07
Aug
Pond Dipping at Oakhill Lake
Pond Dipping at Oakhill Lake Reflections over the Oakhill Lake, venue of the Pond Dipping event provided by ERYC & “Friends of Oakhill” on 30th July, which was well attended. Hope to see everyone at our next event. John Kay
07
Aug
Snaith Summer Market & Pollington Fun Day
Snaith Summer Market & Pollington Fun Day The Friends of Oakhill Fundraising Team recently manned stalls at The Snaith Summer Market in Snaith which took place in June, and The Pollington Fun Day which took place in July. Certainly dates for your diaries for the 2018 season, a great time was had by all and of course... Read More
07
Jul
Pollington Fun Day
Pollington Fun Day Sunday 16th July 12.00 – 7.00pm Members of the Friends of Oakhill Team will be manning a stall at this event, come along and give us your support, it’s a great day out.
07
Jul
The Friends of Oakhill 2017 AGM
Wednesday 26th July @ 7.00 pm Refreshments will be available The Café Lounge, Goole Leisure Centre, North Street, Goole DN14 5QX
19
May
You’re in Safe Hands at Oakhill
Getting through Goole’s rush hour traffic on the morning of Tuesday, March 28th to the Leisure Centre for 9.00am proved a little difficult, possibly due to the fact that the closure of the dock bridges on Bridge Street coincided with the closure of the level crossing barriers on Boothferry Road. By 9.15 however a... Read More
04
May
Vandalism around the Brick Ponds
A recent episode of vandalism resulted in the signs around the Brick Ponds being damaged, but thankfully not beyond repair. In anyone sees any other damage, please advise us via our Contact Us page. Thank you Friends of Oakhill.
15
Mar
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE
In the late 70’s early 80’s I would go fishing and hang out around Oakhill and the brick ponds and the areas in-between, like many kids did back then – I remember it like yesterday spending most of the school summer holiday there. Myself and my brother used to be members of the BRSA fishing... Read More
14
Mar
TRACKS & CASTS DAY REVIEW
“The weather was just perfect for hunting tracks as it was nice and muddy but the rain stayed away so we were able to make quite a few track casts. We walked from the carpark, round the wetland and through the Brick Ponds.” By Shealagh Cynfal-Wells
23
Feb
Sculpture trail at Oakhill Nature Reserve
The ERYC Countryside Access Team are commissioning 6 sculptures as part of a Sculpture Trail which will be arranged around the wooded area and along the banks of the Lake at the far westerly end of Oakhill. The sculptures will identify and celebrate some of the special wild inhabitants which call Oakhill their home. The... Read More
07
Feb
Winter Bird Watch Hosted by Paul Adams
Sunday 12th February 2017 – Start Time – 14.00 Join friends and field guides for an informal and leisurely tour of the reserve focusing on the birds that reside and visit during the winter months at Oakhill Nature Reserve. A chance to hear some of the nocturnal birds that reside and frequent the reserve. Such... Read More