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Słowiński National Park

National Park · Poland

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ABOUT

Where the Baltic shoreline surrenders to vast inland dunes and freshwater lagoons, Słowiński National Park spans nearly 610 square kilometres of one of Europe's most dynamic coastal ecosystems. The park's signature feature—a chain of active sand dunes that march inland from the sea—creates a landscape of dramatic ecological transitions, from salt-spray coastal grasslands through pine forests to the shallow lakes of Łebsko and Gardno, which lie behind the dune barrier. This mosaic of habitats supports populations of wading birds that exploit the mudflats and reed beds, woodland songbirds throughout the pine canopy, small mammals adapted to sandy soils, and raptors that hunt across the open dunes and water margins. The constant interaction between sea and sand—dunes shift measurably year to year—ensures that Słowiński remains a living laboratory of coastal succession and disturbance ecology, where pioneer plant communities and erosion sculpt the landforms as much as geology itself.

For wildlife photographers and birdwatchers, the park offers unmatched opportunities to witness large congregations of migratory waterfowl during spring and autumn passage, when the lagoons become staging grounds for thousands of birds crossing between Arctic breeding grounds and southern wintering sites. The dune landscape itself provides spectacular vantage points for surveying open-country raptors and passerines, while the lagoonal margins attract feeding flocks of waders and dabbling ducks. Light conditions are exceptional during the long Baltic summer evenings and the golden hours of autumn migration, when backlit birds and wind-sculpted dune ridges combine to create images of extraordinary compositional depth. Access is straightforward from the nearby town of Smołdzino, and the park's network of trails allows visitors to move freely between coastal and inland habitats without the logistical constraints of more remote reserves—a rare advantage for serious field naturalists working within a day's travel of continental Europe.

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WILDLIFE

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Anas platyrhynchos

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

European Herring Gull

Larus argentatus

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Common Blackbird

Emberiza citrinella

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Passer domesticus

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Anthus pratensis

Eurasian Magpie

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Emberiza calandra

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Erithacus rubecula

Troglodytes troglodytes

Great Black-backed Gull

Garrulus glandarius

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Gallinago gallinago

Regulus regulus

Saxicola rubetra

Hirundo rustica

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Phylloscopus trochilus

Cuculus canorus

Ciconia ciconia

Branta leucopsis

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Spatula querquedula

Mareca strepera

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Pluvialis squatarola

Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Calidris canutus

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Lophophanes cristatus

Bearded Reedling

Panurus biarmicus

Riparia riparia

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Turdus philomelos

Turdus viscivorus

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Anthus trivialis

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Eurasian Siskin

Plectrophenax nivalis

Branta bernicla

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

Tundra Bean Goose

Anser serrirostris

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Cygnus columbianus

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Northern Pintail

Red-crested Pochard

Aythya fuligula

Somateria mollissima

Melanitta fusca

Melanitta nigra

Mergellus albellus

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Coturnix coturnix

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Rallus aquaticus

Gallinula chloropus

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Red-necked Grebe

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps auritus

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegus

Recurvirostra avosetta

European Golden Plover

Pluvialis apricaria

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Bar-tailed Godwit

Limosa lapponica

Lymnocryptes minimus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Tringa glareola

Common Redshank

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpres

Calidris pugnax

Calidris alpina

Calidris minuta

Sternula albifrons

Hydroprogne caspia

Chlidonias niger

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Hydrocoloeus minutus

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Larus cachinnans

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Parasitic Jaeger

Stercorarius parasiticus

Red-throated Loon

Black-throated Loon

Northern Gannet

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Pandion haliaetus

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Clanga pomarina

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Rough-legged Buzzard

Short-eared Owl

Common Kingfisher

Eurasian Wryneck

Middle Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes medius

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

European Green Woodpecker

Falco tinnunculus

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Falco columbarius

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Corvus frugilegus

Poecile palustris

Poecile montanus

Eurasian Penduline Tit

Remiz pendulinus

Lullula arborea

Eremophila alpestris

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Acrocephalus palustris

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais icterina

Locustella fluviatilis

Locustella luscinioides

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Locustella naevia

Curruca nisoria

Eurasian Nuthatch

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Thrush Nightingale

Luscinia luscinia

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Phoenicurus ochruros

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Prunella modularis

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Motacilla cinerea

Red-throated Pipit

Anthus cervinus

Fringilla montifringilla

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Linaria flavirostris

Linaria cannabina

Acanthis flammea

Loxia curvirostra

Serinus serinus

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Sterna paradisaea

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Lepus europaeus

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

European Badger

Halichoerus grypus

Common Raccoon Dog

Nyctereutes procyonoides

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Western Red Deer

Eurasian Wild Pig

Eurasian Beaver

Daubenton's Myotis

Myotis daubentonii

Natterer's Myotis

Myotis nattereri

Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

Harbor Porpoise

Phocoena phocoena

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Natural environment

Słowiński National Park

Strong seasonal contrast, with cold winters and warmer summers.

Usual climateCold humid with mild summersLowland

Average annual temperature 8.5 °C Average of the twelve monthly means

Average elevation 7 m Lowland

Climate pattern Cold humid with mild summers Main environment around this hotspot

A year of temperatures

Monthly means, with the coldest and warmest highlighted

Monthly minimum · January 0.4 °C Monthly maximum · July 17.6 °C

Global temperature scale

−40°−20°0°20°40°

Terrain and elevation

7 m · Lowland

Average terrain elevation estimate across the hotspot; the figure does not represent its highest summits.

Elevation scale

7 m

02,0004,0006,0008,000m

Lowland

Long-term climate averages, not live weather.

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