…spring and autumn of 2015 with feeding hoppers and sticky tapes, as an extension of the annual SSRS spring survey. We may even be a bit blasé about our reds, having been admonished lately by SSRS for being rather too good at reporting greys, and thus making our bit of the online map look like a disaster zone! I now… […]
…you participate in our Autumn Operational Survey, please leave your feeder boxes in situ and continue to store any bait in a sealed container in a cool, dry place for reuse. If you are solely a Spring Survey Participant, please take down your feeder boxes where possible, removing any remaining bait or debris from the feeder to store at home… […]
Original Author: Stewart Smith – Squirrel Volunteer How do squirrels survive the winter? Do they hibernate? The cold weather is a tough time for animals, how do they managed to stay warm? Winter has arrived in Scotland. People are trudging home in the dark at 4 o’clock, and newspapers are threatening blizzards, and “the coldest winter on record”,… […]
…we welcomed the return of Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels grey squirrel control staff and essential control volunteers to outdoor working who were able to work alone and apply social distancing measures in alignment with our new SSRS Covid-19 risk assessments for outdoor working. Following the latest easing of restrictions, grey squirrel control volunteers are now able to travel outwith a… […]
…during the day. We have a squirrel feeder and bird feeders in the garden, but I’d only ever seen one squirrel visiting our garden at a time. Since spending more time at home, we’ve managed to see three all at once, and now I’ve seen the leucistic red squirrel too!” © Chris Eddington Any sightings of both red and grey… […]
…an Administrative Assistant, and from June started her new role as Assistant Conservation Officer. When she is not busy saving red squirrels, Victoria works as a Freelance Ecologist, undertaking bat surveys, badger, amphibian, butterfly and botanical surveys. Victoria will be joining the South West team from Dalbeattie in Dumfries and Galloway once restrictions ease. Contact: vchanin@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk Dr Emma Sheehy:… […]
…and supporters can connect with other red squirrel enthusiasts in their area.” Autumn is a very busy time of year for red squirrels as they take advantage of the season’s bountiful supply of nuts, seeds, berries and fungi; making it an ideal time for squirrel sightings. As well as looking up to the treetops to spot squirrels, people should also… […]
…NGO which supported the Cambodian government to manage their protected area network. During my time there I developed a PhD project focusing on landscape-level decision making and national park planning. The project was recently awarded a full scholarship from the Natural Environment Research Council. So as of October I shall be starting my PhD at Stirling University, with occasional trips… […]
…and inclement winter weather. An abundance of natural wonders are associated with springtime and as for many other species, is when birthing and nurturing young become a priority for red squirrels. Watching red squirrels is always rewarding and there are behaviours specific to this time of year to look out for. Mating Mating behaviour may have begun as early… […]
…I was able to initiate things very easily by making the Gatehouse Squirrel Group a project under a pre-existing local charity/company with an environmental slant (Gatehouse Development Initiative). I simply presented the GDI committee with a one-page constitution and that was that. This meant I had a Treasurer and a bank account from day one. ” There are two structures… […]
