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Task weekend Sunday February 26th

February 5, 2023 Chris Wood Leave a comment

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 […]

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Task Weekend 27th November

November 21, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment

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 […]

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Galleries, General, Showcase, Wildlife reports

‘Tis the season for fungi

November 13, 2022 Chris Wood 1 Comment

Autumn is the best season for finding mushrooms, and it’s pretty much over for this year. Here are a few new ones I photographed in the wood – not necessarily uncommon, just haven’t yet made […]

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Task Weekend 30th October

October 22, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment

This is a reminder of the second task weekend in Oakley Wood. The first weekend was energetic sycamore sapling removal; this time is will be ride-side coppicing. George Green of the WWT will as usual […]

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General, Inspired by the wood

The Ephemeral Seat

October 2, 2022 Chris Wood 1 Comment

I made a seat for the wood from brash that was lying about, mostly just to see if I could. No screws or nails, just jointed wood. It seemed OK and surprisingly strong, so I […]

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Coppicing
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Winter work parties 2022/2023

September 15, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment
Coppicing

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 […]

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2022 AGM Report

August 21, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment

The 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Tuesday 26th April in Barford Memorial Hall. Like events all over the country, our 2021 AGM was a casualty of COVID. […]

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Activity, News

WWT event in Oakley Wood 18th August

August 10, 2022 Chris Wood Leave a comment

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 […]

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Path improvements!

June 23, 2022 Chris Wood 6 Comments

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 […]

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Trailcam Video 10 Spring 2022

June 6, 2022 Chris Wood 2 Comments

As promised, finally, some more video from the trail camera. The camera has been parked at the pond for some time as it’s probably the most reliable place to capture the wood’s wildlife, so all […]

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