Lesser Spot Network (@lesserspotnet.bsky.social)

@lesserspotnet.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 10:11 AM

Congratulations to Rufus Dawson, for this well deserved BTO Award. He is one of our most active Woodpecker Network volunteers and his Passive Acoustic Monitoring for Lesser Spots in Gloucestershire and Avon is contributing greatly to our understanding of this elusive species.

@rspbscience.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 8:33 AMReposted by @lesserspotnet.bsky.social

New job alert 🪶🧪

We are hiring a Conservation Scientist to work on links between hydrological restoration and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker conservation

Deadline: 7/10/26

Apply here: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

#SpeciesRecoveryProgramme
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📷Ben Andrew

A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker perched by its nest hole

@lesserspotnet.bsky.social Jun 26, 2026, 8:42 PM

Very promising results for protecting Willow Tit nests and good work by @wildhorizons.bsky.social . We love all Woodpeckers, but Great Spots are the culprits here.

Wild Horizons@wildhorizons.bsky.socialJun 26, 2026, 7:40 PM

The last Willow Tit nest of the season now fledged, successfully protected from Great Spotted Woodpecker predation. No GSW predation in protected nests this year, in stark contrast to 100% predation rate by GSW in unprotected nests. Very promising results.