Elephant Hawk Moth
I came across a dead elephant hawk moth on one of the rides yesterday. Quite spectacular. They are apparently relatively common, but nocturnal, which maybe why I’ve never seen one before. They feed on […]
2019 AGM Report
The 2019 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Monday 18th March in Barford Memorial Hall. Chairman Liz Sheehan welcomed everyone and gave a summary of the year’s activities, and […]
Dawn Chorus
In the latest RSPB magazine “Nature’s Home”, Simon Barnes encourages us to go out and listen to the dawn chorus. Unfortunately this means getting up and out very early. So at 04:57 on Easter Sunday, […]
A Spring walk with my camera
It’s a beautiful morning and I’ve come to the wood to collect the memory card from the trail camera. I park at the south-east corner of the wood. As I enter, barely twelve steps in, […]
Hedge planting task day
Hedge planting on Sunday 24th February was the last task day of the winter. A lot of whips, mostly hawthorn, were planted alongside the busy Banbury Road, where George Green from WWT had cordoned off […]
Advance notice of AGM
We intended to hold the next AGM on Monday 18th March at 19:30 in Barford Village Hall. Following the interest in our own wildlife video last time, we’re hoping to show more wildlife film, possibly […]
Woodland Walk
Karl Curtis from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust led an Autumn walk on Saturday Nov. 10th. It was a fine bright morning, but sadly people must have decided to go to the shops whilst they are still […]
Oakley Wood Volunteering – Winter 2018/19
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust (www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk.) are organising Sunday winter work party volunteer sessions for Oakley Wood, beginning this month. Please help if you can! The draft schedule of activities is as follows – Date Planned Activity […]
Bird song walk
On Sunday 15th April Colin Potter, the renowned local ornithologist, led a walk for approximately one and a half hours, to help us identify birds, their behaviour and their songs. The morning was grey but […]
Secrets of the Wood
Here is the video “Secrets of the Wood” that was shown at the AGM on 7th March 2018. It runs for 18 minutes, and because of upload limitations it’s had to be split into two […]