Original Author: Emma Rawling, Project Officer for South West Scotland How many different red squirrels are visiting your garden, park or wood? Have you ever tried to distinguish and identify them? Well, here’s how you can – why not give it a try this winter? How many different red squirrels are visiting your garden, park or wood? Have… […]
…red squirrels in the area is still good. As we move into the new Heritage Lottery-funded phase of our project , this area will be top of the agenda for working out how we can reverse the spread of greys. Meanwhile, thanks to all our volunteers who are taking on the surveys this year – we really couldn’t do it… […]
…The first young, born in February will start to be weaned after 10-12 weeks in mid-April and make their first explorations out of the drey into the big bad world. Keep your eyes out for these cute little mini squirrels with bushy tails and visit our website to record your sightings of both red and grey squirrels and any breeding… […]
…counts should at least enable us to judge whether our local population is increasing, stable or decreasing year on year, which is what we really want to know. Look at our results to date in the chart below. Average garden counts each month for red squirrels around Gatehouse for 2017-20. The number of contributing venues has varied from 15 to… […]
…monitor squirrel populations over time and forms the basis of long-term plans for red squirrel conservation. Ann-Marie added: “It is important for people to continue to find ways to connect with nature during lockdown and a great way to do this is through window wildlife watching. They can still help protect Scotland’s red squirrels by reporting sightings through our website.”… […]
…larger than red squirrels (they can reach almost double their size) and have small ears with no tufts. They can often present with red colouring, which is why it’s important to consider other characteristics when spotting greys. The most definitive way to tell them apart from reds is by their distinctive white fringes or ‘halos’ around their tails which are… […]
…the links below for the activity sheet: DOWNLOAD ANSWERS Colouring printouts What squirrels eat A dot-to-dot colouring sheet. Download the printable PDF: DOWNLOAD Colour in the red squirrel’s coat Red squirrels can come in a variety of colours, what will this one be? Download the printable PDF: DOWNLOAD Get creative with this fluffy red Can you create texture with your… […]
…your hand. It’s a chance to make a more personal connection with an animal we often only get a fleeting glimpse of high in the trees, or watch from the safe distance of a hide or a kitchen window. Of course, if you come across a cache of cones, try not to disturb it too much as its owner might… […]
…Squirrels staff to resume outdoor work were our Grey Squirrel Officers, who returned on the 1st June, working alone and applying control measures that have been set in place by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels. We are now issuing measures that will allow priority grey squirrel control volunteers to return to work where they can do… […]
…over these next few months, and for many squirrels it’s make or break. Autumn is the point in year when there is the most natural food available to squirrels. As trees set their seed in late summer squirrels eagerly anticipate the feast to come. They often start eating and gathering various fruits and seeds whilst they are still ripening. They… […]
