Where to see
Sciurus vulgaris
Cairngorms National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Eurasian Red Squirrel during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 3 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 9 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 11 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 12 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Cairngorms National Park
In Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Red Squirrel sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Białowieża National Park and more
After Cairngorms National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Eurasian Red Squirrel are in Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 50%), Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 30%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and October in Cairngorms National Park (about 70%), February, May, September and November in Białowieża National Park (about 60%) and May in Tatra National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Eurasian Red Squirrel on a given day. Each park's Eurasian Red Squirrel page has the full month-by-month chart.
