Fungi walk
A few weeks ago we had a fungi walk in the wood, led by two of the Warwickshire Fungi Group’s experts, Dave Champion and Fran Verenciano, and accompanied by other members of the group and […]
Activity
Winter task day Sunday 26th October
A belated reminder of the upcoming task day on Sunday 26th October. George Green will be leading this as usual. The activity is planned to be ride-side coppicing. Please bring you hard hat if you […]
Woodland Management Work 2025
Forestry operations to remove more conifers is due to begin this week in Oakley Wood. This is phase three of the 10 year plan developed by Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WKWT), continuing the transformation of what […]
Winter Work Parties 2025/6
It’s back to Sunday morning work in Oakley Wood with George Green. If you’re not familiar with this WKWT volunteer activity, take a look at previous information about attending. This is George’s currently planned schedule, […]
Fungi walk 2025
We are again grateful that Dave Champion and Francisco Verenciano, the chief experts from the Warwickshire Fungi Group, have agreed to lead an autumnal walk through Oakley Wood identifying mushrooms and other fungi, as they […]
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 […]
Winter task day Sunday 26th January
A reminder that the next weekend work day will be 26 January and the planned task is tree planting. Usual rules apply – 10.00 start at the loading bay etc. Please drop George Green an […]
Winter task day Sunday 27th October
A reminder that the next volunteering day for helping in Oakley Wood is on Sunday 27th October, starting at the usual time of 10.00. The task for the day will be coppicing. Please drop George […]
Fungi Galore!
On Sunday 6 October our planned fungi walk took place in Oakley Wood, and by all accounts was a great success. We were fortunate to have as the leaders Dave Champion and Francisco Verenciano, the […]