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Learn the wildlife of Poleski National Park

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503 species have research-grade observations inside Poleski 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. Great Egret Ardea alba20
  2. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major17
  3. Common Crane Grus grus11
  4. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus10
  5. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea10
  6. Greylag Goose Anser anser9
  7. Mute Swan Cygnus olor8
  8. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo7
  9. European Robin Erithacus rubecula7
  10. White Wagtail Motacilla alba7

Plants

  1. Fringed Pink Dianthus superbus17
  2. Marsh Labrador tea Rhododendron tomentosum16
  3. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris14
  4. Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia13
  5. Marsh calla Calla palustris13
  6. Bog cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos12
  7. Common heather Calluna vulgaris11
  8. Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata10
  9. Scots pine Pinus sylvestris10
  10. Water-soldier Stratiotes aloides10

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus9
  2. Moose Alces alces7
  3. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber4
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  5. Common Shrew Sorex araneus2
  6. Mainland Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides2
  7. Eurasian Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus1
  8. Yellow-necked Field Mouse Apodemus flavicollis1
  9. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris1
  10. European Mole Talpa europaea1

Insects

  1. Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum24
  2. Drinker Moth Euthrix potatoria6
  3. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta5
  4. Map Araschnia levana5
  5. Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum5
  6. Dusky Large Blue Phengaris nausithous5
  7. Weaver beetle Lamia textor5
  8. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus4
  9. Four-banded longhorn beetle Leptura quadrifasciata4
  10. Strangalia attenuata4

Spiders and kin

  1. Raft Spider Dolomedes fimbriatus4
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus2
  3. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1
  4. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis1
  5. Fencepost jumping spider Marpissa muscosa1
  6. Common Eastern Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum1
  7. Filmy Dome Spider Neriene radiata1
  8. Singa hamata1
  9. Buzzing Spider Anyphaena accentuata1
  10. Strawberry Spider Araneus alsine1

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara25
  2. Grass snake Natrix natrix14
  3. Adder Vipera berus4
  4. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis2
  5. Eastern Slowworm Anguis colchica1

Amphibians

  1. Eastern Tree Frog Hyla orientalis3
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo3
  3. Common Spadefoot Pelobates fuscus2
  4. European Common Frog Rana temporaria2
  5. Moor Frog Rana arvalis1

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia1
  2. Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis1
  3. Bush snail Fruticicola fruticum1
  4. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger1
  5. Common Bladder Snail Physa fontinalis1
  6. Great Ram's-horn Planorbarius corneus1

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.