Where to See the Wind in the Willows: 1 Park Ranked by Real Odds

Q: Where is the best place to see the Wind in the Willows?

Cairngorms National Park. In Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom, the chance of seeing all 4 (mole, water vole, toad and badger) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to under 5%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of the Wind in the Willows is hardest to see?

Water vole. In Cairngorms National Park, the best park for the Wind in the Willows, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the water vole on a given day, against about 60% for the toad. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete the Wind in the Willows on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Wind in the Willows three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

The checklist: 4 animals

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Talpa europaea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Arvicola amphibius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Bufo bufo

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

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Meles meles

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Cairngorms National Park

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	4 of 4	<5%
	European Mole			~50%
	European Water Vole			~20%
	European Toad			>90%
	European Badger			~60%
2	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4	Missing: Water vole
	European Mole			~80%
	European Toad			>90%
	European Badger			~70%
3	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4	Missing: Water vole
	European Mole			~70%
	European Toad			~90%
	European Badger			~60%
4	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 4	Missing: Water vole
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~90%
	European Badger			~30%
5	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	3 of 4	Missing: Water vole
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~80%
	European Badger			~50%
6	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~80%
7	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~80%
8	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~70%
9	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~50%
10	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~60%
11	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~90%
12	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~80%
13	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Toad, Badger
	European Mole			~60%
14	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Toad, Badger
	European Mole			~60%
15	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Toad
	European Badger			~60%
16	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Toad
	European Badger			~30%
17	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Toad
	European Badger			~30%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 4	Missing: Badger
	European Mole			~60%
	European Water Vole			~20%
	European Toad			~70%
2	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 4	Missing: Water vole
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~60%
	European Badger			~30%
3	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 4	Missing: Water vole
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~50%
	European Badger			~20%
4	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~80%
	European Toad			~50%
5	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~80%
6	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~80%
7	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~80%
8	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~50%
	European Toad			~60%
9	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~70%
10	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~70%
11	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~40%
	European Toad			~60%
12	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~60%
13	Paris	🇫🇷 France	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~60%
14	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~40%
	European Toad			~40%
15	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~50%
16	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~50%
17	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~30%
	European Toad			~50%
18	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole
	European Toad			~50%
	European Badger			~20%
19	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~40%
	European Toad			~30%
20	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole
	European Toad			~30%
	European Badger			~40%
21	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~40%
22	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 4	Missing: Mole, Badger
	European Water Vole			~20%
	European Toad			~30%
23	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~20%
24	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
	European Toad			~20%
25	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~80%
26	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~60%
27	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~60%
28	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Toad, Badger
	European Mole			~40%
29	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~30%
30	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Toad, Badger
	European Mole			~30%
31	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Badger
	European Toad			~20%
32	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Toad
	European Badger			~20%
33	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Toad, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
34	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4	Missing: Water vole, Toad, Badger
	European Mole			~20%
35	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	Missing: Mole, Water vole, Toad
	European Badger			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	AQUA Akvarium & Dyrepark	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 4 in captivity
2	British Wildlife Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4 in captivity
3	Slimbridge Wetland Centre	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 4 in captivity
4	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 4 in captivity
5	Brno Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 4 in captivity
6	La Tanière	🇫🇷 France	1 of 4 in captivity
7	Civic Aquarium of Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4 in captivity
8	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4 in captivity
9	bioparco	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 4 in captivity
10	Bird Park	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 4 in captivity
11	DierenPark Amersfoort	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 4 in captivity
12	Eekholt Wildlife Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4 in captivity
13	Grodno Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 4 in captivity
14	Hankensbüttel Otter Centre	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4 in captivity
15	Hillside Animal Sanctuary	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4 in captivity
16	Körösvölgyi Állatpark	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 4 in captivity
17	Living Coasts	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4 in captivity
18	London Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 4 in captivity
19	Minsk Zoo	🇧🇾 Belarus	1 of 4 in captivity
20	Natur- und Tierpark Goldau	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see the Wind in the Willows?

Cairngorms National Park

In Cairngorms National Park, United Kingdom, the chance of seeing all 4 (mole, water vole, toad and badger) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 1 park where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to under 5%. It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of the Wind in the Willows is hardest to see?

Water vole

In Cairngorms National Park, the best park for the Wind in the Willows, about about 10% of wildlife watchers report the water vole on a given day, against about 60% for the toad. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete the Wind in the Willows on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts the Wind in the Willows three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

The Wind in the Willows

The checklist: 4 animals

European Mole

European Water Vole

European Toad

European Badger

Where to go

Month by month at Cairngorms National Park

Month by month at Cairngorms National Park

Month by month at Cairngorms National Park

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

Month by month at Białowieża National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see the Wind in the Willows?

Which of the Wind in the Willows is hardest to see?

How do you complete the Wind in the Willows on Wallace's Line?