Where can you see the Greater Horseshoe Bat?
Some of the best places to see the Greater Horseshoe Bat in the wild include Butrint National Park (Albania), Kerkini Lake National Park (Greece) and Vikos–Aoos National Park (Greece) — among 53 wildlife hotspots across 11 countries, including Spain, Greece, Italy and France. 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 PARKAspromonte National Park
Careri, Italy
+130 birds+20 mammals
Where granite massifs pierce the Calabrian sky and Mediterranean maquis gives way to beech forests, one of southern Italy’s most […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBuila-Vânturarița National Park
Vâlcea, Romania
+15 birds+2 mammals
Where limestone cliffs soar above forested ravines, the Vâlcan Mountains cradle one of Romania’s most pristine wilderness sanctuaries. Across 116 […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKButrint National Park
Vagalat, Albania
+133 birds+17 mammals
Where Ionian breezes meet the Corfu Channel, saltmarsh and freshwater lagoons create a mosaic of habitats that pulse with life […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCabo 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 PARKCamargue Regional Nature Park
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
+122 birds+30 mammals
Where the Rhône Delta sprawls into the Mediterranean, a landscape of stark and haunting beauty emerges—vast salt marshes punctuated by […]
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 PARKCap 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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