North East towns at the forefront of efforts to save Scotland’s red squirrels

  Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is urging the public to be on the lookout as recent grey squirrel sightings have been reported in crucial areas for red squirrel conservation. The project has received reports of recent grey squirrel activity around both Ellon and St Cyrus, prompting a call for locals to record sightings of both red and grey squirrels online…. […]

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New Conservation Officer calls for the public to help protect red squirrels in the Scottish Borders

…the more sightings we receive the better our understanding will be.” Grey squirrels are a non-native species that was first introduced to Britain in Victorian times, and they are recognised as the main threat to the red squirrel’s future in Scotland. Larger and more robust, they out-compete native reds for resources. In the south of Scotland some grey squirrels also… […]

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Call for Scots to become a nation of squirrel spotters this Red Squirrel Week

…keep an eye on the forest floor where squirrels will be caching some of this food to see them through the colder winter months. Each sighting received is added to a national database, which not only helps conservationists to monitor changes in red and grey squirrel distribution over time, but also enables them to identify the best areas for targeting… […]

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Community action in Galloway

…the Gatehouse Gala event at Cream o’Galloway, the Stewartry Show in Castle Douglas and the Kirkcudbright Country Fair. Community involvement, and indeed ownership, of this campaign is the only answer for now. Peter accepts a £500 cheque for Gatehouse Squirrel Group, thanks to Cream o’Galloway’s container recycling scheme For more information on getting involved with Gatehouse Squirrel Group, email gatehousesquirrels@gmail.com… […]

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Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels

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… […]

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Our Team (widget block)

Our Team   Stephany Arroyo Arce Eradication Coordinator, North East Scotland Steve McKillop Lead Control Officer, South Scotland   Susie McNaughton Conservation Lead, Highland Line: Tayside, Angus & the Mearns and Argyll, Trossachs & Stirling       MORE CONTACTS… […]

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