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 […]
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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 […]
July wildlife update
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 […]
Wildlife update
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 […]
AI bird recognition in Oakley Wood
Recording bird sounds in the wood promises to widen our knowledge of its bird life.
2025 AGM Report
The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Monday 31st March in Barford Memorial Hall. Our chairman Liz Sheehan welcomed everyone and gave a summary of the past year’s […]
AGM 2025 – Reminder
Don’t forget that the Friends of Oakley Wood AGM 2025 is taking place next Monday, 31 March. As well as hearing a talk from Nick Martin and participating in our very own NatureSmash! quiz, come […]
Announcement of 2025 AGM
The next Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood will take place on 31 March 2025 at the Barford Memorial Hall at 7.30 pm. After the formal business of the meeting there will […]
Winter task day Sunday 23rd February
A quick reminder that the next (and last for this winter) weekend work day will be 23 February, with a miscellany of possible tasks on George’s list – more tree planting, possible tree felling, dead-hedging […]
2024 – a record year for species
… by which I mean that we made a record of species observed for 2024! Whether it was a record year we have no idea since there are no previous records to compare with. Recording […]