Interesting breeding season for Lesser Spotted woodpeckers
Thanks from Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Network to everyone who has helped with searching for nests and sending us information on Lesser Spot activity this year. Nine nests were monitored. The 2018 breeding season report will be available soon on our website.
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nests - June update
We are pleased that Lesser Spot network volunteers are/have been monitoring eight nests as part of the project.
Two more Lesser Spot nests found
Great news, volunteers have found Lesser Spot nests in Herefordshire and the New Forest in last couple of days, bringing our 2018 total to four so far.
A second Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest
Volunteers for the Devon Pied Flycatcher network have found a new Lesser Spotted Woodpecker nest with four eggs and as of 29th May four chicks.
Bat monitoring in Chichester area 2021
A Chichester Natural History Society volunteer project to record bats in the Chichester area,
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Richard Jacobs 2019 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker © Tim Preston
Don't confuse juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers with male Lesser Spots - they both have red caps!
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Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers in 2019