The Common Wood Pigeon nests in trees and bushes and builds a simple, flimsy platform of twigs. The clutch almost always consists of 2 white eggs, and incubation takes around 17 days. Like the other pigeons, the parents feed the young on nutritious crop milk during the first few days. The species has a long breeding season and can raise several broods a year, which has contributed to its success. Both parents take turns incubating and producing the crop milk, and because its food does not depend on insects the Wood Pigeon can breed right into late summer and autumn.