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Shandon Woodland Community Group

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Meet the Birds

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Shandon Woodland isn't just home to trees, it's also a haven for hundreds of birds, both year-round residents and seasonal migrants.

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The Shandon Woodland Community Group is conducting a year-long bird survey from June 2025 to June 2026 to document the full diversity of our bird community. Using the Merlin bird identification app, we're recording bird calls throughout the seasons across the 286-acre woodland. 

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Early findings are already remarkable. With 1,589 records of 52 species, we've documented everything from tiny Goldcrests to majestic Golden Eagles. The woodland supports a rich mix of woodland specialists like Eurasian Treecreepers, Great Spotted Woodpeckers, and Tawny Owls; summer migrants including Spotted Flycatchers, Cuckoos, and Swallows; winter visitors such as Redwings and Redpolls; and a variety of raptors, waterfowl, and songbirds. The presence of species like Red Crossbills and Ring Ouzels points to a healthy, biodiverse habitat with the varied structure needed to support birds with different feeding and nesting requirements.

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Download the briefing below to learn more about what we've discovered so far, and watch this space for the full survey results in July 2026.

While you wait...try our latest e-learning...
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The Usual Suspects

We bring you Shandon Woodland's Top 10 most notorious residents. These woodland birds were the most heard in the Shandon Woodland Bird Survey (2025-2026) and they don't think you can identify them. Learn more about each one so you can make a positive ID in the line-up.

Learn More...

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See our woodland's map

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Meet the trees

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Browse our
photo gallery

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Visit our birds

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Discover our woodland's plants 

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Explore our e-learning

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shandonwoodlandcommunitygroup@gmail.com

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