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Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
Red squirrel
Red squirrels are native to the UK but are a lot rarer than their grey cousins. They live in a few special places across the UK thanks to reintroduction projects.
Adopt a red squirrel
Searching for an original gift for a nature lover? Sponsor a red squirrel with the Wildlife Trusts to help fund conservation efforts. Perfect for adults and children!
Grey squirrel
The grey squirrel was introduced into the UK in the 1800s. It provides an easy encounter with wildlife for many people, but can be damaging to woodlands and has contributed to the decline of the…
Red squirrels
There are two species of squirrel in the UK; red squirrels and grey squirrels. Red squirrels are our native species and have lived in the UK for around 10,000 years, grey squirrels were introduced to the UK from North America by the Victorians in the 1800s, the first record of them escaping and establishing a wild population is 1876.
Red Squirrel Appeal
Sadly red squirrel numbers in the UK have fallen from around 3.5 million in the 1870s to just 120,000 today. This is why we're working hard to help red squirrels and improve their habitat in…
South and West Wales
Red Squirrel Project - Grey Squirrel Control Volunteer - Urban Trap Loan Scheme
This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.
Our Red Squirrel Project needs your help!
Red Squirrel Project – Urban Trap Loan Scheme Participant
This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.
Our Red Squirrel Project needs your help!
See red squirrels
Find out where you can see our native red squirrels around the UK.
Habitat management for red squirrels
A summary of habitat management techniques which help to conserve red squirrels
Squirrel Monitoring Rangers - Staveley
This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.
We want to know what the squirrel population is like around Staveley - can you help?
Big Wild Weekend Events in Wales
Discover Big Wild Weekend events