Wight Wildlife is the new exhibition by Island wildlife photographer Stuart Shore.

Why not view his wonderful photographs of wildlife and scenery from the Isle of Wight at Lord Louis Library, Newport from the 1st - 30th April.

With photographs ranging from wild owls to red squirrels, Sunsets to stormy seas, the gallery will show some of his work from the past year.

On Thursday 15th, Stuart will be at the Library from 6pm to 8pm for an informal Q&A session - so make sure you drop by if you have any burning wildlife photography questions!

Find out more about Stuart and his work at: www.wightwildlife.co.uk

'In the Wild' is the new e-newsletter from the IW Biodiversity Partnership.

‘In the Wild’ will be publiched twice a year and we hope that becomes an enjoyable way of keeping up-to-date with local wildlife projects, news and events, and it enables you to find out more about the Island’s wonderful biodiversity and ways you can get involved.

View the very first issue here.

Click here would like to subscribe to 'In the Wild'.

A Forestry Commission scheme to plant tens of thousands of trees in new woodlands across the Isle of Wight is being re-introduced.

The last time the grant initiative was on offer between 2001 and 2006, the extra funding enabled new woodlands to be planted across the island equivalent to the size of 355 football pitches.

Now the Jigsaw Scheme is being brought back as an incentive to private landowners, in a bid to reconnect blocks of ancient woodland to allow wildlife to move more freely. Last time it was so successful that the island’s woodland cover was increased from 10 to 12 per cent.

Read the full story here

Images: successful JIGSAW planting on the Island.