I’ve been making more use of a bird recognition app and been rather impressed by it. It’s called Merlin and produced by Cornell University in the USA. It has three of ways of helping to … Continue reading Merlin – the “wizard” bird app
Ancient earthworks abound in Oakley Wood, from the central camp or fort, to the wood banks that surround the wood. Read about their history here.
Way-marked walking routes through the wood.
Selected videos of wildlife taken by the Friends of Oakley Wood trail camera.
The pond in the south-west corner of Oakley Wood is a valuable resource for wildlife, and so we should take care to leave it undisturbed.
A reminder that the next volunteering day for helping in Oakley Wood is on Sunday 24th November, starting at the usual time of 10.00. The task for the day will be dead-hedging along the woodland […]
A reminder that the next volunteering day for helping in Oakley Wood is on Sunday 27th October, starting at the usual time of 10.00. The task for the day will be coppicing. Please drop George […]
Thanks to one of our members, Jan Wood, for sharing this amazing photograph of the Northern Lights over Oakley Wood. The photo is taken looking NE over the wood. The bright “star” in the bottom […]
On Sunday 6 October our planned fungi walk took place in Oakley Wood, and by all accounts was a great success. We were fortunate to have as the leaders Dave Champion and Francisco Verenciano, the […]
The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Tuesday 14th March in Barford Memorial Hall. Chairman Liz Sheehan welcomed everyone and gave a summary of the year’s activities, which […]
We are fortunate that the two fungi specialist who took part in our BioBlitz earlier in the year have agreed to lead a walk through Oakley Wood looking for mushrooms and other fungi . This […]
It’s that time of the year again – when George Green of WWT leads Sunday work parties in Oakley Wood, allowing volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks. It’s a great way to feel […]
We held our BioBlitz on 2nd June, and were very lucky with the weather, a beautiful sunny day among a run of indifferent ones which helped make an all-round great day. We had between 50-100 […]
Don’t forget the BioBlitz this Sunday, 2nd June. It’s running from 10:00 ’til 16:00, and there will be signs in the wood to direct you to the base camp. There is more information in the […]
Fallow deer are again in Oakley Wood and captured by our camera. I’ve put together a video to show the dramatic difference in size between muntjac, roe and fallow deer, all captured from the same […]