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.
Deer in Oakley Wood
I first became interested in the deer in Oakley Wood one day in 2013 when I was lucky enough to come across a roe deer during the day that I managed not to spook during […]
Trailcam – R.I.P.
Yesterday I went to the wood to change the memory card in the trail camera – and found it gone. I’ve always admitted that whatever security precautions I took, they would be unlikely to defeat […]
Woodland Management Work – 2020/2021
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has confirmed that the thinning operations that were deferred from last year because of the wet weather are now due to start in October. The work to be carried out is as […]
Cryptic Woodland Quiz
At our last AGM the evening’s entertainment included a cryptic quiz about the wood to test your brain, devised by our Cathy Kennedy. We’re repeating it here for those who may have missed it. If […]
Storm Francis tree damage
The recent strong winds from Storm Francis has brought down a number of trees in the wood. These have been reported to WDC who say they will be dealt with as soon as possible. Oakley […]
Trailcam update 8: Lockdown
COVID-19 lockdown has supposed to have been good for wildlife because we’ve been keeping out of its way. That’s only really been true for urban wildlife, for more people have been visiting (and discovering) the […]
Sights of Summer
In case you haven’t made it to the wood recently, here are a few pictures of summer I took last week. The pretty Herb-robert, a type of cranesbill Red campion Hedge woundwort, historically used for […]
Dawn Chorus 2020
Last Sunday I took my lock-down exercise in the wood at 5am so I could record some of the dawn chorus. The first recording I made included owls and is in the previous post. The […]
Tawny Owls
Over the last year the camera has increasingly caught glimpses of an owl at the pond, and the carefully repositioned camera has captured it on its favourite perch. It turns out to be the place […]
2020 AGM Report
The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Wednesday 11th March in Barford Memorial Hall. Chairman Liz Sheehan welcomed everyone and gave a summary of the year’s activities, and […]