First, a composite trailcam video of recent deer footage, with: Muntjac doe and fawn Fine muntjac buck, and showing Oakley Wood at its best Nighttime visit of two fallow does with male suitor Particularly splendid-looking … Continue reading July wildlife update
Recording bird sounds in the wood promises to widen our knowledge of its bird life.
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
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.
Dogs are welcome in Oakley Wood, but please be a responsible and considerate dog owner.
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 […]
Well, yes they are actually – or fawning, depending on the species. Recent video from the trail camera has captured both roe deer and muntjac youngsters. Here’s video of some roe kids. Roe deer give […]
Forestry operations to remove more conifers is due to begin this week in Oakley Wood. This is phase three of the 10 year plan developed by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WKWT), continuing the transformation of what […]
It’s back to Sunday morning work in Oakley Wood with George Green. If you’re not familiar with this WKWT volunteer activity, take a look at previous information about attending. This is George’s currently planned schedule, […]
We are again grateful that Dave Champion and Francisco Verenciano, the chief experts from the Warwickshire Fungi Group, have agreed to lead an autumnal walk through Oakley Wood identifying mushrooms and other fungi, as they […]
We have an old trail camera that was donated (thank you, Rod!). It’s no longer good enough for videos, but in July last year we put it to use high on a tree taking timed […]
One day last week there was a thump on my study window, and a small bird fell onto the decking below. At first I thought it was a speckled young robin, but on looking closer […]
First, a composite trailcam video of recent deer footage, with: Muntjac doe and fawn Fine muntjac buck, and showing Oakley Wood at its best Nighttime visit of two fallow does with male suitor Particularly splendid-looking […]
Here are some video clips snapped by the trailcam over the last few months. Roe deer, February Muntjac, April Fallow deer, May Badger, May Muntjac mother and fawn, May (Hint: click outside the popup window […]
Recording bird sounds in the wood promises to widen our knowledge of its bird life.