2024 – a record year for species
… 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 […]
Wildlife reports
Fungi Galore!
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 big guys are back!
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Trailcam update 11 – a year by the pond
This latest video of trailcam clips is set in the context of how the water level in the pond varies over the course of a year (the only sounds on the video are the natural […]
Where has the wildlife gone?
As most of you will know, we have a trail camera in the wood. This has been positioned at the pond in the SW of the wood for some time, as this tends to be […]
‘Tis the season for fungi
Autumn is the best season for finding mushrooms, and it’s pretty much over for this year. Here are a few new ones I photographed in the wood – not necessarily uncommon, just haven’t yet made […]
Trailcam Video 10 Spring 2022
As promised, finally, some more video from the trail camera. The camera has been parked at the pond for some time as it’s probably the most reliable place to capture the wood’s wildlife, so all […]
Spring recovery
I visited the wood this morning to retrieve the trailcam card (I promise – again – to post some soon). As usual I took my camera with me which normally makes sure that I’ll see […]