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New Forest Wildlife Calendar - alder woodland

 
Here's a guide to the wildlife that can be seen in the New Forest's alder woodlands. Not everything is included, though, as such a list would be incredibly long, but many of the notable species are shown.
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Birds
                     
Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) Common x x x x x x x x x x x x
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis) Common x x x x x x x x x x x x
Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) Relatively uncommon x x x x x x x x x x x x
Mandarin (Aix galericulata) Relatively uncommon   x x x x x x          
Marsh tit (Parus palustris) Common x x x x x x x x x x x x
Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) Common x x x x x x x x x x x x
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Common
 x x x x x x x x x x x x
Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) Relatively uncommon x x x x x x x x x x x x
Siskin (Carduelis spinus) Relatively common x x x x x x x x x x x x
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Common
 x x x x x x x x x x x x
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Relatively common, but not often seen
x x x x x x x x x x x x
                           
    J F M A M J J A S O N D
Mammals
                          
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Relatively common, but not often seen
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Fallow deer (Dama dama)
Common
 x x x x x x x x x x x x
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Relatively common
x x x x x x x x x x x x
Squirrel - grey (Sciurus carolinensis)
Common
 x x x x x x x x x x x x
                           
Wild flowers   Flowering period
Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) Uncommon     x x x              
                           

 

 

 

 

 
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