Great-spotted woodpecker  (Dendrocopos major)

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Range

This woodpecker is most common in southern England, although it is absent from the fens of East Anglia and from higher ground. It has a patchier distribution in Wales, southwest England and Scotland (6).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

Found in both broadleaved and coniferous woodlands and forests, and more recently has begun to exploit gardens and parks (5).

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