Rearing red squirrels
Staff from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust have had a flurry of fluffy activity this summer, raising four orphaned red squirrels to get them ready for life in the wild. Our guest blogger and red…
Staff from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust have had a flurry of fluffy activity this summer, raising four orphaned red squirrels to get them ready for life in the wild. Our guest blogger and red…
We're appealing today for your help in saving the last red squirrels in Merseyside and Lancashire. Without urgent action and ongoing vigilance, the red squirrel could be gone from the North…
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 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.
The Red Squirrel Project works to maintain red squirrels in the Merseyside and West Lancashire Stronghold through control of grey squirrels, monitoring of squirrel populations and public…
In March we conducted a Red Squirrel Garden Survey to see gather more public data on the distribution of red and grey squirrels in the North Merseyside and West Lancashire stronghold. Here's…
We are currently experiencing a squirrel pox outbreak in Formby, in the Lifeboat Road area.