…to have these boxes passed onto your local network or returned to SSRS for future use. We will contact you individually to organise the transfer. If your boxes are on private land, please ensure that the landowner is aware that you are on site to retrieve the boxes. If you have any concerns, please get in touch. Please complete your… […]
…places, our natural environment and fragile species, to the languages and cultural traditions that celebrate who we are. We are passionate about heritage and committed to driving innovation and collaboration to make a positive difference to people’s lives today, while leaving a lasting legacy for future generations to enjoy. Follow @HeritageFundUK on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use #NationalLotteryHeritageFund www.heritagefund.org.uk… […]
…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… […]
…to catch a glimpse of a red squirrel, early spring mornings are a good place to start! Spring is a captivating time for our little red squirrels, and a perfect time to head out to see if you can spot one. Keep your eyes open for young kits finding their way in the world and for adult squirrels chasing each… […]
…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… […]
…on the forest floor for mushrooms, acorns, seeds, fruits, and other seasonal foods to eat or cache for later. Urgently fattening up and collecting their winter food stores, and you will be able to spot them scurrying around, eating what they can, and burying the rest in different places. Autumn Snacks (c) Jo Foo Crafty Caching To protect their harvest… […]
…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… […]
…grey squirrels in the Highlands thanks to longstanding SSRS and partner efforts. Large areas of open ground in some areas also help to limit the risks of grey expansion into the reds’ core range. Populations of red squirrels have traditionally been confined to the central and eastern Highlands. Thanks to the Red Squirrel Reintroduction Project, reds are continuing to be… […]
…foot, by bike, and sometimes with her guide dog puppy in training, “Simon”. We are absolutely gutted to be saying goodbye to Janice as she moves to pastures new, but we know that she will continue to make a difference wherever she is. So, to Janice, thank you for more than two years volunteering for Aberdeen’s red squirrels, and farewell,… […]
…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… […]
