EARLY MORNING WOODLANDS

February is a great month to go birdwatching in woodland, particularly deciduous woodland. There is little in the way of foliage between you and the birds. So, birds such as Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers, Nuthatches and Treecreepers are more visible. But, birds are also starting the courtship rituals (hence National Nestbox week being centred around St Valentine’s Day). Early morning is the time of peak activity. Get out there for first light and enjoy the wonders of the skeletal forest and its frisky birds.