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Learn the wildlife of Karkonoski National Park

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697 species have research-grade observations inside Karkonoski 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. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris8
  2. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra7
  3. Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis7
  4. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus5
  5. Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus5
  6. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros5
  7. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta5
  8. Dunnock Prunella modularis4
  9. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla4
  10. Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus4

Plants

  1. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea230
  2. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea183
  3. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea146
  4. Common heather Calluna vulgaris137
  5. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus132
  6. Deer fern Struthiopteris spicant127
  7. Common bistort Bistorta officinalis126
  8. Alpine coltsfoot Homogyne alpina125
  9. Interrupted clubmoss Spinulum annotinum118
  10. Northern firmoss Huperzia selago104

Mammals

  1. Red Deer Cervus elaphus5
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2
  4. Common Shrew Sorex araneus2
  5. Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus2
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor1
  7. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris1

Insects

  1. Two-banded Longhorn Beetle Rhagium bifasciatum37
  2. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae36
  3. Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus31
  4. Beech Gall Midge Mikiola fagi14
  5. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io12
  6. Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus10
  7. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus9
  8. Green-veined White Pieris napi8
  9. Large Ringlet Erebia euryale8
  10. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus7

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus8
  2. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus4
  3. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio3
  4. Callobius claustrarius2
  5. Neriene emphana2

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara37
  2. Adder Vipera berus4
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis3

Amphibians

  1. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris16
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria14
  3. European Toad Bufo bufo3

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.