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Learn the wildlife of Sächsische Schweiz National Park

Germany

1,150 species have research-grade observations inside Sächsische Schweiz 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. European Robin Erithacus rubecula35
  2. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus33
  3. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata27
  4. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs27
  5. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea20
  6. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea17
  7. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula16
  8. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major13
  9. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos12
  10. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus11

Plants

  1. Common heather Calluna vulgaris111
  2. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea93
  3. Deer fern Struthiopteris spicant63
  4. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus61
  5. May Lily Maianthemum bifolium47
  6. Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera46
  7. European wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella44
  8. Red campion Silene dioica39
  9. European beech Fagus sylvatica38
  10. Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense33

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris12
  2. European Fat Dormouse Glis glis5
  3. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber3
  4. Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus3
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  7. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2
  9. European Mole Talpa europaea2

Insects

  1. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus68
  2. Beech Gall Midge Mikiola fagi58
  3. Springtime Dung Beetle Trypocopris vernalis45
  4. Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris34
  5. Mutilla marginata26
  6. Spotted Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata23
  7. Map Araschnia levana21
  8. Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo21
  9. Violet ground beetle Carabus violaceus20
  10. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io20

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus6
  2. Burnt Wolf Spider Xerolycosa nemoralis5
  3. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio5
  4. Leiobunum limbatum5
  5. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia4
  6. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens4
  7. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi3
  8. Shaded Orbweaver Metellina merianae3
  9. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica2
  10. Leiobunum rotundum2

Reptiles

  1. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis38
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara20
  3. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis16
  4. Grass snake Natrix natrix8
  5. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca3

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria28
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo20
  3. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra12
  4. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina3
  5. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris3

Mollusks

  1. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger15
  2. Roman Snail Helix pomatia5
  3. Girdled Snail Hygromia cinctella2
  4. Lapidary Snail Helicigona lapicida2
  5. Shadow Snail Urticicola umbrosus2
  6. Common European Ambersnail Succinea putris2

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.