Where can you see the Smew?
Some of the best places to see the Smew in the wild include Söderåsens National Park (Sweden), Losiny Ostrov National Park (Russia) and Transbaikal National Park (Russia) — among 8 wildlife hotspots across Russia, Sweden, Finland, Poland and Germany. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Losiny 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 PARKMuddus / Muttos National Park
Norrbottens län, Sweden
+45 birds+4 mammals
Where granite canyons plunge through boreal wilderness, the Sámi name Muttos—meaning «the narrow passage»—reveals the park’s most dramatic feature. This […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPaanajärvi National Park
Panozero, Russia
+70 birds+6 mammals
Where granite peaks rise abruptly from boreal wilderness, pristine lakes mirror Nordic skies across one of Europe’s last genuinely wild […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKPyhä-Luosto National Park
Pelkosenniemi, Finland
+53 birds+2 mammals
Where granite ridges pierce through boreal forest in central Finnish Lapland, a landscape of startling contrasts reveals itself across 616 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSchleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer National Park
Germany
+130 birds+21 mammals
Twice daily, the North Sea withdraws from an immense stage of mud, sand, and salt marsh, revealing one of Europe’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSöderåsens National Park
Skåne län, Sweden
+130 birds+26 mammals
Dramatic limestone gorges slice through beech and oak forest where the Helge River carves its way southward across Skåne’s rolling […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKTransbaikal National Park
Barguzinsky Rayon, Russia
+75 birds+7 mammals
Where granite gorges plunge into emerald taiga and crystalline rivers carve through ancient bedrock, one of Russia’s most spectacular wilderness […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKWigry National Park
Czerwony Folwark, Poland
+70 birds+1 mammals
Where pristine glacial lakes mirror centuries-old pine forests, northeastern Poland’s most compelling wilderness unfolds across 368 square kilometers of unspoiled […]
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