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How to share a location in Oakley Wood

To show a location most people would probably turn to Google Maps to “drop a pin”. However, Google Maps is about the human world and has little or no detail for places of nature like … Continue reading How to share a location in Oakley Wood →

AI bird recognition in Oakley Wood

Recording bird sounds in the wood promises to widen our knowledge of its bird life.

Merlin – the “wizard” bird app

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 Labs in the USA. It has three of ways of helping to … Continue reading Merlin – the “wizard” bird app →

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Woodland Walk

June 6, 2026 Chris Wood

We have arranged a woodland walk for Saturday 13th June at 10.00 to be led by Nick Martin, Reserves Officer of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. Nick will be familiar to many of you as he […]

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How to share a location in Oakley Wood

May 30, 2026 Chris Wood Leave a comment

To show a location most people would probably turn to Google Maps to “drop a pin”. However, Google Maps is about the human world and has little or no detail for places of nature like […]

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2026 AGM Report

May 25, 2026 Chris Wood

The 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Monday 27th April in Barford Memorial Hall. Our chairman Liz Sheehan welcomed everyone and gave a summary of the past year’s […]

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Announcement of AGM 2026

April 15, 2026 Chris Wood 1 Comment

The next Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood will take place on 27 April 2026 at the Barford Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. After the formal business of the meeting there will […]

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Advanced notice of AGM 2026

March 21, 2026 Chris Wood

This is an advance notice of the next AGM, which will take place on 27 April 2026 at 19:00 in Barford Memorial Hall. This is a date for your diary. More details to come closer […]

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Dogs v Nature 2026

March 7, 2026 Chris Wood 6 Comments

In the six years since we last posted about dog walking in Oakley Wood, there have been many changes. Those to the fabric of the wood are most obvious – the improved path around the […]

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Birds in 2025

January 17, 2026 Chris Wood Leave a comment

Last April I posted about AI bird recognition and the bird recorders we now have in the wood (here). By year-end they have captured roughly 600 hours of bird song, and AI analysis of these […]

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Winter task day Sunday 14th December

December 11, 2025 Chris Wood Leave a comment

Another belated reminder (sorry!) of an upcoming task day, this time on Sunday 14th December. George Green will be leading this as usual. The activity is planned to be screening of the ride-side ditches. Please […]

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Fungi walk

November 8, 2025 Chris Wood Leave a comment

A few weeks ago we had a fungi walk in the wood, led by two of the Warwickshire Fungi Group’s experts, Dave Champion and Fran Verenciano, and accompanied by other members of the group and […]

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Winter task day Sunday 26th October

October 22, 2025 Chris Wood Leave a comment

A belated reminder of the upcoming task day on Sunday 26th October. George Green will be leading this as usual. The activity is planned to be ride-side coppicing. Please bring you hard hat if you […]

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