Army of 800 volunteers will help secure the long-term survival of major red squirrel populations. The Scottish Wildlife Trust has been awarded a grant of £2.46 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels – Developing Community Action project. Over the next five years Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels […]
Original Author: Alexa Seagrave We often get asked about feeding red squirrels, and the very best thing you can do is make your garden as wildlife friendly as possible. Planting native shrubs and small trees for berries and nuts will provide the best natural food for free and give the best nutrition. So get out […]
Original Author: Stewart Smith – Squirrel Volunteer As we prepare our special flexible-waisted ‘January trousers’ ahead of the Christmas eating onslaught, our favourite redhead has other ideas. Your average adult red squirrel weighs in at a svelte 330 grams. It enjoys regular exercise – scampering and climbing being favourite pursuits. Its slim physique […]
Original Author: Stewart Smith – Squirrel Volunteer How do squirrels survive the winter? Do they hibernate? The cold weather is a tough time for animals, how do they managed to stay warm? Winter has arrived in Scotland. People are trudging home in the dark at 4 o’clock, and newspapers are threatening blizzards, and “the […]
Original Author: Stewart Smith – Squirrel Volunteer A good mast year with lots of nuts around is good news and bad news for red squirrels. Lots of food means an easier winter but it also means grey squirrels have an easy time too and will have higher breeding success the following year. As […]
Rosie the knitted squirrel had a rare old time at the RSPB Big Nature Festival in Musselburgh this weekend. Here are some of the folks she met along the way… First up Rosie posed for a piccie with cBeebies presenter Rory Crawford from ‘My Pet and Me’! Then who should come along but […]
Original Author: Steve Willis Sometimes trail cameras pick up some pretty unusual animal behaviour… The SSRS team use trail cameras for much of our survey work. As these amazing devices have come down in price their popularity has risen and risen. And for good reason too – they are unobtrusive ways to observe […]
Young squirrels are making their first trips out into the woods this month. Keep your eyes open for mini-squirrels with fresh fluffy tails and let us know where you spotted them. We’d love to hear if squirrels are breeding near you! Our native red squirrel is a truly endearing wee creature. More demure and […]
Original Author: Steve Willis The big focus for the SSRS team now is the annual spring survey. So the festivities of Christmas and the New Year are behind us now and it’s back to the grind stone for the team at SSRS. Grey squirrel control is underway in most areas and a key task […]
Original Author: Alexa Seagrave Since 1975, National Tree Week has encouraged us to enjoy and respect our beautiful surroundings and appreciate all the services that trees and woods bring to us. This is the best time of year for tree planting, so get out there and help our red squirrels by planting good food trees […]
