UK Squirrel Accord Anniversary Conference
Start: June 25, 2025 10:00 am
End: June 26, 2025 2:00 pm
Location: University of Greenwich
Ticket sales are now closed for our anniversary conference to celebrate ten years of the UK Squirrel Accord partnership. Sessions will cover conservation, management and research, and include opportunity to feed into our new multi-year strategy. A celebratory drinks reception is included on 25 June. Find out more.
Ticket sales are now closed for the UK Squirrel Accord Anniversary Conference.
On 25-26 June 2025 we are welcomed by the University of Greenwich for two days filled with insightful discussions and networking opportunities. This in-person event will bring together experts to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the UK Squirrel Accord partnership.
Sessions will cover conservation, management and research, and include opportunity to feed into the development of our new multi-year strategy – see below for the list of sessions and talks. A drinks reception with guests and a poster session is included on the evening of the first day.
Thanks to our conference sponsors: Red Squirrel Survival Trust and University of Greenwich
This is a unique opportunity to celebrate, explore and connect.
Conference speakers
Guest speakers
Baroness Hayman of Ullock – Parliamentary Under-Secretary Department of Food & Rural Affairs
Geraint Richards MVO – Head Forester for the Duchy of Cornwall and to His Majesty The King
Sir William Worsley – Chair – Forestry Commission
Conservation
Leveraging invasive grey squirrel management for ecotoxicological monitoring – Cheryl Heard – Zoological Society of London
Pine martens and squirrels – conservation and conflict – Katy Bell – Ulster Wildlife
Red squirrel conservation in Northern England – Mike Denbury – Red Squirrels Northern England
The effect of anthropogenic noise on red squirrel and pine marten behaviour – Emily Legge – Queen’s University Belfast
Urban ecology and conservation of the Eurasian red squirrel – Dr Kat Hamill – Nottingham Trent University
Disease
How does the invasive grey squirrel influence Lyme disease ecology in the UK? – Dr Katie August & Dr Holly Broadhurst – University of Greenwich & University of Salford
Stakeholder perceptions of a One Health approach to managing grey squirrels and tick-borne disease in the UK – Dr Harry Marshall – Forest Research
Fertility control
How do you solve a problem like the grey squirrel? – Rebecca Pinkham – Animal & Plant Health Agency
Grey squirrel fertility control and the benefits for tree health – Sarah Beatham – Animal & Plant Health Agency
Overview of fertility control efforts around the world – Professor Giovanna Massei – Botstiber Institute for Wildlife Fertility Control
Genetics
Applying genetic research to strengthen red squirrel conservation in fragmented habitats – Dr Rebecca Synnott – South East Technological University
Conservation genomics of Scottish red squirrels: implications for UK species restoration – Professor Rob Ogden – University of Edinburgh
Genetic diversity and selection pressure in endangered populations – Dr Emily Hardouin – Bournemouth University
UK Squirrel Accord
Celebrating ten-years of the UK Squirrel Accord – Rebecca Isted – Forestry Commission
Defining UK Squirrel Accord priorities for the next five years – Kay Haw – UK Squirrel Accord
Developing a national red squirrel recovery strategy for England – Dr Caio Kenup – Zoological Society of London
Expanding collaborative grey squirrel management – Julie Bailey – UK Squirrel Accord
Workshop session
Building a spatial database to understand forest and tree susceptibility to invasive grey squirrel damage in British woodlands – Alexandra Ash – University of Southampton