Where to see
Anguis fragilis
Snowdonia National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Slow Worm during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 2 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 3 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 4 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 10 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 12 | Hohe Tauern National Park | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 13 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France |
Snowdonia National Park
In Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Slow Worm sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Triglav National Park and more
After Snowdonia National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Slow Worm are in Triglav National Park (Slovenia, about 50%), Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia, about 50%) and Bavarian Forest National Park (Germany, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and May in Snowdonia National Park (about 70%), May in Triglav National Park (about 70%) and May in Plitvice Lakes National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Slow Worm on a given day. Each park's Slow Worm page has the full month-by-month chart.
