A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a partnership ...

Establish red squirrel colonies across the UK. Protect red squirrels in areas where numbers have stabilised, funding research that helps to secure the red squirrel’s long-term future.

Red Squirrel Appreciation Day took place on January 21 this year. The one-day event helps raise awareness of red squirrels and their conservation whilst also being an opportunity to celebrate their ...

A new red squirrel colony has been found in the Yorkshire Dales –with the help of a bit of detective work. Thermal imaging cameras, which pick up body heat, were used to detect four individuals from ...

Red squirrels in the UK eat a variety of food, depending on where they live. In northern Scotland, red squirrels almost exclusively eat pine cone seeds which they extract by gnawing away the cone ...

Red squirrels, once widespread in the UK, have seen their numbers severely decline since the introduction of the invasive grey squirrel. Now, they are only found in a handful of woodland and are ...

They stay warm and dry in their nests (dreys). Grey squirrels were introduced into the UK from North America about 100 years ago and have largely displaced the native red squirrel, which is now only ...

A rare colony of red squirrels has been discovered on a tree plantation in the Yorkshire Dales. The endangered species was identified by Julie Bailey from the UK Squirrel Accord (UKSA), a ...