A quick reminder that the next (and last for this winter) weekend work day will be 23 February, with a miscellany of possible tasks on George’s list – more tree planting, possible tree felling, dead-hedging […]
… by which I mean that we made a record of species observed for 2024! Whether it was a record year we have no idea since there are no previous records to compare with. Recording […]
A reminder that the next weekend work day will be 26 January and the planned task is tree planting. Usual rules apply – 10.00 start at the loading bay etc. Please drop George Green an […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We have organised a BioBlitz in Oakley Wood for 2nd June. What is a BioBlitz? It’s a concentrated effort to discover as many species as possible in a set amount of time. We’ll be looking […]