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Game-changing grant awarded to South Scotland volunteers

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

…sustain their surveying and monitoring efforts well into the future. Find out more about the Red Squirrel Survival Trust, the Red Squirrel Forum for South Scotland and what this grant means for conservation within the area at https://www.rsst.org.uk/blog/2020/9/16/scottish-borders-groups-bank-national-funding . Or visit the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels Network Directory to find out more about red squirrel volunteer groups near you…. […]

Images of Saving Britain’s Native Squirrel

Posted on 21/06/201804/10/2018 by

…survey period. It was lovely to meet her and see first-hand the work that she and many others dedicate to conserving our only native squirrel. The photographs below feature the survey process with Val, and exactly what she gets up to on her visits. If you like what you see, then more of my project can be seen at: www.rwitt.co.uk… […]

Welcoming volunteers back into the field this Volunteers’ Week

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

…December volunteer announcement, grey squirrel control volunteers can continue their work in the field We ask those looking to return to volunteering, to be proactive in monitoring changing Covid-19 guidelines in your local authority area, by regularly visiting https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/. Prior to commencing any new activities, a Covid-19 Risk Assessment will need to be reviewed. This can be accessed through… […]

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… […]

Cycling for Squirrels

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

…to be out on the quieter country roads among the woods where there are still reds to be found. Greys have crept in, as a dead one on the road near Peat Inn (it wusnae me!) testified last night. It’s quite motivating to have a purpose to the hard work and sore legs (Peat Inn is 200 metres above sea… […]

See you in a few years…

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

…Get ’em while they’re young, huh…? The new project Officer will start working in September, so don’t be too disheartened if the Argyll and The Trossachs Project Officer does not reply before then! Also, please keep reporting your sightings of red AND grey squirrels on this website. It’s vital to our work! So long, and thanks for all the peanuts!… […]

Seeing Red

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

…trapping effort to key areas at key times of year. Our new website has made the reporting process far simpler. Once you submit a record the details are seen by a member of the SSRS team who checks and verifies the report. Once it has been verified your sighting becomes an ‘official’ dot on the map! So, please, keep in… […]

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Game-changing grant awarded to South Scotland volunteers

Images of Saving Britain’s Native Squirrel

Welcoming volunteers back into the field this Volunteers’ Week

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

Cycling for Squirrels

See you in a few years…

Seeing Red

This Year's Sightings