by Red Squirrel | Jul 23, 2025 | News, Supporters, Uncategorized, Woodland
Landscape Therapy started tree felling in Howes Wood on Monday 21st of July. The Lawson cypress is not at all favoured by wildlife and makes the wood very dark, so little ground flora survives either. Once gone, the wood will come alive as the seed bank is still...
by Red Squirrel | Jul 15, 2025 | Event, News, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Woodland
Please see Wight Squirrel Project 2025 Bulletin Post for details of Fairs and more red squirrel news
by Red Squirrel | Jun 16, 2025 | News, Uncategorized, Woodland
This is a little update on our red squirrel woodland work from w/c Monday 9th June. We busied ourselves with the resources we have available, clearing dead and falling trees to make the paths safe. The wonderful news is that we found a lot of stripped cones showing...
by Red Squirrel | May 21, 2025 | News, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Woodland
Rod is cutting away fallen trees so we can make paths through the wood. The Sunday work party opened up paths and made a bridge to cross one of the many ditches. The trees planted last autumn have all survived and are growing well. If you would like to get...
by Red Squirrel | Apr 12, 2025 | News, Volunteering, Woodland
Helen Butler Mbe has been down at Howes Wood with dedicated volunteers Rod & Sally. They are clearing fallen trees from the main track. The biggest is a huge macrocarpa that brought other trees down with it. At this point they still haven’t fought their way...
by Red Squirrel | Mar 4, 2025 | Education, News, Woodland
Ok, so we didn’t actually build it. However we are delighted to inform you that, contrary to our initial fears, red squirrels are in fact visiting our woodland! So we are very excited to be sharing these photographs with you. Support Our...
