Responsible dog walking
We’ve received a complaint of a dog entering one of the properties neighbouring the wood and attacking livestock. Part of the attraction of Oakley Wood is that it’s a safe place for dogs to run […]
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WWT Green Connections spring activities
This winter’s tasks in the wood have now finished, but don’t get withdrawal symptoms! Kat Reay of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is organising activities for the spring and summer under their Green Connections project, both […]
Winter Task Day 23rd February
George Green has sent me a note about the last winter management session at Oakley Wood on Sunday 23rd. George says that “we’ll be chopping, slashing and cutting things down”, so come along and work […]
Woodland Management 2019/2020 – deferred
Some of you will have noticed that the forestry work announced in a post of last year has not taken place. In view of the very wet autumn of 2019, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust decided to […]
Advance notice of AGM
We will be holding our next AGM on Wednesday 11th March at 19:30 in Barford Village Hall. The meeting will include a fun wildlife quiz that will test all your senses, created by our very […]
Winter Task Day 26th January – Various Activities
George Green has sent me the following about the task day: Happy New Year All This Sunday we will be bramble bashing on the main woodland ride going east to west. As usual we will […]
Winter Task Day 15 December – more coppicing
George Green has sent me the following about the task day: To avoid the Christmas break the next volunteer session at Oakley Wood will be on Sunday 15 December. Fear not … Mince Pies will […]
Winter Task Day 24th November – Coppicing
The planned task is coppicing and possibly some tree felling in the south of the wood. However, given the recent weather ground conditions may result in a change of task or location. We suggest bringing […]
Task Day 27th October – General Maintenance
For this session we will be continuing the work of last month – undertaking woodland ride management, including ride-side bramble bashing, and selective coppicing but with a greater emphasis on removing sycamore saplings and young […]
Oakley Wood Management – 2019/20
Restoring our native woodlands for people and wildlife (This article is based on information provided by Karl Curtis of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) Oakley Wood was clear felled just after the second world war to […]