AI bird recognition in Oakley Wood
Recording bird sounds in the wood promises to widen our knowledge of its bird life.
Birds in 2025
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 […]
Winter task day Sunday 14th December
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 […]
Fungi walk
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 […]
Winter task day Sunday 26th October
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 […]
Are they kidding??
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 […]
Woodland Management Work 2025
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 […]
Winter Work Parties 2025/6
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, […]
Fungi walk 2025
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 […]
A Year in the Life of (a bit of) Oakley Wood
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 […]
Treecreeper
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 […]