Winter Work Parties 2024/2025
It’s that time of the year again – when George Green of WWT leads Sunday work parties in Oakley Wood, allowing volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks. It’s a great way to feel […]
Activity
BioBlitz – the results
We held our BioBlitz on 2nd June, and were very lucky with the weather, a beautiful sunny day among a run of indifferent ones which helped make an all-round great day. We had between 50-100 […]
BioBlitz reminder!
Don’t forget the BioBlitz this Sunday, 2nd June. It’s running from 10:00 ’til 16:00, and there will be signs in the wood to direct you to the base camp. There is more information in the […]
We’re having a BioBlitz!
We have organised a BioBlitz in Oakley Wood for 2nd June. What is a BioBlitz? It’s a concentrated effort to discover as many species as possible in a set amount of time. We’ll be looking […]
WWT activity in Oakley Wood, March summary
You may (should!) be aware that WWT volunteer parties led by George Green take place on a few Sundays during the winter, and I post notification of these (when I remember). But volunteers can be […]
Oakley Wood Bioblitz 2024
We are intending to hold a Bioblitz in Oakley Wood this summer. One was held in 2014, and we feel it would be a good time to find out what effect 10 years of forest […]
Winter task day Sunday 25th February
A reminder that the next (and last for this winter) volunteering day for helping in Oakley Wood is on Sunday 25th February, starting at 10.00. George has indicated that we will be doing some more […]
Winter task day Sunday 10th December
It’s an opportunity to get a pre-Christmas workout while getting a feeling of virtuous self-satisfaction for doing a Good Deed in the wood. And it’s well known that a morning’s coppicing will give you a […]
Winter task day Sunday 26th November
Just a reminder that the next volunteering day for helping in Oakley Wood is next Sunday 26th November, starting at 10.00. George has indicated that we will be carrying on with the coppicing that we […]
Winter work parties 2023/2024
It’s that time of the year again – when George Green of WWT leads weekend work parties in Oakley Wood, allowing volunteers to assist with a variety of tasks. It’s a great way to feel […]