…colleagues and working in one of the most accessible scenic areas in Scotland: Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park (www.lochlomond-trossachs.org). Along with all of my red squirrel friends (and grey squirrel “enemies”…), I have seen an amazing variety of wildlife, including: otters, pine marten, red deer, roe deer, goosanders, ravens, and even a slow worm in this poor summer…. […]
…get any young wildlife watchers in the making excited for squirrel spotting. Build a window wildlife hide If you can’t get outside this week, why not take up a spot of window wildlife watching? You could whip up a homemade hide in no time with minimal materials, perfect for squirrel spotting in secret. All you need is an old… […]
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 for the Project Officers is… […]
Latest Project News Read all the latest news and blogs from Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels 17th May 2024, by ssrs_admin Fife Squirrelpox Update 5th Apr 2024, by Katie Berry News: First death of red squirrel from squirrelpox virus confirmed north of Scotland’s Central Belt 28th Mar 2024, by Guest Blogger Reviewing the Scottish Strategy for Red Squirrel Conservation Read more… […]
…a good chat with the staff about the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrel project. Then another TV presenter! This time it was Leah Boleto from BBC Newsround! And with all these new faces it’s great to bump into an old pal- aye it’s good old Bruce the Beaver! Nice to see him there to promote the wildlife of Argyll- including red… […]
…recover. As a result, in recent years grey squirrels have been increasingly confined to urban Aberde*]}*en, with red squirrels being seen in more areas of the city each year. An ongoing monitoring campaign across the region, which relies heavily on the help of local volunteers, has enabled the project to detect remaining populations of grey squirrels and remove them in… […]
…dreys. Unlike summer dreys, which are open platforms, similar in design to birds’ nests, winter dreys are broadly spherical and enclosed, but for a small entrance hole. They are constructed of interwoven twigs on the outside with softer furnishings of moss and dried leaves to give some home comforts on the inside. New dreys are usually built, and existing ones… […]
…squirrel has taken off a jacket to reveal nothing underneath. If the squirrel has inflammation or lesions in the exposed skin, there is clearly an issue of disease, skin parasites – for example, mange – or allergy. However, this does not often appear to be the case. Because these squirrels are usually observed at people’s garden feeders, we are… […]
Gala Men’s Shed, part of the Men’s Shed network across Scotland, put their impressive array of tools and woodworking skills to good use in aid of red squirrel conservation. A small team of Shed members made a whopping 83 feeder boxes for Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels’ annual squirrel survey. Saws and screws at the ready, they turned all… […]
