…in the following months. Populations will show increases in reproduction in the years that follow good food crops. Following a set 1 kilometre transect line, I stop every 100 metres to assess what tree species are present and the amount of food available within the area. The transects have taken me through deciduous woodland with bramble thickets dominating the woodland… […]
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has received multiple reports of red squirrels with suspected squirrelpox virus in Johnsfield just outside Lockerbie. Locals are urged to remain vigilant as this fatal disease could have serious consequences for the local red squirrel population. Within the past few weeks, and over the festive period, several individual red squirrels have been spotted by members… […]
Get Involved Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is working with local communities to ensure red squirrels will always be a part of Scotland’s special native wildlife. Together with partners, landowners and a network of local groups and volunteers, we are focused on the areas where red squirrels are most under threat from the spread of the invasive grey squirrel. Our efforts… […]
…suitable habitat and bait it with various tempting treats. When squirrels visit they have to lift the lid to access the food. In doing so they brush against a small sticky pad inside the lid. Here is a feeder box showing the sticky tab inside the lid. This box has been visited by a squirrel, and hair coats the sticky… […]
…presence of grey squirrels and localised squirrelpox outbreaks. The number of individuals and groups willing to take on the challenge has grown considerably in the past two years, thus providing broader coverage across the region giving greater protection to the region’s red squirrels. There is great affection for red squirrels in local communities, as well as support for the action… […]
…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… […]
…relevant to your specific volunteering role can be found in your volunteering induction pack, and can also be downloaded from the SSRS Community Hub. If you are not ready to return to voluntary grey squirrel control work, you can continue to support the project and help protect your local red squirrels by reporting squirrel sightings at https://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings/. All other… […]
…Aspirations (hence the campfire, axes and knives), which is where I came in. I taught them about squirrel ecology, explained why the Grey Squirrel is a threat, destroyed squirrel myths (nope, they don’t hibernate!), asked them to search for signs of squirrel activity (cone debris, scratch marks etc.), to build dreys (squirrel nests), and encouraged them to look for squirrels… […]
…us a good indication of whether that tetrad contains red squirrels, grey squirrels, both species, or no squirrels. Of course, in one year a feeder box may not be visited by every species in the area, but when compared over the course of many years, this landscape-scale approach to monitoring can provide a strong indication of how both species are… […]
