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Learn the wildlife of Kellerwald Edersee National Park

Germany

447 species have research-grade observations inside Kellerwald Edersee 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. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea6
  2. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major4
  3. European Robin Erithacus rubecula3
  4. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio2
  5. Coal Tit Periparus ater2
  6. Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2
  7. European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2
  8. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus1
  9. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus1
  10. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo1

Plants

  1. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea13
  2. European beech Fagus sylvatica13
  3. Common heather Calluna vulgaris11
  4. Coralroot Cardamine bulbifera11
  5. European larch Larix decidua9
  6. Bitter Vetch Lathyrus linifolius8
  7. Small balsam Impatiens parviflora7
  8. Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias7
  9. Woodland germander Teucrium scorodonia7
  10. European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus6

Mammals

  1. European Mole Talpa europaea2
  2. Red Deer Cervus elaphus2
  3. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor1
  4. Eurasian Pine Marten Martes martes1
  5. European Fallow Deer Dama dama1
  6. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1
  7. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus1
  8. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris1

Insects

  1. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus13
  2. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina12
  3. European Comma Polygonia c-album9
  4. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia7
  5. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io6
  6. Green-veined White Pieris napi5
  7. Spotted Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata5
  8. Marbled White Melanargia galathea5
  9. Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea4
  10. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae4

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus5
  2. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis3
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi2
  4. Castor Bean Tick Ixodes ricinus1
  5. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1
  6. Woodland Jumping Spider Evarcha falcata1
  7. Eurasian Green Crab Spider Diaea dorsata1
  8. Buzzing Spider Anyphaena accentuata1
  9. Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii1
  10. Grey Cross Spider Larinioides sclopetarius1

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra10
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo9
  3. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris4

Mollusks

  1. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger5
  2. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis1
  3. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum1
  4. Tree slug Lehmannia marginata1

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.