Where to see
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Plitvice Lakes National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Beautiful Demoiselle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 2 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 4 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Plitvice Lakes National Park
In Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Beautiful Demoiselle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Picos de Europa National Park and more
After Plitvice Lakes National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Beautiful Demoiselle are in Picos de Europa National Park (Spain, about 30%), Gauja National Park (Latvia, about 20%) and Cévennes National Park (France, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 90%), July in Picos de Europa National Park (about 40%) and July in Gauja National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Beautiful Demoiselle on a given day. Each park's Beautiful Demoiselle page has the full month-by-month chart.
