Where to see
Coenonympha pamphilus
Kiskunság National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Small Heath during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 4 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 8 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 9 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 10 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 11 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 13 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 14 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 15 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 16 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 17 | Ecrins National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 18 | Plitvice Lakes National Park | 🇭🇷 Croatia | |
| 19 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 20 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Kiskunság National Park
In Kiskunság National Park, Hungary, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Small Heath sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Monfragüe National Park and more
After Kiskunság National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Small Heath are in Monfragüe National Park (Spain, about 30%), Aigüestortes National Park (Spain, about 30%) and Biebrza National Park (Poland, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Kiskunság National Park (about 70%), January to April in Monfragüe National Park (about 40%) and June–July and September in Aigüestortes National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Small Heath on a given day. Each park's Small Heath page has the full month-by-month chart.
