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 22, 2026 | News, Woodland
Welcome to the woodland equivalent of a desk job! Woodland work is generally pretty active, so now and then, there’s a lot to be said for a job you can do without leaving your seat. This week Rod & Helen took the tractor out along the shared track through...
by Red Squirrel | Jun 29, 2026 | News, Uncategorized
Work is well underway in our exciting new woodland area at Howes Wood, and what a challenge it is proving to be! A dedicated team of brilliant volunteers turned out a couple of weeks ago to begin the hard graft of making the space more accessible and more red...
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 | Mar 19, 2026 | News, Uncategorized, Volunteering, Woodland
A Wood Awakening Inside the living habitat we are restoring for the island’s red squirrels, and why Isle of Wight businesses are invited to sponsor our 2027 calendar. There is a particular quality to a March woodland that no photograph can fully capture: the way light...
