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 | Aug 28, 2024 | Education, News, Uncategorized
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...
by Red Squirrel | Jan 18, 2024 | Education, News, Uncategorized
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...
by Red Squirrel | Jan 15, 2024 | Education, News
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. Â With the UK red squirrel population falling over the years, from approximately 3.5 million to just a few...