Where to see
Cervus elaphus
Monfragüe National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red Deer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 3 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 12 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 14 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 15 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary |
Monfragüe National Park
In Monfragüe National Park, Spain, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Red Deer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tatra National Park and more
After Monfragüe National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red Deer are in Tatra National Park (Slovakia, about 60%), Białowieża National Park (Poland, about 60%) and Doñana National Park (Spain, about 60%). Outside Europe, the best options are Grampians National Park in Oceania (about 40%) and Nahuel Huapi National Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August–September and November in Monfragüe National Park (about 90%), October in Tatra National Park (about 80%) and February and October in Białowieża National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red Deer on a given day. Each park's Red Deer page has the full month-by-month chart.
