Animals of the Night

Long nights in the nature parks, Howl Night with wolves or bats in Hermann’s cave - observe nocturnal animals in Lower Austria at night.

Experience Lower Austria’s fauna at night - that means howling wolves around the campfire, hike into the moor with a headlamp or visit Batman.

Yellow pairs of eyes in the grass reflect the glow of the torchlight. Nocturnal birds and animals call, chirp, croak. And what kind of noise was that over in the bushes? Lower Austria at night is an experience for animal and nature lovers!

The Howl Night campfire in Ernstbrunn is accompanied by the howling of wolves from the nearby research centre. And in the “Long Night of the Nature Parks" Lower Austria’s nature parks open their doors in the evening: In Sparbach Nature Park wild boars come at dusk. The Schrems upland moor can be explored with a headlamp. And in Schönberg, fluttering bats accompany many a night hike through the Kamptal.

In Batman’s footsteps in Hermann’s cave: Little horseshoe bat, large mouse-eared bats and many more – they Hermann’s Cave they are home to a wide variety of bat species. Lower Austria’s largest stalactite cave is considered the most important bat roost in the state. The colonies of the darkness are experienced live on guided expeditions.