by Red Squirrel | Aug 17, 2026 | News, Volunteering, Woodland
Every so often, a woodland gives you a little sign that all the hard work is paying off. This week, we got one of our favourites. On Saturday 15th August, Helen found two hazelnuts at Howes Wood that had been opened by dormice (the photo is a little blurry but the...
by Red Squirrel | Aug 17, 2026 | News, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Woodland
If you’d visited Howes Wood at the start of July and then again a fortnight later, you’d have been forgiven for thinking you’d taken a wrong turn. This summer’s growth has been extraordinary, even our most experienced volunteers say...
by Red Squirrel | Jul 14, 2026 | News, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Woodland
If you’ve ever tried to explain to a fellow volunteer exactly where that patch of flag iris was, or which corner of the wood the water beetles have colonised, you’ll know the problem: Howes Wood doesn’t come with street names. Or rather, it...
by Red Squirrel | Jun 11, 2026 | News, Volunteering, Woodland
There’s been plenty of activity at the woodland recently, with our wonderful volunteers hard at work and the woodland itself responding beautifully to all the care it’s been given. Here’s a round-up of the latest progress. A roof goes on the hide...
by Red Squirrel | Apr 22, 2026 | News, Volunteering, Woodland
Big news from our woodland site The Western Red Cedar trees that Landscape Therapy harvested last year have now been fully extracted. Watching those timber loads roll out was a genuine milestone because once the wood is gone, we can finally get on with completing the...
by Red Squirrel | Apr 22, 2026 | News, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Woodland
This is the story of a master carver, a Western red cedar, and sixty years of woodland history Some stories take decades to complete. This is one of them. It begins in the 1960s with a young man helping to plant saplings on land where ancient woodland had been...
