Where can you see the Common Noctule?
Some of the best places to see the Common Noctule in the wild include Söderåsens National Park (Sweden), Białowieża National Park (Poland) and Losiny Ostrov National Park (Russia) — among 16 wildlife hotspots across 8 countries, including Poland, Hungary, the United Kingdom and Sweden. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Aggtelek National Park
Szin, Hungary
+44 birds+16 mammals
Where limestone plateaus fracture into sinkholes and underground streams carve hidden galleries through living rock, northern Hungary’s 543 square kilometers […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBannau Brycheiniog National Park
Powys, United Kingdom
+120 birds+29 mammals
Red sandstone peaks rise abruptly from rolling moorland in South Wales, where wind-sculpted ridges and glacial valleys create some of […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiałowieża National Park
Bialowieza, Poland
+105 birds+29 mammals
Ancient woodland sprawls across the Polish-Belarusian border where primordial forests have escaped the axe for centuries. This 198-square-kilometre sanctuary harbours […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+130 birds+25 mammals
Where wetland and water merge across northeastern Poland’s vast floodplain, one of Europe’s most pristine riverine ecosystems unfolds across nearly […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDuna-Ipoly National Park
Dömös, Hungary
+121 birds+30 mammals
Where the Danube carves its sinuous path through northern Hungary, limestone ridges rise abruptly from the river valley, their pale […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKEryri National Park
Gwynedd, United Kingdom
+122 birds+29 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Welsh sky, alpine meadows cascade into oak-clad valleys and windswept moorlands define the horizon. This […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKFertő–hanság National Park
Fertőszéplak, Hungary
+12 birds+27 mammals
Where shallow waters meet vast reed beds beneath wide Hungarian skies, one of Central Europe’s most dynamic wetland complexes unfolds […]
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 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKKampinos National Park
Gurba, Poland
+123 birds+30 mammals
Vast wetlands and ancient pine forests sprawl across the sandy plains just northwest of Warsaw, where Poland’s largest national park […]
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