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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

…places, our natural environment and fragile species, to the languages and cultural traditions that celebrate who we are. We are passionate about heritage and committed to driving innovation and collaboration to make a positive difference to people’s lives today, while leaving a lasting legacy for future generations to enjoy. Follow @HeritageFundUK on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and use #NationalLotteryHeritageFund www.heritagefund.org.uk… […]

Celebrating a red squirrel champion

Posted on 30/11/202007/12/2020 by Giuliana Sinclair

…and his generosity in sharing his ideas with everybody so welcome! Peter has definitely become a leading force in getting the squirrel volunteers of South Scotland united by making it simple for squirrel groups to communicate with each other. I am very much looking forward to what he comes up with next and I can’t wait to work together to… […]

News: ‘Booster’ project will protect Scotland’s red squirrels for another two years

Posted on 21/12/202121/12/2021 by Gill Hatcher

…and squirrelpox is a major threat. The aim is to upskill these volunteers to enable them to continue red squirrel conservation work after the project comes to an end. Today there are 18 volunteer groups operating successfully across the region. Whilst some groups are ready to proceed with little further support from the project, others require further support to enable… […]

New staff join the scurry

Posted on 13/06/202510/06/2025 by ssrs_admin

We have a few new additions to our scurry here at Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels! Meet the new staff here: Molly Martin – Communications and Engagement Officer I’ve worked in communications for conservation organisations in Scotland since 2019, after graduating university with a degree in ecology. Connecting people with nature has always been my passion, I… […]

Squirrel Sightings: an inside look

Posted on 17/09/202115/09/2021 by Victoria Chanin

…to have volunteers able to verify sightings in their areas to help with the task. Some sightings require action, especially grey sightings, as this is useful information for our grey squirrel control officers and volunteers as to where to focus their efforts. Most red sightings can be confirmed straight away, but if there is a comment that it looked sick,… […]

Seasonal Squirrels Part 3: Autumn!

Posted on 27/09/2024 by Guest Blogger

…perfect time to go out to spot one. If you are lucky enough to see a red squirrel, you can help contribute to their conservation. Between 30th Sept – 6th Oct Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is encouraging as many people as possible to submit their squirrel sightings as part of our annual citizen science campaign, the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey…. […]

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

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

…Between 2-8 October we are encouraging members of the public to explore the outdoors, get squirrel spotting, and add sightings of red and grey squirrels to scottishsquirrels.org.uk. The annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey is the most important public event for comparing yearly distributions of red and grey squirrels. Last year we received 10,484 sightings in total with the help of… […]

Squirrel Sightings: an inside look

Posted on 07/10/2022 by ssrs_admin

…thousands of sightings that come in throughout GSSS week, and we are fortunate to have volunteers able to verify sightings in their areas to help with the task. Some sightings require action, especially grey sightings, as this is useful information for our grey squirrel control officers and volunteers as to where to focus their efforts. Most red sightings can be… […]

An Introduction to Squirrels in Scotland

Posted on 31/08/202231/08/2022 by Guest Blogger

…There are now approximately 160,000 native red squirrels in Britain, of which over 75% live in Scotland Since the introduction of grey squirrels, they have become widespread across Britain due to their ability to adapt to new environments. They have also introduced the squirrel pox virus which, although catastrophic to red squirrels, appears to leave grey squirrels relatively unharmed due… […]

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

Celebrating a red squirrel champion

News: ‘Booster’ project will protect Scotland’s red squirrels for another two years

New staff join the scurry

Squirrel Sightings: an inside look

Seasonal Squirrels Part 3: Autumn!

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

Squirrel Sightings: an inside look

An Introduction to Squirrels in Scotland

This Year's Sightings