Woodcock

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The woodcock is a cryptic, elusive wader adapted for a life in woodland and fields. We have studied the species for over 30 years, conducting some of the fundamental work on the species’ biology, such as its polygynous mating system.

In Britain, we have a resident breeding population estimated at 78,000 males and a total wintering population that could number 1.5 million individuals in some years. The primary focus of our current work is on understanding and managing populations.

Please click below to navigate our woodcock section:

• A unique chance to follow your very own woodcock - by satellite 
• Woodcock migration         
• Woodcock - Homeward bound          
• Woodcock roding           
• Breeding woodcock survey methods         
• How many breeding woodcock?                  
• Woodcock breeding habitats – landscape scale    
• Woodcock breeding habitats – wood scale       
• Are woodcock really in decline

Download a copy of our latest Woodcock Newsletter Winter 2010/2011 

Please click here to volunteer for our woodcock survey 2011