The Dry Summer
Despite our drought, nature appears to be surviving in the wood. And it is dry! At the beginning to the year, the main pond was as full as I’ve seen it in recent years… Feb […]
Wildlife reports
Summer nature update
Summer is in full swing! Here are some images from the wood over the last few weeks. The trail camera has captured footage of deer young, roe and muntjac. Are we allowed to use the “cute” […]
Dogs v Nature 2026
In the six years since we last posted about dog walking in Oakley Wood, there have been many changes. Those to the fabric of the wood are most obvious – the improved path around the […]
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 […]
Are they kidding??
Well, yes they are actually – or fawning, depending on the species. Recent video from the trail camera has captured both roe deer and muntjac youngsters. Here’s video of some roe kids. Roe deer give […]
Treecreeper
One day last week there was a thump on my study window, and a small bird fell onto the decking below. At first I thought it was a speckled young robin, but on looking closer […]
July wildlife update
First, a composite trailcam video of recent deer footage, with: Muntjac doe and fawn Fine muntjac buck, and showing Oakley Wood at its best Nighttime visit of two fallow does with male suitor Particularly splendid-looking […]
Wildlife update
Here are some video clips snapped by the trailcam over the last few months. Roe deer, February Muntjac, April Fallow deer, May Badger, May Muntjac mother and fawn, May (Hint: click outside the popup window […]
AI bird recognition in Oakley Wood
Recording bird sounds in the wood promises to widen our knowledge of its bird life.
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 […]