Privacy Policy

…decision that is based on automated processing. For more information on your individual rights, please see the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact: Data Protection Officer Harbourside House, 110 Commercial Street, Edinburgh EH6 6NF 8. Making a complaint The Scottish Wildlife Trust want to exceed your expectation in everything we do…. […]

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Terms of Service

…impersonate another living person or registered user. SSRS may refuse registration of users whose suggested login names are considered inappropriate by SSRS. In some cases SSRS may ask you to provide your real name or other identifying or contact details. Such personal information will be managed in accordance with the SSRS Privacy Policy. You will ensure that any registration information… […]

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Notice for Spring Survey volunteers

…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… […]

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A lucky escape!

of bait out in the hope of a few squirrels or maybe even a marten. The very first thing to find the bait was a marten! Then by day there were heaps of squirrels. See this link for a cool video of what is known, technically speaking, as a scurry of squirrels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rik6pGV0KlI All very nice, but imagine Gus’ surprise… […]

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Scotland’s Red Squirrels

…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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How can we reduce road deaths?

…traffic along a section of road on the edge of Blairgowrie. Maximum and average speeds were measured, then ‘official’ council road signs were put up. The sad news is that the average speed of traffic fell by a disappointing 0.7 mph! However, on the up side the number of red squirrels killed there fell dramatically. Red squirrels were still present… […]

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This Year's Sightings