…in situ. Complete your Tetrad Data Sheets, including your volunteer hours and collected stickies, posting these in the addressed pre-paid envelope provided. If you have been storing bait, you are welcome to use this in your own garden. For any other equipment you have such as cameras and spray bottles, please keep hold of these for now. When Covid-19 restrictions… […]
…over £250,000 are assessed in two rounds. Red Squirrel recovery Network has initially been granted round one development funding of £158,600 by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, allowing it to progress with its plans. Detailed proposals are then considered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund at second round, where a final decision is made on the full funding award. As… […]
…partners. The partnership is also supported by an extensive network of over 500 landowners covering well over 4,000 square kilometres. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is grateful to all the organisations, trusts and individuals who help make our work possible. Nature Restoration Fund The Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund is a commitment in the current Programme for Government for multi-year funding… […]
…serve as refuges for red squirrels if their decline were allowed to continue. These predominantly Sitka spruce forests are not ideal habitat for red squirrels, but their very paucity can more or less exclude greys . They are also poor habitat for a range of other wildlife, so the strongholds need to be kept to restricted areas as far from… […]
…cosy home for young kits. Stirling Squirrel Kit (c) Alex Elliott Kits From February onwards, litters of tiny and adorable baby squirrels (kits) are born. A litter typically consists of three or four blind and hairless kits, relying entirely on their mother for survival. After 10-12 weeks from mid-April the kits are weaned and gradually start venturing out on short… […]
…squirrels – which account for around 75% of the total UK population. Red squirrels are a protected species, but for many years have experienced declines due to the invasive non-native grey squirrel introduced to Britain from North America in Victorian times. Grey squirrels out-compete reds for food and living space and have rapidly replaced native red squirrel populations across most… […]
The award-winning environmental charity Trees for Life stands at the forefront of rewilding in the Scottish Highlands, and for over 30 years has been working to nurture and expand ancient woodland fragments and reintroduce missing animals. Red squirrels are an iconic Scottish species and a key resident of the Caledonian forest, but habitat loss from deforestation, human persecution, and competition… […]
…are 18 of these in South Scotland and 1 in Fife. They are always looking for volunteers to join and help with a variety of roles, including grey squirrel monitoring and control. Get in touch with your local group here: https://bit.ly/3OoRt9S We are currently specifically advertising for volunteer grey squirrel dispatchers for the Annandale, Castle Douglas and Solway Forest Red… […]
…practices (i.e. cleaning feeders regularly and with disinfectant) for reducing the risk of squirrelpox outbreaks. For the final chapter of my thesis, I aim to collate all of my findings to produce management recommendations for the study site and other red squirrel strongholds, in order to benefit long-term conservation efforts. We need to make sure that we make space for… […]
…scottishsquirrels.org.uk, along with emailing photos of sick reds to squirrels@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk. Details for how to post carcasses to the Vet School can also be found on the site. Although squirrelpox is not considered harmful to humans, anyone who sees a sick red squirrel is advised not to approach it, but instead contact the project for advice. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is… […]
