Welcome to the Community Hub Community action is the key to the long-term survival of Scotland’s red squirrels. The Hub is a space for our supporters and volunteers to keep up to date with the project and connect with like-minded people working to protect local red squirrel populations. Registered users can keep track of their squirrel sightings, and join a… […]
Original Author: Lorna Hutchison Lorna Hutchison, Volunteer Project Assistant for Argyll and the Trossachs, tells us about her role in this season’s squirrel monitoring. My role as a volunteer for SSRS is pretty varied. One of the tasks involves me taking four kilograms of peanuts to Glengoyne and Loch Lubnaig once every two weeks and distributing them amongst eight… […]
Local Network and Volunteering Groups Registered users may be able to join one or more private groups on the Hub, depending on your location and volunteering role. Local network groups are a great way to connect with others working to protect red squirrels in your local area. The map opposite shows all current groups, many of whom are now operating… […]
…relevant to your specific volunteering role can be found in your volunteering induction pack, and can also be downloaded from the SSRS Community Hub. If you are not ready to return to voluntary grey squirrel control work, you can continue to support the project and help protect your local red squirrels by reporting squirrel sightings at https://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings/. All other… […]
…the competition was tough. Alongside us in the conservation category was the Tweed Foundation with their important salmon monitoring programme, and Whitmuir Estate, who use robust biological recording to inform their land management decisions. Both would have been very worthy winners, so when our project name was announced it took a few seconds to register what was happening! Project Manager… […]
…Loiuse Bessant What seems to be happening is that something is disrupting the moult sequence. Back in the 1980s, when I was doing capture-mark-recapture studies of wild red squirrels, I was able follow a couple of dozen individuals through two full years of coat-changes: none of them ever showed this tendency to moult the winter coat too early, and I’d… […]
…Park a red squirrel-only zone, although greys keep sneaking in by Callander, Tarbet and Balloch. We are seeing that as we help move greys out of areas reds are moving back in. This has been particularly apparent in the National Park since the project began here in 2010, so we’re getting closer to making this possible. We’ve also started to… […]
…the greatest things about the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey is that anyone can take part, from absolutely anywhere in Scotland. Be it from your back garden, your local park or the wider countryside, we want to hear all about what you’ve seen between 21-27 September. Here are a few fun activities for the whole family to join in with and… […]
…Spring, eating eggs and small birds, if the opportunity presents itself. The extra protein helps bring the females into breeding condition. Variety ensures a good range of protein, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates in the red squirrel diet plan, provided that there is a decent habitat and not too much competition from other animals. © Steve Gardner Naturally, the… […]
Get Involved Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is working with local communities to ensure red squirrels will always be a part of Scotland’s special native wildlife. Together with partners, landowners and a network of local groups and volunteers, we are focused on the areas where red squirrels are most under threat from the spread of the invasive grey squirrel. Our efforts… […]
