Where to See Great Spotted Woodpecker in Lake District National Park

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Great Spotted Woodpecker sightings in Lake District

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Where Great Spotted Woodpecker has been reported, from 114 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM0% of the busiest hour5 AM2% of the busiest hour6 AM25% of the busiest hour7 AM85% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM88% of the busiest hour10 AM75% of the busiest hour11 AM70% of the busiest hourNoon68% of the busiest hour1 PM66% of the busiest hour2 PM65% of the busiest hour3 PM68% of the busiest hour4 PM72% of the busiest hour5 PM65% of the busiest hour6 PM42% of the busiest hour7 PM15% of the busiest hour8 PM3% of the busiest hour9 PM0% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Great Spotted Woodpecker is most seen 7–10 AM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Great Spotted Woodpecker sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	0%
5 AM	2%
6 AM	25%
7 AM	85%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	88%
10 AM	75%
11 AM	70%
Noon	68%
1 PM	66%
2 PM	65%
3 PM	68%
4 PM	72%
5 PM	65%
6 PM	42%
7 PM	15%
8 PM	3%
9 PM	0%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Great Spotted Woodpecker on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Lake District, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Lake District Tour Guide

Great Spotted Woodpeckers: The Woodland Drum

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“A great spotted woodpecker can announce that a patch of woodland belongs to it by playing a drum solo. In spring, it hammers its beak against a tree in a rapid burst, warning rivals that the territory is taken.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Lake District Tour Guide.

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Where to see Great Spotted Woodpecker in Lake District