It’s halfway through 2025 and we’re celebrating our red squirrel conservation work in Aberdeen. The history of red and grey squirrels in the North East is a slightly different one to the rest of the country. Let’s take a look at the story so far… Up until just over 100 years ago, the only squirrels found in Scotland,… […]
You may be experiencing some problems with the map feature on our sightings page, or have noticed some changes to the way it looks. Don’t panic, you can still submit your sightings as normal, and this is a temporary issue. Previously, our maps were powered by Bing maps, which has now been discontinued by Microsoft. We are looking… […]
Picture this: you’re in Scotland, you’re out for a walk, you spot a squirrel and report it to our sightings page (thank you!). But now what happens? Today we’re going behind the scenes of what happens to all the squirrel sightings you record. Raymond Leinster It only takes a few seconds to record a squirrel sighting on… […]
As we approach The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey 2025, we’re sharing our top tips for how to spot red squirrels. Find the right location The first step is to make sure you’re in squirrel-friendly habitat. Red squirrels can live in coniferous or broadleaf woodland, and they like areas with a mixture of trees too. So areas of dense… […]
Trees for Life is an award-winning environmental charity standing at the forefront of rewilding in the Scottish Highlands. Focusing on Scotland’s spectacular Caledonian forest, they are working on a grand scale to bring more life back to our landscapes. Their work focuses on restoring habitats and expanding native woodlands, returning missing animals, and connecting people with nature…. […]
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels want to know about red and grey squirrel sightings across the country during Red Squirrel Awareness Week Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) is calling on the public to get outside, explore nature, and submit their squirrel sightings for this year’s nationwide Great Scottish Squirrel Survey, between 6 – 12 October. This is the biggest squirrel… […]
Clearing the Loch Lomond islands This year we’ve been working with our partners at the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority to remove invasive grey squirrels from some of the islands in the loch. We recently spoke to Scottish Wildlife Trust on their podcast ‘Words of the Wild’ all about this unique piece of work, and… […]
Our New Furry Team Join the Fight for Red Squirrels in Aberdeen City We’re really excited to be welcoming a few new members to our team in Aberdeen – two specially trained scent detection dogs and their dedicated handler! Over the past few months, we’ve been working with Conservation K9 Consultancy (CK9C), who have been training these incredible dogs to… […]
Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) is pleased to announce the results of this year’s Great Scottish Squirrel Survey: 1,107 people took part 1,563 squirrels were recorded 407 confirmed grey squirrel sightings 1,020 confirmed red squirrel sightings The partnership project encouraged people all across Scotland to keep an eye out for both red and grey squirrels between the 6 – 12… […]
