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Learn the wildlife of Weerribben-Wieden National Park

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636 species have research-grade observations inside Weerribben-Wieden 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. White Stork Ciconia ciconia34
  2. Mute Swan Cygnus olor31
  3. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea21
  4. Greylag Goose Anser anser20
  5. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos15
  6. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo14
  7. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus14
  8. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo13
  9. Canada Goose Branta canadensis11
  10. Great Egret Ardea alba11

Plants

  1. Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria19
  2. Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris18
  3. Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia15
  4. Yellow water-lily Nuphar lutea14
  5. Water-soldier Stratiotes aloides14
  6. Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia12
  7. European Frog-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae12
  8. Marsh fern Thelypteris palustris11
  9. Common alder Alnus glutinosa11
  10. European mountain ash Sorbus aucuparia9

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus13
  2. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea1
  3. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus1
  4. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus1
  5. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus1
  6. European Mole Talpa europaea1
  7. European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius1

Insects

  1. Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum176
  2. Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa95
  3. Variable Bluet Coenagrion pulchellum76
  4. Lilypad Whiteface Leucorrhinia caudalis69
  5. Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva68
  6. Large White-faced Darter Leucorrhinia pectoralis62
  7. Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum55
  8. Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae52
  9. Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata48
  10. Norfolk Hawker Isoaeschna isoceles47

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi10
  2. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus5
  3. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus4
  4. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis2
  5. Marbled Orbweaver Araneus marmoreus2
  6. Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus2
  7. Fencepost jumping spider Marpissa muscosa2
  8. Fork-palped Harvestman Dicranopalpus ramosus1
  9. Raft Spider Dolomedes fimbriatus1
  10. Common Stretch Spider Tetragnatha extensa1

Amphibians

  1. Moor Frog Rana arvalis4
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria2
  3. European Toad Bufo bufo2

Fish

  1. Northern Pike Esox lucius6
  2. Western Tubenose Goby Proterorhinus semilunaris2
  3. Common Roach Rutilus rutilus1
  4. Bleak Alburnus alburnus1
  5. Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus1
  6. European Perch Perca fluviatilis1
  7. Common Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus1

Mollusks

  1. Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis4
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum4
  3. Black Slug Arion ater3
  4. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum2
  5. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis1
  6. Leopard Slug Limax maximus1
  7. Common European Ambersnail Succinea putris1
  8. Big-eared Radix Radix auricularia1
  9. Great Ram's-horn Planorbarius corneus1
  10. European Fingernail Clam Sphaerium corneum1

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.