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Welcoming volunteers back into the field this Volunteers’ Week

Posted on 04/06/202104/06/2021 by Keilidh Ewan

…Assessment followed. Volunteers can now undertake operational survey work, which was previously suspended All face to face training activities can now recommence, including trail camera and operational survey training for volunteers In-person Volunteer Network Group meetings can now commence, adhering to Government guidelines on meeting others indoors or outdoors Leaflet drops are now permitted for volunteers As highlighted in our… […]

One small step for Perthshire’s reds

Posted on 23/04/202121/05/2021 by Keilidh Ewan

…like much, but locating and intercepting the very early grey squirrel colonisers is a difficult job – needles and haystacks being an apt analogy – and your reports enable us to narrow our search. Although the risk of grey squirrel presence in the area has been reduced, we of course do not know how many grey squirrels remain in Pitlochry,… […]

News: Moffat’s red squirrels and golden eagles team up to give native wildlife a boost

Posted on 09/11/2021 by Gill Hatcher

…the community that the main reason there have been so few red squirrels seen around Moffat is due to the influx of grey squirrels into the area. We are carrying out a very successful trapping programme with the support of local landowners and householders. Already this year we have had more than double the number of reported red squirrel sightings… […]

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

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

…unusual year with an increase in people spending time in the Scottish outdoors, we would love the public to once again head outside and help us increase our sightings to improve our understanding of Scotland’s squirrel populations”. Conservation Officer for Tayside Susie McNaughton said: “With ample nature food sources available and leaves falling, autumn is an ideal time to spot… […]

Introducing the newest faces of our scurry

Posted on 24/01/202127/01/2021 by Keilidh Ewan

…both in Australia and the UK, as well as, working as project manager on various conservation projects within the environmental sector. Once re-opened, Lucy will be based out of our headquarters in Leith. Contact: llush@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk Victoria Chanin: Assistant Conservation Offi cer for South West Scotland Victoria may be a familiar face having previously joined the team in 2019 as… […]

New faces and farewells

Posted on 24/06/2022 by ssrs_admin

…Mearns, and extending this into North-east Angus, with the support of the North-east Team in Aberdeen, whilst also liaising closely with the team in Tayside. The Mearns & East Angus section of the highland line is a crucial location in both the defence of the Highland Line and ensuring that the risk of immigration into Aberdeen city’s island population of… […]

News: Over £1M in new funding awarded to aid red squirrel recovery in Scotland

Posted on 12/03/2024 by Katie Berry

…Our hopes and aims for next phase are ambitious, but ones that we absolutely can realise with increased landscape-scale investment from partners, stakeholders, landowners, and local community involvement. We are incredibly grateful to everyone already involved in red squirrel conservation across the country and look forward to bringing more people and organisations onboard with this important and vital work.” Dr… […]

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… […]

New threat to Perthshire’s red squirrels as greys reappear in Aberfeldy

Posted on 02/09/202101/09/2021 by Gill Hatcher

Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is urging locals to be on high alert and report sightings of grey squirrels in Aberfeldy, following worrying reports in recent days. Known as a safe haven for red squirrels, grey squirrels are not typically seen in the Aberfeldy area. The main threat to the red squirrel’s future in Scotland is the spread of grey… […]

Argaty’s red squirrels are back in full force

Posted on 25/03/202125/03/2021 by Guest Blogger

…computer down and head to the woods to feed our squirrels. If none are around I will linger a few minutes, as I do every day, and wait for the first one to come in. And as I stand watching it I will remember the excitement of that first squirrel sighting and wonder what my ten-year old self would say… […]

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Welcoming volunteers back into the field this Volunteers’ Week

One small step for Perthshire’s reds

News: Moffat’s red squirrels and golden eagles team up to give native wildlife a boost

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

Introducing the newest faces of our scurry

New faces and farewells

News: Over £1M in new funding awarded to aid red squirrel recovery in Scotland

News: Record participation in national squirrel survey

New threat to Perthshire’s red squirrels as greys reappear in Aberfeldy

Argaty’s red squirrels are back in full force

This Year's Sightings