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The Earthworks

(Some of the information in here is taken from a survey conducted by the Friends of Oakley Wood in 2021 and supplied to Historic England and the Warwick Historic Environment Record.) Oakley Wood has two … Continue reading The Earthworks →

View of Oakley Wood

Walking routes

There are two official walking routes in the wood, red and blue, marked by suitably coloured arrows at various points. Both start from the small car park at the entrance to the crematorium. The blue … Continue reading Walking routes →

Wildlife videos

Photos of the wildlife that can be seen, or at least has been seen at one time or another, can be found in the photo Showcase here. I post occasional video compositions from our trail … Continue reading Wildlife videos →

The Pond

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.

Birds

All these photographs were taken in Oakley Wood:  

Be a responsible dog owner

Dogs are welcome in Oakley Wood, but please be a responsible and considerate dog owner.

General, News

Path improvements!

June 23, 2022 Chris Wood 2 Comments

One of the subjects that users of the wood have complained about for many years is the state of the paths in wet weather, especially in the winter.  Some become virtually impassable. The Friends of […]

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Trail cam, Wildlife reports

Trailcam Video 10 Spring 2022

June 6, 2022 Chris Wood 2 Comments

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 […]

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Wildlife reports

Spring recovery

May 31, 2022 Chris Wood 1 Comment

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 […]

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Storm damage

February 23, 2022 Chris Wood

The recent storms Eunice and  Franklin have left their mark on the wood. Apart from the unexpected gift from Wiggerland Wood – a tree that fell across the Moreton Morrell road and most of which […]

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Coppicing
Activity

Task Weekend Sunday 27th February

February 18, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment
Coppicing

The last task weekend of the winter will be held in Oakley Wood on Sunday 27th February lead as usual by WWT reserves officer George Green. The plan will be something of a spring tidy […]

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History

2021 Survey of the Oakley Wood earthworks

February 17, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment

Last year I started to take more of an interest in the history of Oakley Wood Camp, in particular the conflicting views over its origin and purpose. I thought that perhaps metal detecting might be […]

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Activity

Task Weekend Sunday 30th January

January 25, 2022 Chris Wood

The next Oakley Wood weekend volunteer session is on Sunday 30th January at 10:00 am, led as usual by George Green. Now that the autumn logging activity in the wood is finally complete we will […]

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Activity

Task Weekend Sunday 28th November

November 21, 2021 Chris Wood Leave a comment

George Green has provided more details about the next WWT volunteer session on Sunday 28th November.  Normally these sessions meet at the loading bay off the B4100 Banbury Road, but as this is still has […]

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Activity

Task weekends 2021/2 – more details

November 16, 2021 Chris Wood Leave a comment

George Green has provided more details of the forthcoming Sunday work sessions in Oakley Wood. They are: MONTH DATE ACTIVITY November 2021 Sunday 28th Woodland Ride Management December 2021 Sunday 12th Hazel Coppicing January 2022 […]

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News, Wildlife reports

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November 11, 2021 Chris Wood 4 Comments

The felling operations in the wood finished a few weeks ago although there are still log stacks waiting to be removed at the loading bay next to the Banbury Road. The places where the rides […]

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