…guidance and templates both available on the Hub’s Resources page. Subject to staff availability, limited support will be available for independent groups for the following activities: Social media and communications: SSRS staff are happy to assist groups with advertising volunteer recruitment/ group meetings/ other group activities. If you would like us to do this email squirrels@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk Grey squirrel control: Independent… […]
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…and foremost consult the Handbook for Independent Red Squirrel Groups and Networks followed by the large range of guidance and templates both available on the Hub’s Resources page. Subject to staff availability, limited support will be available for independent groups for the following activities: Social media and communications: SSRS staff are happy to assist groups with advertising volunteer recruitment/ group… […]
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…most relevant to red squirrel conservation and the work of SSRS: Question 2a: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: accelerate restoration and regeneration? Question 2g: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the objective: embed nature positive farming, fishing and forestry? Question 2j: Have we captured the key actions needed to deliver the… […]
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…Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrel Project and I worked with this project for four years. In March I joined Trees for Life to work on the red squirrel reintroduction project. What are the main aims of the Trees for Life Red Squirrel Reintroduction project? The Scottish Highlands hold the largest remaining population of red squirrels in the UK. However, red… […]
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…programmes. Favourite red squirrel fact: they can swim! Contact: nstill@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk Dr Emma Sheehy: Eradication Scientific Lead for North East Scotland Emma joined us in April 2020 as Conservation Officer for North East Scotland, with a strong scientific background including her ground breaking research on the relationship between squirrels and pine martens. Emma is leading a team of staff and… […]
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…of practice! So, a combination of skills acquired ‘on the job’, happened to equip me well for my current role as a volunteer for the cause of red squirrels here. Within the network of networks that is the Red Squirrel Forum for South Scotland, there must be people with many different backgrounds and experience: teachers for all ages, website editors,… […]
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…Scottish Squirrel Group have been tasked with drafting an ambitious 50-year vision for red squirrel conservation in Scotland. The revised Strategy will cover a 10-year timeline (2025 – 2035) informed by this vision, and will be developed using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Guidelines for Species Conservation Planning, the gold standard for species conservation planning which… […]
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…pine forests of the Highlands. Under threat Red squirrel populations have seriously declined, with only around 120,000 remaining in Scotland today. In some places they have not been seen for many years. The greatest threat to the red squirrel’s future in Scotland is the invasive non-native grey squirrel. Larger and more robust, grey squirrels out-compete red squirrels for food… […]
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…be donated to a nearby Volunteer Group or you are welcome to use this in your own garden. South East Scotland Guidance and instructions for remaining Spring Survey equipment and supplies will be issued shortly. If traveling to feeder box locations please adhere to Government guidelines and visit https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/ for the latest information on restrictions in your local area…. […]
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…the largest dedicated funder of the UK’s heritage, The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future as set out in our strategic plan, Heritage 2033. Over the next ten years, we aim to invest £3.6billion raised for good causes by National Lottery players to bring… […]
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