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Biebrza National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a European Peacock Butterfly during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 5 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Gauja National Park | 🇱🇻 Latvia | |
| 8 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 10 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Biebrza National Park
In Biebrza National Park, Poland, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a European Peacock Butterfly sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tatra National Park and more
After Biebrza National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a European Peacock Butterfly are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 40%), Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 40%) and Cairngorms National Park (United Kingdom, about 30%). Outside Europe, the best option is Nikko National Park in Asia (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Biebrza National Park (about 60%), April in Tatra National Park (about 80%) and April and July–September in Bavarian Forest National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a European Peacock Butterfly on a given day. Each park's European Peacock Butterfly page has the full month-by-month chart.
