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.
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.
The Introduction of the Pine Marten and Plight of the Red Squirrel
This link will open on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust website.
Rachel Wilson, Environmental Consultant and Wildlife Rehabilitator, will talk about pine martens and their release in Cumbria and the affect they can have in saving the red squirrel.
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
Coquetdale Wildlife Group: using technology in red squirrel conservation and AGM
This link will open on the Northumberland Wildlife Trust website.
Ian Glendinning will talk about red squirrel conservation and the use of AI technology to help with conservation. Preceded by a short AGM.
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…
Habitat management for red squirrels
A summary of habitat management techniques which help to conserve red squirrels