It’s normally around this time that I start to post information about winter task weekends. Due to financial pressure within Warwickshire Wildlife Trust that run the activity, I’m afraid these will no longer take place. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I missed getting out a Christmas greeting, but – as they say – a Happy New Year to all our readers! There’s been lots of rain lately and the new paths in the wood are […]
The two noticeboards in the wood were provided by The Friends many years ago, and we noticed a few months ago that the one at the Crematorium entrance to the wood was looking in need […]
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 […]
Sadly, after returning from a holiday I visited the wood to collect the camera SD card – only to discover that the new camera had been stolen. This is the second camera we’ve lost. This […]
The results of the poll where we asked about seating in the wood are in, and almost unanimously opinion is for the natural solution: log seats. In reality, this is probably all we were likely […]
This is a reminder of the final task weekend in Oakley Wood for this winter. George Green of the WWT will as usual be leading the morning work party. George hasn’t yet let me know […]