[ Wetlands ]

Wetland national parks in Europe

195 of the 500 national parks in this guide are known for wetlands, among them New Forest National Park, Doñana National Park and Białowieża National Park.

New Forest National ParkUnited Kingdom · Southern EnglandBolderwoodOpen heath, ancient woodland and free-roaming ponies in southern England's Hampshire and WiltshireForestHeathWetlandsBest May–Jul, Sep–Oct
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Doñana National ParkSpain · AndalusiaAcebuche Visitors CentreMarshes, mobile dunes and pine forest at the Guadalquivir delta in AndalusiaWetlandsDunesForest
Białowieża National ParkPoland · PodlaskieBiałowieża ForestEurope's last temperate primaeval forest and its free-living bison in eastern PolandForestWetlandsHistoryBest May–Sep
Hortobágy National ParkHungary · Eastern HungaryNine-holed BridgeFlat alkaline steppe, wetlands and grazing herds in eastern HungaryWetlandsMeadowsRiversBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Killarney National ParkIreland · County KerryLough Leane and InnisfallenLakes, oakwoods and sandstone mountains in County Kerry, southwest IrelandLakesForestMountainsBest May–Sep
Šumava National ParkCzechia · South Bohemian, PlzeňBoubínSpruce forest, raised peat bogs and glacial lakes on the borders with Germany and AustriaForestWetlandsLakesBest May–Oct
Bavarian Forest National ParkGermany · BavariaGroßer RachelHighland spruce forests, bogs and three ridge-top peaks on Germany's Czech borderMountainsForestWetlandsBest May–Oct
Butrint National ParkAlbania · VlorëRoman theatreAncient ruins, lagoon and wetlands on Albania's far southern Ionian coastWetlandsCoastIslandsBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Jasmund National ParkGermany · Rügen, Mecklenburg-VorpommernKönigsstuhlChalk cliffs and beech forest on the Baltic coast of RügenCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Connemara National ParkIreland · County GalwayBlanket bog and heathlandMountains, bogs and heaths in the northwest of Connemara, County GalwayMountainsWetlandsHeathBest May–Sep
Lahemaa National ParkEstonia · Northern EstoniaViru rabaBays, peninsulas, raised bogs and manor houses on Estonia's north coastCoastForestWetlandsBest May–Sep
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National ParkBelarus · Brest and Grodno RegionsKamieniuki (park headquarters)Primeval lowland forest with bison on Belarus's border with PolandForestHistoryWetlandsBest May–Sep
Hardangervidda National ParkNorway · Buskerud, Vestland, and Telemark countiesHardangerjøkulenTreeless moorland plateau with vast wild reindeer herds in southern NorwayMountainsGlaciersLakesBest Jun–Sep
Hoge Kempen National ParkBelgium · LimburgMechelse HeideHeathland and pine forest on a plateau in Belgian LimburgForestHeathWetlandsBest Aug–Sep
Urho Kekkonen National ParkFinland · LaplandSokostiFells, broad mires and wilderness forest along Finland's Russian border in LaplandMountainsWetlandsForestBest Mar–Apr, Sep
Fulufjället National ParkSweden · DalarnaNjupeskärSandstone plateau, lichen heath and Sweden's tallest waterfall in DalarnaMountainsWaterfallsForestBest Jun–Sep
Oulanka National ParkFinland · Northern Ostrobothnia and LaplandKiutaköngäsBoreal forest, mires and rapids along the Oulanka River in northern FinlandRiversForestWetlandsBest Jun–Sep
Soomaa National ParkEstonia · Vahe-EestiRiisa flood areaRaised bogs, flooded meadows and winding rivers in south-western EstoniaWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
The Broads National ParkUnited Kingdom · Norfolk and SuffolkHickling BroadNavigable rivers and flooded medieval peat pits across Norfolk and SuffolkRiversLakesWetlandsBest May–Sep
Losiny Ostrov National ParkRussia · MoscowElk Biological StationMoose, forest and river sources inside Moscow's city limits and Moscow OblastForestWetlandsRiversBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Słowiński (Slovincian) National ParkPoland · PomeranianWydma ŁąckaMoving sand dunes, lakes and pine forest on Poland's Baltic coastDunesLakesCoastBest May–Sep
Kampinos National ParkPoland · MasovianPalmiry Memorial (Miejsce Pamięci Palmiry)Pine forest, sand dunes and swamps on Warsaw's north-western edgeForestWetlandsDunesBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Biebrza National ParkPoland · PodlaskieBiebrza MarshesVast fenlands and river marshes along the Biebrza River in northeastern PolandWetlandsRiversForestBest Apr–Jun, Aug
Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National ParkGermany · Schleswig-HolsteinTrischenTidal mudflats, salt marshes and Halligen along Germany's North Sea coast in Schleswig-HolsteinCoastWetlandsIslandsBest May–Sep

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