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Southern Uplands Partnership Guest Blog: Funding Success for Red Squirrel Recovery Network

Posted on 15/11/202315/11/2023 by Guest Blogger

…baseline data across the project areas on squirrel presence/absence, grey squirrel management activity and volunteer demographics to establish the current range of volunteers as well as identify opportunities to encourage new volunteers. There will be a public awareness programme to inform the public on the relationship between squirrels and pine martens – a natural predator of squirrels, and the impact… […]

To feed or not to feed?

Posted on 21/12/201616/10/2019 by ssrs_admin

Original Author: Alexa Seagrave We often get asked about feeding red squirrels, and the very best thing you can do is make your garden as wildlife friendly as possible. Planting native shrubs and small trees for berries and nuts will provide the best natural food for free and give the best nutrition. So get out there and plant… […]

Notice for Spring Survey volunteers

Posted on 03/12/202007/01/2021 by Keilidh Ewan

…specific volunteer openings can be found on the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Volunteering Opportunities page. Do keep in touch with your local Conservation Officer or Community Engagement Officer if you have any questions or concerns. What should I do with my 2020 Spring Survey kit? Please read over the guidance and instructions below for your survey area: North East If… […]

Spotting the elusive Scottish Red Squirrel

Posted on 26/06/201527/02/2020 by ssrs_admin

…our website! (www.scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings) If you’re lucky enough to see a red or grey squirrel, dead or alive, we want to know about it!! At Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels there are only a small number of staff covering very large areas and so we can’t be everywhere all the time. We need your help to know where the squirrels are so… […]

Seeing Red

Posted on 20/07/201527/02/2020 by ssrs_admin

…us! A heavily pregnant red squirrel visits a garden feeder in early summer. Photo: Hilary Gaunt It is also very important for us to know about grey squirrels, so that we can keep an eye on their distribution. Sightings of greys are often followed up by staff or volunteers from SSRS, and very often these reports can help us direct… […]

See you in a few years…

Posted on 28/07/201527/02/2020 by ssrs_admin

Original Author: Paul McDonald Paul McDonald, Project Officer for Argyll & the Trossachs, is very sad to be leaving the project this week. Please continue to report your sightings on this website! Sadly, this is my last week working as Project Officer for Saving Scotland’s Red squirrels. I’ve had a very interesting year of work, with some great… […]

Cycling for Squirrels

Posted on 13/08/201527/02/2020 by ssrs_admin

…wee red pals. I am a keen cyclist (I even cycled 300 miles along the banks of the Nile once) but haven’t had the opportunity to get out much this year. So, it’s training time and a chance to get out and about on the hills of Fife, where I live. It’s tough going to get started again but nice… […]

Major boost for Scotland’s red squirrels thanks to National Lottery funding

Posted on 24/02/201709/10/2019 by ssrs_admin

…red squirrels.Scotland is home to just 120,000 red squirrels, three quarters of the UK population. The main threat to native squirrels comes from competition with invasive non-native grey squirrels and the spread of the deadly squirrelpox virus. Dr Mel Tonkin, Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels Project Manager said: “Our work since 2009 shows that through targeted control of grey squirrels… […]

Game-changing grant awarded to South Scotland volunteers

Posted on 29/10/202002/11/2020 by Keilidh Ewan

…working to monitor, promote and protect red squirrels where they live. Field equipment has a vital role to play in volunteer activities, and a recent grant of £14,120 awarded by the Red Squirrel Survival Trust to the Forum will help provide groups with game-changing tools including 10 thermal imaging scopes and 120 trail cameras. Both thermal imagers and trail cameras… […]

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Southern Uplands Partnership Guest Blog: Funding Success for Red Squirrel Recovery Network

To feed or not to feed?

Notice for Spring Survey volunteers

Spotting the elusive Scottish Red Squirrel

Seeing Red

See you in a few years…

Cycling for Squirrels

Major boost for Scotland’s red squirrels thanks to National Lottery funding

Game-changing grant awarded to South Scotland volunteers

This Year's Sightings