolds across one of Spain’s most biodiverse […]

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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park

Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom

+123 birds+28 mammals

Where jagged sea cliffs rise dramatically from churning Atlantic waters, one of Britain’s finest coastal wildernesses unfolds across southwest Wales. […]

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Peneda-Gerês National Park

A Baixa Limia, Portugal

+79 birds+18 mammals

Granite peaks pierce the mist-laden highlands of northern Portugal, where ancient schist valleys carve through some of Europe’s last true […]

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Península de Llevant Nature Park

Betlem, Spain

+138 birds+12 mammals

Where Mediterranean limestone cliffs plunge toward turquoise shallows, the eastern peninsula of Mallorca reveals one of Spain’s most ecologically pristine […]

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Picos de Europa National Park

Posada de Valdeón, Spain

+120 birds+17 mammals

Where limestone peaks pierce the Asturian sky at nearly 2,700 metres, three colossal massifs create a fortress of vertical rock […]

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Pilancones Nature Park

Las Tederas, Spain

+116 birds+4 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from ochre scrubland in Gran Canaria’s southwestern corner, one of Spain’s most dramatic landscapes unfolds. […]

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Puigventós Nature Reserve

Olesa de Montserrat, Spain

+123 birds+28 mammals

Where the limestone ridges of Catalonia fold into Mediterranean scrubland, a patchwork of cork oak forests and rocky outcrops creates […]

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Redes Nature Park

Arrobio, Spain

+78 birds+16 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the Cantabrian mountains, beech forests rise in cathedral-like stands above cascading streams and alpine meadows. […]

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S’Albufera Nature Park

Platja de Muro, Spain

+133 birds+15 mammals

Dawn breaks across a mosaic of shallow lagoons and reed beds where the Mediterranean meets one of Europe’s most vital […]

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Serra de Mariola Nature Park

Bocairent, Spain

+95 birds+13 mammals

Where limestone ridges claw skyward across the inland Valencia region, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds across 225 square kilometers. […]

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Serra de Montsant Nature Park

La Morera de Montsant, Spain

+129 birds+27 mammals

Where limestone ridges thrust skyward above rolling Mediterranean scrubland, a landscape of dramatic contrasts rewards the discerning traveler. Montsant’s jagged […]

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Sierra de Andújar Nature Park

Our Lady of Cabeza, Spain

+105 birds+20 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through Mediterranean scrubland and cork forests cascade down Andalusian hillsides, one of Spain’s most pristine wilderness […]

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Mountain & Alpine

Sierra de Boumort

Segan, Spain

+125 birds+29 mammals

Where granite gorges slice through the Catalan Pyrenees, ancient limestone cliffs rise in dramatic ramparts above dense Mediterranean forests. This […]

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Sierra de Gredos Regional Park

Candeleda, Spain

+130 birds+10 mammals

Where granite peaks claw at 2,592 metres and alpine meadows give way to cork oak scrubland, Spain’s central highlands reveal […]

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Sierra de Guadarrama National Park

Rascafría, Spain

+141 birds+19 mammals

Where granite peaks rise abruptly from the Castilian plateau, weathered by millennia into a landscape of raw alpine drama, lies […]

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Sierra de las Nieves National Park

Tolox, Spain

+79 birds+6 mammals

Where Mediterranean pine forests give way to dramatic limestone peaks, a landscape of austere beauty commands attention across Málaga’s hinterland. […]

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Sierra de Tejeda, Almijara y Alhama Nature Park

Frigiliana, Spain

+127 birds+24 mammals

Where limestone peaks thrust skyward between the Costa del Sol and the Axarquia plain, dramatic gorges and cascading waterfalls carve […]

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Sierra Mágina Nature Park

Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain

+19 birds+2 mammals

Limestone peaks thrust skyward across southern Spain’s interior, their pale summits crowned by pine and fir forest that descends steeply […]

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Sierra Nevada National Park

Válor, Spain

+71 birds+3 mammals

Where granite peaks pierce the Mediterranean sky at nearly 3,500 metres, ancient snow lingers even as spring wildflowers carpet the […]

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Sierras Subbéticas Nature Park

Algar, Spain

+49 birds+6 mammals

Where limestone ridges rise sharply above Andalusian valleys, a landscape of dramatic contrasts unfolds across nearly 600 square kilometers of […]

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Somiedo Natural Park

Pola de Somiedo, Spain

+120 birds+30 mammals

Where granite gorges cleave through the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain, alpine meadows roll toward beech and oak forests in […]

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South Downs National Park

Chichester, United Kingdom

+122 birds+28 mammals

Rolling chalk downlands rise and fall across southern England in a landscape sculpted by millennia of grazing and cultivation. These […]

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Tablas de Daimiel National Park

Daimiel, Spain

+137 birds+14 mammals

Where two rivers converge across a vast, flat plain in central Spain, shallow wetlands stretch toward an endless horizon—a landscape […]

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Túria Nature Park

València, Spain

+103 birds+11 mammals

Where limestone cliffs rise dramatically above the sinuous Túria River, one of Spain’s most compelling natural laboratories unfolds across nearly […]

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

+104 birds+22 mammals

Where limestone escarpments rise above verdant valleys, a patchwork of moorland, grassland, and woodland creates one of England’s most ecologically […]

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