Where can you see the Western Barbastelle?
Some of the best places to see the Western Barbastelle in the wild include Söderåsens National Park (Sweden), Bükk National Park (Hungary) and Regional Park of the Catalan Pyrenees (France) — among 18 wildlife hotspots across 7 countries, including France, the United Kingdom, Spain and Sweden. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
Powys, United Kingdom
+178 birds+36 mammals
Where sandstone ridges rise above the rolling moorlands of mid-Wales, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park protects one of Britain's most compelling upland landscapes. The park's dramatic peaks,…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBiebrza National Park
Goniądz, Poland
+242 birds+33 mammals
Where the Narew River sprawls across northeastern Poland's flatlands, Biebrza National Park unfolds as one of Europe's largest and most ecologically vital wetland complexes. Encompassing roughly…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKBükk National Park
Répáshuta, Hungary
+161 birds+15 mammals
Where forested limestone ridges rise across northern Hungary, Bükk National Park unfolds across nearly 900 square kilometres of temperate woodland, rocky gorges, and karst formations that…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCadí Moixeró Natural Park
Bor, Spain
+172 birds+21 mammals
Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park is one of the largest and most spectacular protected areas in Catalonia, located in the heart of the eastern Pyrenees. Covering more than…
VIEW NATURAL PARKCentral Balkan National Park
Zhidov dol, Bulgaria
+135 birds+16 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Bulgarian highlands, ancient beech and conifer forests blanket mountains that rise dramatically from the Balkan range's heart. This wilderness encompasses three…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKCévennes National Park
Vebron, France
+187 birds+63 mammals
Where granite gorges slice through the limestone plateaux of southern France, the Cévennes Cœur National Park unfolds across nearly 3,500 square kilometres of one of Europe's…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKDuna-Ipoly National Park
Dömös, Hungary
+208 birds+19 mammals
Where the Danube curves through central Hungary, the limestone hills and forested valleys of Duna-Ipoly National Park create a landscape that feels caught between seasons and…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKÉcrins National Park
La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, France
+143 birds+36 mammals
Where granite peaks and Alpine meadows converge across nearly 2,100 square kilometres, Écrins National Park forms one of the wildest mountainous strongholds of the French Alps.…
VIEW NATIONAL PARKExmoor National Park
Somerset, United Kingdom
+159 birds+32 mammals
Where the Bristol Channel wind scours windswept moorland into rolling open heath, Exmoor rises from the Somerset coast as one of England's most rugged upland landscapes.…
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