We’re having a BioBlitz!
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 […]
News
WWT activity in Oakley Wood, March summary
You may (should!) be aware that WWT volunteer parties led by George Green take place on a few Sundays during the winter, and I post notification of these (when I remember). But volunteers can be […]
A Happy New Year for 2024
I missed getting out a Christmas greeting, but – as they say – a Happy New Year to all our readers! There’s been lots of rain lately and the new paths in the wood are […]
Noticeboards
The two noticeboards in the wood were provided by The Friends many years ago, and we noticed a few months ago that the one at the Crematorium entrance to the wood was looking in need […]
Winter task day Sunday 26th November
Just a reminder that the next volunteering day for helping in Oakley Wood is next Sunday 26th November, starting at 10.00. George has indicated that we will be carrying on with the coppicing that we […]
New Wildlife Camera – RIP
Sadly, after returning from a holiday I visited the wood to collect the camera SD card – only to discover that the new camera had been stolen. This is the second camera we’ve lost. This […]
Logs Seats and Butterflies
The results of the poll where we asked about seating in the wood are in, and almost unanimously opinion is for the natural solution: log seats. In reality, this is probably all we were likely […]
Task weekend Sunday February 26th
This is a reminder of the final task weekend in Oakley Wood for this winter. George Green of the WWT will as usual be leading the morning work party. George hasn’t yet let me know […]
Task Weekend 27th November
This is a reminder of the third task weekend in Oakley Wood. George Green of the WWT will as usual be leading the activity, and will have some of the usual energetic winter activities lined […]
WWT event in Oakley Wood 18th August
Kat Reay of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) is in charge of organising events in their nature reserves under its “Leamington Green Connections” initiative, and of course, this includes Oakley Wood. Kat has sent details […]