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.
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Species recovery projects
The Wildlife Trusts are working to help species pushed close to extinction and to reintroduce missing keystone species.
Red squirrel fun day
This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.
Learn more about red squirrels at our Red Squirrel Fun Day with Cramlington and District Red Squirrel Group!
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!
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 Ranger
This link will open on the Lancashire Wildlife Trust website.
Do you have a passion for wildlife and a commitment to protecting one of the UK’s most iconic species?
Red squirrel monitoring box making
This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.
Drop in to support your local red squirrel volunteer group and put your woodwork skills to the test to make monitoring boxes!
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…
Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
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
See red squirrels
Find out where you can see our native red squirrels around the UK.
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…