Our partners

The Friends of Oakley Wood work in partnership with these organisations to ensure that Oakley Wood is managed sustainably for the benefit of local people and wildlife.

• Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
  WWT bring a wealth of expertise in environmental management and volunteer engagement to the partnership
• Warwick District Council
  WDC are the owners of Oakley Wood

Reporting problems

You can report problems or issues regarding the wood directly to Warwick District Council if you think it most effective.

• Maintenance issue
  Report a fallen tree blocking a path, overflowing rubbish bin or other issue that needs fairly immediate attention
• Fly-tipping
  Report an incidence of fly-tipping

or you can email them at

Website contributors

Here are the websites of some of the group’s members who have contributed time, energy and photographs to make this website what it is.

• Chris Wood's Photos
  Chris currently looks after the FoOW website and provides most of the photos that are posted on it.
• Chris Hastie's Blog
  Chris set up and at one time managed the FoOW website and occasionally writes about other stuff too

Local interest

Websites giving information about the neighbourhood.

• Walks around Bishops Tachbrook
  Bishops Tachbrook resident Stephen Keen shares his local walks
• Bishops Tachbrook Parish Magazine
  Bishops Tachbrook Parish magazine

Useful information

Here are a few websites where you can find out more about woodlands and the species that live in them.

• Woodland Trust
  A national conservation charity preserving and enhancing woodland
• Butterfly Conservation Warwickshire
  A wealth of information about butterflies found in Warwickshire and their conservation
• Butterfly Conservation
  A great place to learn more about some of the butterflies you might find in Oakley Wood
• Bat Conservation Trust
  A wealth of useful information about bats