Where can you see the Western Barn Owl?
Some of the best places to see the Western Barn Owl in the wild include Somiedo Natural Park (Spain), Samaria National Park (Greece) and Sarakinikou National Park (Greece) — among 26 wildlife hotspots across 9 countries, including the United Kingdom, Spain, Greece and Namibia. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL 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 PARKCap 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 […]
VIEW NATURAL PARKCasentinesi 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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDell’Arcipelago Toscano National Park
Italy
+128 birds+22 mammals
Azure waters lap against wind-sculpted granite islands where Mediterranean macchia clings to rocky slopes and pine forests crown the hilltops. […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDoñana 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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKExmoor 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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHarz National Park
Harz (LK Goslar), Germany
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where dense beech and spruce forests rise across rolling highlands, ancient granite peaks emerge from blankets of mist, creating one […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHortobágy National Park
Hortobágy, Hungary
+132 birds+19 mammals
Where the Great Hungarian Plain stretches endlessly toward the horizon, vast wetlands and grasslands create one of Europe’s most dynamic […]
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