Western Roe Deer

Where to see

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Biebrza National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Western Roe Deer during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~70%
2 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~60%
3 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
~60%
4 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
~40%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~40%
6 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
~40%
7 Hohe Tauern National Park 🇦🇹 Austria
~40%
8 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
~40%
9 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
10 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
11 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
12 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
13 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
14 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
~30%
15 Ecrins National Park 🇫🇷 France
~30%
16 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
~20%
17 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%
18 Vanoise National Park 🇫🇷 France
~20%
19 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Western Roe Deer?

Biebrza National Park

In Biebrza National Park, Poland, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Western Roe Deer sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Western Roe Deer?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January–March and September–October in Biebrza National Park (about 80%), March in Kiskunság National Park (about 80%) and January in Białowieża National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Western Roe Deer on a given day. Each park's Western Roe Deer page has the full month-by-month chart.