Latest News from the IOW Red Squirrel Trust
WOODLAND UPADATE No. 2 – JULY 2025
We’re thrilled to share some important progress in Howes Wood – thanks to the generous support of Island Roads, we’ve taken a big step towards making the woodland safer and more accessible for both our volunteers and future visitors.
Woodland Update – July 2025
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...
Make Every Purchase Online Count For Red Squirrels!
We have exciting news! The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust is now signed up with Give As You Live, a brilliant (and free!) way to raise money for our work just by shopping online. We’re currently raising funds to buy a new piece of woodland next to the one we...
2025 Summer Bulletin for Wight Squirrel Project
Please see 2025 Summer Bulletin for The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust post for new from us
2025 Summer Bulletin For The Isle of Wight Red Squirrel Trust
Please see Wight Squirrel Project 2025 Bulletin Post for details of Fairs and more red squirrel news
Woodland Update – June 2025
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...
Woodland Update – May 2025
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...
Howes Wood April 2025 Progress Report
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...
The Perfect Mother’s Day Weekend
Calbourne Mill are opening on 29th and 30th March & Debbie Hart will be there for The IOW Red Squirrel Trust Debbie will have all sorts of squirrely items for you to peruse and purchase (remember to bring cash as Debbie WILL NOT have a card reader with...
If You Build It, They Will Come!
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. [button...
We Bought A Wood!
After years of hoping, planning, fund raising and searching 2024 was the year that we finally made it happen! We bought a Planted Ancient Woodland Site which means the ancient woodland was cut down and fast growing Lawson cypress was planted and these trees do not...
MEET THE TRUSTEES
If you would be interested in joining us as either a Trustee or a Volunteer then please do get in touch using our contact form: www.iowredsquirreltrust.co.uk/become-a-volunteer
Newsletter January 2025
Click the link below to read our latest newsletter today! Red Squirrel Trust Newsletter Jan 2025-7
UK Red Squirrels: Autumn Adventures
Ginger Gluttons: The Harvest Hustlers of British Woodlands As the leaves start to turn and pumpkin spice everything hits the shelves, our flame-furred friends, the red squirrels of the Isle of Wight (and other parts of the UK), kick into overdrive. These pint-sized...
Red Squirrels 3 to 6 months
The Crucial Transition: Red Squirrels from Three to Six Months The period from three to six months of age marks a critical transition in the life of a red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris). Having survived the vulnerable early stages of life, young red squirrels now face...
The First Three Months of a Baby Red Squirrel’s Life: An In-Depth Look
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is an agile rodent found primarily in Eurasian forests. Red squirrels are known for their vibrant reddish-brown fur and bushy tails, they are a subject of interest for ecologists and nature enthusiasts alike. Here we will explore...
WELCOMING ISLE OF WIGHT BIRD FOODS
We are incredibly excited to introduce to you our latest Kitemark partner Isle of Wight Bird Food. When a business joins us we like to find out a bit about them and share that information with you. Below you will find a series of questions that Isle of Wight Bird Food...
Bluebell Day – Sunday 28th April 2024
Remember Remember (Sunday) the 28th of April!!! We are sure that you will all want to be at our fabulous Bluebell Day at Knighton East Wood courtesy of Nicky Eaton. We are delighted that we are going to be joined by Haylands Farm and the Isle of Wight Hedgehog...
Remembering John Gurney-Champion
It is with great sadness that we must inform you that one of our long-standing trustees, John Gurney-Champion, has passed away aged almost 101. John had been a supporter virtually since Helen started in the early 1990’s and then became a trustee in 2005, carrying out...
Newsletter 2024
Our latest Newsletter is available to read now, you can access it by clicking the link below: IWRST 2024 News Letter
Dead Red Squirrels!
Firstly a big thank you to Tanya Rock for these lovely photographs 💖 Secondly we seem to be receiving a fair few dead red squirrel reports at the moment. These are primarily traffic victims. We would like to remind the good people of the Isle of Wight to be...
How to help our red squirrels and where did those greys come from in the first place?
As the UK's only native squirrel species, it is sad to note that the red squirrel (Sciurus Vulgaris) is classified as endangered in England and Wales. With the UK red squirrel population falling over the years, from approximately 3.5 million to just a few hundred...
Spring Auction A Huge Success!!
We are so delighted to announce that our 4th and most recent online auction was our best to date, raising an incredible £4046!! Once again we were so generously supported by with donations from Isle of Wight businesses and locals alike, we even received a...
How to get to Bluebell Day – Sunday 30 April 2023
Unsurprisingly, there is often confusion on how to find the beautiful, private Knighton East Wood to join us for our Bluebell event. The red star on the image accompanying this post indicates the approximate location of the turning for Knighton East Wood. There will...