The Big Give – For native squirrels
On the 7th-11th of December 2009 The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside are teaming up with the Big Give to help protect the Red Squirrel. They are aiming to raise a total of £64,000 with a ‘matched funding’ scheme. Any money donated online at www.thebiggive.org.uk to the red squirrel appeal will be matched [...]
Squirrel Pox Virus in Merseyside
The first confirmed case of Squirrel pox virus in Blundellsands, Merseyside has been confirmed. This is a devastating blow to conservationists working to protect our endangered Red Squirrels. Sally Orritt from the Save our Squirrels campaign said ‘We are working to keep the Grey squirrels away from the Red Squirrels, we really need to get [...]
The Great Nut Hunt
The third Great Nut Hunt, recording Dormice in the British Isles, is to be launched by The People’s Trust for Endangered Species and Natural England. Hazel nuts are a favourite food of the dormouse and can be found growing in our old hedgerows and woodland. As a Dormouse gnaws through into the green hazel nuts, [...]
Red Squirrels given cash boost
The survival of red squirrels in the Greater Morpeth area has been given an enormous boost after a £10,000 donation from regional developer The Banks Group. Red squirrels in the town have been under serious threat of localised extinction, as the town has become invaded by hordes of non-native grey squirrel looking to set up [...]
Podcast: Grey Squirrel spotted.
The grey squirrel is spreading through the UK and wiping out the native red squirrel. We spotted this grey squirrel in a park in Carlisle, Cumbria last week. Grey squirrels are an alien species and were introduced to the UK from the USA in the late nineteenth/early twentieth century. They are distinguished from red squirrels [...]
Mammals of The Trossachs
Both red and grey squirrels live in Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and you can help our Rangers map out where they are by recording where and when you see them. Either download the squirrel survey form (211kb pdf file), fill it in and post the form to the address below, or use the [...]
Podcast: Put a red on your mp3 player …
Our third and final squirrel podcast in this series features a red squirrel eating from a feeder . Filmed early on a morning you could say he, or she, was having their breakfast. This footage was recorded at Talkin Tarn, nr Carlisle in North Cumbria.
Podcast – Red squirrels, episode 2…
Following on from our first squirrel podcast posted over the weekend we thought we would add the rest of the footage we recorded. This is part 2 of 3 podcasts featuring the squirrels in Cumbria. The short films were recorded at Talkin Tarn, nr Brampton in North Cumbria. This little fellow is a bit cheeky [...]
Red squirrels in Cumbria
Our latest podcast features footage of a red squirrel in Cumbria. The red squirrel is coming under increasing threat as the non-native grey squirrel moves north from the south of England.
