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…
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Eastern Isles
This link will open on the Isle of Scilly Wildlife Trust website.
The Eastern Isles are made up of a handful small islands and numerous adjacent islets and rocks form the Eastern Isles, immediately to the south-east of St Martin’s. This is a haven for seabirds…
Talk: Eastern Seaboard: Wildlife from Maine to Florida
This link will open on the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust website.
Members of the Boston Area Group are joined by Alan Knight, who will talk on the wildlife of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States.
Wetland mammals
This link will open on the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust website.
Discover more about the amazing world of wetland mammals with Paul Wilkinson
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.
Eastern Channel Marine Conservation Zones
A guide to the Marine Conservation Zones helping to protect wildlife in the Eastern Channel
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!
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.
Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
Mid Wales Red Squirrel Partnership
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.
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