…thrive in broadleaf woodland when they aren’t under threat from competition with grey squirrels. In fact, because they feed on such a wide variety of foods they often do best when they have access to both. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels offers advice to woodland managers and owners to help them make choices that will protect and enhance their local red… […]
…& Stirling, said: “People living in Stirling and the wider area can support their local red populations by reporting any squirrels they see. With people staying local and having more time to spend wildlife watching in their gardens or on local walks, we have started to see an overall increase in sightings which are making fantastic contributions to our knowledge… […]
…harmed during this process!’ Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrel would like to thank Rosy and the Deeside Knitwits for all their hard work, dedication, and help not only with fund raising but also awareness raising. The knitted squirrels travel far and wide with the Project Officer team and they never fail to raise a smile from folk that meet them…. […]
…even more rapid and devastating. Grey squirrels have completely replaced red squirrels in most of England and Wales, and parts of Scotland too. Grey squirrel © Bob Coyle However, in the eight years that the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels project has been active, we’ve been able to show that with sustained and targeted grey squirrel control it is possible to… […]
…squirrels from members of the public help the project understand population changes over time and decide where to focus conservation efforts. Taking part in the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey this autumn and reporting squirrels – both red and grey – in as many different places as possible, will help make up for the loss of this data and help protect… […]
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Original Author: Steve Willis, Project Officer North East Scotland A good news story from Aberdeen, where red squirrels continue to re-colonise the city. Here in the North East we run a trap loan scheme in and around Aberdeen city. This involves us providing a live-capture cage trap to householders to put in their garden. They keep an eye on… […]
…squirrels. “In Dumfries and Galloway, red squirrels continue to do well, but are threatened by increasing records of grey squirrels which appear to be spreading into Nithsdale from the east and north. It is vital that the work we do here is stepped up to make sure these red squirrel populations remain healthy.” Squirrel populations are surveyed using feeder boxes… […]
