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 ...

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 ...

Red squirrels are native to the UK but their population has been driven ... as part of a pilot project to protect red squirrels and tree health. It is funded by the Forestry Commission, which ...

Plans for new homes have received a fresh wave of objections amid fears over their potential impact on red squirrels. Businessman Bill Dobie wants to build six houses and a block of 10 flats at the ...

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 ... At the Formby reserve, red squirrels live among pine trees. However, throughout the 1990s and 2000s they were provided with supplementary food ...

Researchers have discovered that giving the species titbits that are softer than their natural diet may be changing their jaw shape and weakening their bite. Normally, red squirrels chomp on hard ...

Red squirrels seldom do much harm, though they can damage trees. The usually charming grey squirrel can sometimes be troublesome ... Grey squirrels were introduced into the UK from North America about ...