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Learn the wildlife of Pieniński National Park

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570 species have research-grade observations inside Pieniński 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. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos9
  2. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs5
  3. Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans4
  4. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus3
  5. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos3
  6. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea3
  7. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2
  8. Coal Tit Periparus ater2
  9. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis1
  10. Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus1

Plants

  1. Sticky Sage Salvia glutinosa28
  2. Gold-dust Aurinia saxatilis26
  3. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes24
  4. Hart's-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium23
  5. Wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides21
  6. Yellow Thistle Cirsium erisithales21
  7. European beech Fagus sylvatica18
  8. European wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella18
  9. Martagon Lily Lilium martagon18
  10. Yellow Foxglove Digitalis grandiflora18

Mammals

  1. Red Deer Cervus elaphus6
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris4
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus3
  4. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber3
  5. Eurasian Pine Marten Martes martes1
  6. European Mole Talpa europaea1
  7. Domestic Goat Capra hircus1

Insects

  1. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus13
  2. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina8
  3. Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria8
  4. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia7
  5. Early Bumble Bee Bombus pratorum7
  6. Butterbur Weevil Liparus glabrirostris7
  7. Megalodontes cephalotes7
  8. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon6
  9. Common Froghopper Cercopis vulnerata6
  10. Pellucid Hover Fly Volucella pellucens5

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia4
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus3
  3. Charcoal Spider Tegenaria ferruginea2
  4. Eurasian Green Crab Spider Diaea dorsata2
  5. Snake-back Spider Segestria senoculata2
  6. Neriene emphana2
  7. Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider Metellina segmentata1
  8. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops1
  9. Sneak Spider Harpactea hombergi1

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra12
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria2
  3. European Toad Bufo bufo1

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia15
  2. Faustina faustina7
  3. Carpathian Blue Slug Bielzia coerulans7
  4. Mountain Bulin Ena montana4
  5. Bush snail Fruticicola fruticum4
  6. Mask Snail Isognomostoma isognomostomos3
  7. Shadow Snail Urticicola umbrosus3
  8. Rock snail Pyramidula pusilla2
  9. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis1
  10. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum1

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.