…2021 Great Scottish Squirrel Survey results map looks highly positive, reflecting the project’s continued progress towards achieving its aims in priority areas: Removal of grey squirrels from Aberdeen and the surrounding countryside, allowing reds to return to the city Protecting the ‘Highland Line’ – preventing grey squirrels from spreading further north towards Scotland’s core red squirrel populations in Grampian and… […]
…are Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is a partnership project that is working to ensure red squirrels continue to be a part of Scotland’s special native wildlife. With the help of partners, landowners and volunteers, the project is monitoring squirrel numbers across Scotland, managing the impact of squirrelpox and helping to combat the spread of grey squirrels in key areas. Saving… […]
…than usual as the y busily gather food, preparing themselves for the colder months ahead. W e can recommend early mornings and late afternoons as key times for seeing squirrels when they are most active during the day. ‘ Tell-Tail ’ Signs Before looking up to the trees, we suggest looking down. Our first top tip i s to look… […]
…tree? Earlier this year, members of the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels team went on a tree ID training day. Here’s a few tips that they wanted to share along with some useful links to see you on any autumn identification adventures. The basics Coniferous or deciduous? When submitting a squirrel sighting, we give options to select what type… […]
…outlining the concerns and requesting a public consultation. A public consultation would enable our volunteers, supporters and everyone who cares about Scotland’s wildlife to join us in expressing their views. You can read the letter here. Update from JNCC on 27 July 2021 Update 13 September 2021 The Scottish Wildlife Trust has lodged a question with Alexander Burnett… […]
…the challenges of the pandemic, it has been decided that the Spring Survey will not be returning in 2021 due to the uncertainty of ongoing restrictions. With an incomplete dataset from this year’s survey, an annual Spring Survey Report for 2020 will not be produced, however we will aim to make use of returned samples where possible. Please see the… […]
…– make sure if you are walking, mountain biking, angling, kayaking, boating etc. that you “Check, Clean, Dry” all your equipment and footwear between visiting sites. This helps stop the spread of invasive species and diseases. Get hands-on and volunteer – there are lots of ways you can practically help; join in a conservation volunteer activity to remove invasive species… […]