Speakers FAQs

…presenting or taking part in a Q&A): before your session begins the CrowdComms technician will invite you into a Zoom ‘green room’ with the other speakers for your session. The technician will let you know when you’re about to go live. How will people ask questions? Each session will have a sidebar with chat and Q&A. When a viewer has… […]

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Activities

…a piece of nature indoors with these fun filled squirrel themed activities. Get crafty with everyday materials from around your home, or explore your garden or local patch with a scavenger hunt challenge. Get started by selecting an activity type from the list below, following links for instructions, worksheets and printouts.   Crafts Make your own squirrel Not been able… […]

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Get Involved

…Choose A Specific Appeal to ensure your donation goes toward protecting Scotland’s red squirrels. Make a donation Adopt a red squirrel Scotland’s native red squirrels need your help! Only around 120,000 remain here in the wild, and without urgent action they could be lost forever. By adopting one you will be helping to secure the future of this beautiful and… […]

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North East Volunteer Spotlight: Celebrating our volunteer Janice Drew as she moves on to pastures new!

…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… […]

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Tayside

…School of Veterinary Studies. Inform your closest member of SSRS staff that you have done so Volunteering with Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is a fantastic way to connect with nature and support your local area’s special native wildlife. Our volunteers are provided with the training and resources they need to participate. If you are interested in volunteering with the project… […]

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News: Get squirrel spotting during the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey next week!

…Chanin, Project Officer in South Scotland said: “Red Squirrel Week is great time to get outside for an autumnal walk. Engaging with nature in this way is very beneficial for people’s wellbeing and adding sightings of red and grey squirrels to our online map helps us to keep track of squirrel movements in Scotland.” During times of transition and uncertainty,… […]

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Argyll, Trossachs & Stirling

…a fantastic way to connect with nature and support your local area’s special native wildlife. Our volunteers are provided with the training and resources they need to participate. If you are interesting in volunteering with the project, please contact your local SSRS staff for more information.   Landowners Landowners in certain areas can control grey squirrels under Forestry Grant Scheme… […]

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Partners & Funders

…Government and in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council and helps to fund essential annual surveying and monitoring efforts in Aberdeen City and wider North East Scotland.     AWPR website Aberdeen City Council website Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park was created in July 2002 to safeguard an area… […]

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News: Report details red squirrel conservation successes, with key recommendations for the iconic species’ long-term future in Scotland.

in range and density partially due to over 70 homes hosting grey squirrel traps in their gardens. Additionally, the wider Scottish public contributed via the annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey, with an average of over 1800 squirrel sightings reported between 2019 and 2021. With only a year left in the current two-year Transition Phase of Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels, the… […]

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Squirrel Sightings: an inside look

…a grid reference, however if you are unable to supply this you can drop a pin on the map and a grid reference will be generated. If you have any additional comments on behaviour or location these can be really helpful, especially if you live in a squirrelpox hotspot (the south of Scotland) and think a red squirrel looks poorly…. […]

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This Year's Sightings