Noticeboards
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 […]
News
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 […]
New Wildlife Camera – RIP
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 […]
Logs Seats and Butterflies
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 […]
Task weekend Sunday February 26th
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 […]
Task Weekend 27th November
This is a reminder of the third task weekend in Oakley Wood. George Green of the WWT will as usual be leading the activity, and will have some of the usual energetic winter activities lined […]
WWT event in Oakley Wood 18th August
Kat Reay of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (WWT) is in charge of organising events in their nature reserves under its “Leamington Green Connections” initiative, and of course, this includes Oakley Wood. Kat has sent details […]
Path improvements!
One of the subjects that users of the wood have complained about for many years is the state of the paths in wet weather, especially in the winter. Some become virtually impassable. The Friends of […]
Storm damage
The recent storms Eunice and Franklin have left their mark on the wood. Apart from the unexpected gift from Wiggerland Wood – a tree that fell across the Moreton Morrell road and most of which […]
Latest
The felling operations in the wood finished a few weeks ago although there are still log stacks waiting to be removed at the loading bay next to the Banbury Road. The places where the rides […]