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Speaking up for Red Squirrels in the Consultation on Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity

Posted on 30/11/2023 by Guest Blogger

…restoration areas, National Parks and National Nature Reserves Consideration should also be given to connectivity of optimal red squirrel habitat by including a sufficient proportion of native conifers in native woodland planting plans to support red squirrel populations, particularly in red squirrel priority areas. (c) Keilidh Ewan Below is a selection of questions from the consultation that I feel are… […]

News: Public squirrel sightings soar in 2023

Posted on 04/12/202330/11/2023 by Katie Berry

…public to spot and record all grey and red squirrels, a total of 1334 people took part, reporting just under 2000 red and grey squirrel sightings across the country, almost 2.5 times as many as were reporting during the 2022 survey. These sightings provide invaluable data for conservationists and scientists working on the ground to protect the endangered native red… […]

A year of saving red squirrels in East Wigtownshire

Posted on 03/06/2020 by Guest Blogger

…its aims and how new volunteers can become involved. In this time, we have also appeared in the local newspaper: Gateway (circulation 66,000) around the Wigtown and Newton Stewart area. On the monitoring side of our group; a trusty band of volunteers (including myself) have been out taking hair samples from feeder boxes to ascertain the numbers of Reds and… […]

Keeping track of red squirrel numbers in gardens around Gatehouse of Fleet

Posted on 14/08/202015/08/2020 by Guest Blogger

…numbers from autumn to spring in each year. As the squirrels’ autumn/winter food supplies dwindle there are the demands of breeding: males searching far and wide for receptive females, and females fuelling pregnancy (from January) and lactation (from March). This is when they may really benefit from our generosity! The annual trough in numbers was deeper and earlier in 2019… […]

News: Great Scottish Squirrel Survey launched to boost protection for native reds

Posted on 18/09/201917/09/2019 by Gill Hatcher

…year. Each sighting is verified by a Conservation Officer before being added to the project’s sightings map and the official Scottish Squirrel Database. The data will provide an indication of how each species’ populations are distributed across the landscape rather than total squirrel numbers, which can vary significantly from year to year. More information can be found at scottishsquirrels.org.uk/great-scottish-squirrel-survey … […]

News: Record participation in national squirrel survey

Posted on 08/12/202005/03/2021 by Keilidh Ewan

…outdoors. Both species seen throughout the week were reported to scottishsquirrels.org.uk for inclusion in a national database that directly influences conservation action. A total of 548 grey squirrel and 2612 red squirrel sightings were reported to the project during the survey, almost eight times as many sightings as would be reported in a typical week and almost four times the… […]

News: Get involved in Scotland’s fifth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey

Posted on 21/09/202326/09/2023 by Katie Berry

…squirrels. We want to especially encourage people to visit woodlands and areas where less sightings have been recorded before, as well as better-known squirrel stomping grounds.” Eileen Stuart, Deputy Director of Nature and Climate Change at NatureScot, said: “With invasive non-native species costing Scotland at least £499m a year and posing one of the biggest threats to Scotland’s nature, we’re… […]

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

Posted on 27/04/202319/06/2023 by ssrs_admin

…on the considerable achievements of local communities, landowners, stakeholders, and the Scottish public to save Scotland’s red squirrels from suffering a similar fate to those of England and Wales. Regional: Aberde*]}*en and North East Scotland: a professional team must continue efforts to control and monitor grey squirrels in Aberde*]}*en and the North East until eradication from this area has been… […]

News: Almost 1000 squirrel sightings reported in one week during national survey

Posted on 03/12/201903/12/2019 by Gill Hatcher

…also scattered northwards across Tayside and much of the south of Scotland. However, the National Lottery-funded project appears to be making good progress in its ambition to maintain Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park as a ‘red only’ zone, with work in the wider Stirling area also beginning to having a positive impact. The concentration of red squirrel sightings… […]

News: First death of red squirrel from squirrelpox virus confirmed north of Scotland’s Central Belt

Posted on 05/04/202417/04/2024 by Katie Berry

…concerned about this latest news and are asking the local community in Dunfermline to take immediate action and protect red squirrels by taking in all garden and woodland wildlife feeders for the next month, as these can contribute to the spread of the disease from greys to reds and between reds once infected. We are also asking for everybody to… […]

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Speaking up for Red Squirrels in the Consultation on Scotland’s Strategic Framework for Biodiversity

News: Public squirrel sightings soar in 2023

A year of saving red squirrels in East Wigtownshire

Keeping track of red squirrel numbers in gardens around Gatehouse of Fleet

News: Great Scottish Squirrel Survey launched to boost protection for native reds

News: Record participation in national squirrel survey

News: Get involved in Scotland’s fifth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey

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

News: Almost 1000 squirrel sightings reported in one week during national survey

News: First death of red squirrel from squirrelpox virus confirmed north of Scotland’s Central Belt

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