Securing the boundaries
On a number of occasions since the Green was formed, horses have been ridden over it causing damage to paths and drainage ditches. We now plan to secure the remainder of the south east boundary by erecting more post and rail fencing

Red Squirrel Project
We have asked a local red squirrel expert, Helen Butler (www.wightsquirrels.co.uk) to look at the Green to advise us what steps we can take to improve the habitat for the red squirrels, which are known to live in the area. There are a lot of young oak trees on the Green, but apparently acorns do not provide adequate nutrition for red squirrels and they need trees and bushes, which provide seeds at different times of the year. We therefore plan to thin some of the oaks, with the agreement of the Forestry Commission, and plant hazel, field maple and wych elm amongst other things. These will take some years to mature but as always in the countryside, a long tem view must be taken.