Storm Francis tree damage
The recent strong winds from Storm Francis has brought down a number of trees in the wood. These have been reported to WDC who say they will be dealt with as soon as possible. Oakley […]
Trailcam update 8: Lockdown
COVID-19 lockdown has supposed to have been good for wildlife because we’ve been keeping out of its way. That’s only really been true for urban wildlife, for more people have been visiting (and discovering) the […]
Sights of Summer
In case you haven’t made it to the wood recently, here are a few pictures of summer I took last week. The pretty Herb-robert, a type of cranesbill Red campion Hedge woundwort, historically used for […]
Dawn Chorus 2020
Last Sunday I took my lock-down exercise in the wood at 5am so I could record some of the dawn chorus. The first recording I made included owls and is in the previous post. The […]
Tawny Owls
Over the last year the camera has increasingly caught glimpses of an owl at the pond, and the carefully repositioned camera has captured it on its favourite perch. It turns out to be the place […]
2020 AGM Report
The 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Oakley Wood was held on Wednesday 11th March in Barford Memorial Hall. Chairman Liz Sheehan welcomed everyone and gave a summary of the year’s activities, and […]
The Pond
The pond in the south-west corner of Oakley Wood is a valuable resource for wildlife, and so we should take care to leave it undisturbed.
AGM 2020
This is to confirm the the AGM on Wednesday 11th is going ahead as announced. There is no sign of any coronavirus infection in this area as yet so to cancel would seem an over-reaction. […]
Responsible dog walking
We’ve received a complaint of a dog entering one of the properties neighbouring the wood and attacking livestock. Part of the attraction of Oakley Wood is that it’s a safe place for dogs to run […]
WWT Green Connections spring activities
This winter’s tasks in the wood have now finished, but don’t get withdrawal symptoms! Kat Reay of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is organising activities for the spring and summer under their Green Connections project, both […]