…they have to stay active all year round and keep on feeding! Squirrelling away food… All through late summer and autumn squirrels frantically scatter-horde food all over the woods. They will move from food supply to food supply and eat what they can, and bury the rest. They have a great memory for finding their caches and will use them… […]
…School of Veterinary Studies. Inform your closest member of SSRS staff that you have done so Volunteering with Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is a fantastic way to connect with nature and support your local area’s special native wildlife. Our volunteers are provided with the training and resources they need to participate. If you are interested in volunteering with the project… […]
…you might be lucky to spot a squirrel frantically caching some of its supplies. Squirrels know not to put all their nuts in one basket, and will bury or hide multiple food stores across their home range. They know they can’t trust their neighbours not to steal, probably because they’ve been guilty of it themselves! You might have heard of… […]
…in the early 1990s, and I was riding my bike along the rutted, potholed track that serves as the main road through our family farm. Stopping for a drink of water I looked across the adjacent field when an unexpected movement caught my eye. Standing atop a nearby gatepost was a red squirrel. Tail twitching, eyes unblinking it stared at… […]
…populations north of the Highland Boundary Line, where lowland Scotland meets the mountainous north. Working in partnership with the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels has set up a red squirrel protection network of landowners controlling grey squirrels under Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) funding, backed by local monitoring and control volunteers and project staff…. […]
…squirrels responsibly If you are providing supplementary feeding for birds and red squirrels, make sure you’re doing so in a way that keeps them safe and healthy. We would recommend feeding red squirrels sparingly to prevent them becoming over-reliant on you as a food source, and when you do feed them try to provide a balanced diet. For example, including… […]
…carefully provide our golden eagle juveniles with supplementary food, as their parents would do in a natural situation, until they settle and can find local food sources for themselves. With conservation at the heart of our project, we source the youngsters’ food from a wide range of pre-existing sources. It is fantastic to get support from long standing ethical management… […]
Ground-breaking research which aims to better understand how grey squirrels use the urban environment will take place in Aberdeen this year. The study is led by Dr Louise de Raad, Research Fellow at Inverness College UHI, part of the University of the Highlands and Islands, in collaboration with the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels project. Little… […]
…under Forestry Grant Scheme funding, or join the project’s trap-loan scheme. Woodland owners, meanwhile, can adjust the management of their woods to benefit red squirrels. Please contact your local SSRS or Scottish Forestry staff for more information. Area Contacts South West Steve McKillop and Andrew Hodgkinson Project Officers (job share) ssrssouthwest@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk South East Victoria Chanin Project Officer vchanin@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk… […]
…the survey, our third highest year since they began collecting public squirrel sightings in 2010. The highest year to date was in 2020 when 3000 sightings were recorded during the survey, and 22,772 were recorded overall. Programme Manager Nicole Still said: “Public sightings play an essential role in informing and directing our strategic efforts. Whilst we recognise 2020 was an… […]
