Keeping pets away from red squirrels
Some useful tips to help keep your love of red squirrels and your love of pets in harmony.
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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.
See red squirrels
Find out where you can see our native red squirrels around the UK.
Helping red squirrels in your garden
Here is advice on how you can help red squirrels at home.
Habitat management for red squirrels
A summary of habitat management techniques which help to conserve red squirrels
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.
Hauxley Wildlife Talks: The red squirrels of Northumberland
This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.
Join us to learn more about these rare and elusive creatures plus the work of the Red Squirrel Recovery Network.
Vital volunteers needed to save our last red squirrels
The Wildlife Trusts are leading the largest ever recruitment drive for red squirrel volunteers. With the help of National Lottery funding, the Trusts aim to increase volunteer numbers from 500 to…
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!
Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
Llyn Brenig ramble: red squirrel walk
This link will open on the North Wales Wildlife Trust website.
Stretch your legs and learn about the red squirrels here at Llyn Brenig. You might even be lucky enough to spot one during our walk!
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 Squirrel and improve their habitat in…
South and West Wales