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Learn the wildlife of Söderåsen National Park

Sweden

490 species have research-grade observations inside Söderåsen 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. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus54
  2. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea16
  3. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs12
  4. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos8
  5. European Robin Erithacus rubecula8
  6. White Wagtail Motacilla alba8
  7. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula7
  8. Common Raven Corvus corax6
  9. Great Tit Parus major6
  10. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea5

Plants

  1. European beech Fagus sylvatica23
  2. European wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella19
  3. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus19
  4. Common heather Calluna vulgaris15
  5. Interrupted clubmoss Spinulum annotinum15
  6. Yellow archangel Lamium galeobdolon14
  7. Red raspberry Rubus idaeus11
  8. Common polypody Polypodium vulgare11
  9. Herb Robert Geranium robertianum10
  10. Sweet Woodruff Galium odoratum9

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris11
  2. Bank Vole Clethrionomys glareolus4
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus3
  4. American Mink Neogale vison2
  5. Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii1

Insects

  1. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus28
  2. The Tanner Prionus coriarius13
  3. Forest Bug Pentatoma rufipes12
  4. Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo8
  5. Pale Tussock Moth Calliteara pudibunda8
  6. Spotted Longhorn Beetle Rutpela maculata7
  7. Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris7
  8. Smooth ground beetle Carabus glabratus6
  9. Hawthorn Shield Bug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale5
  10. Clouded Magpie Abraxas sylvata5

Spiders and kin

  1. Alder Leaf Gall Mite Eriophyes laevis6
  2. Conical Trashline Orbweaver Cyclosa conica2
  3. Platybunus pinetorum2
  4. Fencepost jumping spider Marpissa muscosa1
  5. Eurasian Green Crab Spider Diaea dorsata1
  6. Eurasian Running Crab Spider Philodromus dispar1
  7. Alder vein angle gall Eriophyes inangulis1
  8. Agroeca brunnea1
  9. Xysticus lanio1
  10. Neriene emphana1

Reptiles

  1. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara14
  2. Grass snake Natrix natrix12
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis10

Fish

  1. European Carp Cyprinus carpio1
  2. Northern Pike Esox lucius1
  3. European Perch Perca fluviatilis1

Mollusks

  1. Black Slug Arion ater6
  2. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger5
  3. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum3
  4. Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris1
  5. Plaited Door-snail Cochlodina laminata1
  6. Rounded Snail Gonyodiscus rotundatus1

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.