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Learn the wildlife of the Cairngorms National Park

United Kingdom

2,597 species have research-grade observations inside Cairngorms National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs474
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos251
  3. European Robin Erithacus rubecula206
  4. Coal Tit Periparus ater191
  5. Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus178
  6. Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus150
  7. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula144
  8. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis144
  9. White Wagtail Motacilla alba136
  10. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus135

Plants

  1. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea536
  2. Common heather Calluna vulgaris521
  3. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus449
  4. Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius331
  5. Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis328
  6. Arctic Starflower Lysimachia europaea318
  7. Common juniper Juniperus communis305
  8. Scots pine Pinus sylvestris301
  9. Deer fern Struthiopteris spicant294
  10. Bell Heather Erica cinerea283

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris298
  2. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus144
  3. Red Deer Cervus elaphus137
  4. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus112
  5. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus99
  6. European Badger Meles meles69
  7. Eurasian Pine Marten Martes martes60
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus57
  9. Caribou Rangifer tarandus56
  10. European Mole Talpa europaea26

Insects

  1. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus260
  2. Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops235
  3. Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus216
  4. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria166
  5. Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula150
  6. Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae150
  7. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io149
  8. Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum132
  9. Two-banded Longhorn Beetle Rhagium bifasciatum131
  10. Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris125

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus89
  2. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio41
  3. Castor Bean Tick Ixodes ricinus24
  4. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus21

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara103
  2. Adder Vipera berus87
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis54

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo400
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria303
  3. Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus35

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.