Red Squirrel Awareness Week 2025 – comms pack
Communications pack for Red Squirrel Awareness Week 2025. Main theme is protecting red squirrels together, daily themes are listed with example messages and topics. Link with the main or daily
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UK Squirrel Accord Anniversary Conference 2025 agenda
Agenda for the UK Squirrel Accord Anniversary Conference held on 25-26 June 2025 at the University of Greenwich. Thanks to all those that attended.
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UKSA leaflet – B&W
Help share our work using this leaflet. This is a simple B&W design for home printing purposes. Contact us if you would like some printed copies.
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UKSA leaflet – colour 2
Help share our work using this leaflet. Contact us for printed copies or print your own using this file. Click for this tri-fold double-sided design. Two different outer images available
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UKSA leaflet – colour 1
Help share our work using this leaflet. Contact us for printed copies or print your own using this file. Click for this tri-fold double-sided design. Two different outer images available
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Red Squirrel Awareness Week communications pack
Handy communications pack with background and aims for Red Squirrel Awareness Week, daily themes, example messages, useful links and UKSA events.
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Grey squirrel bark stripping campaign toolkit
Toolkit to support the UK Squirrel Accord campaign to increase awareness and evidence of grey squirrel bark stripping through sharing images, videos and stories. Toolkit contains the campaign and UKSA
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A novel causal mechanism for grey squirrel bark stripping: the calcium hypothesis 2016 – research – Nichols, C.P. et al.
Research into calcium deficiency as a causal mechanism for grey squirrel bark stripping.
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An Analysis of the Cost of Grey Squirrel Damage to Woodland 2021 – research – Royal Forestry Society
Report on the cost of grey squirrel bark stripping damage to woodland in England and Wales using available evidence and developing a replicable methodology.
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Controlling grey squirrels in forests and woodlands in the UK – guidance – Forest Research
Forest Research UK Forestry Standard Technical Note on legal methods of grey squirrel management and best practice.
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Conservation plan for red squirrels in Wales 2009 – action plan – Wales Squirrel Forum with Wales Squirrel Partnership
Wales Squirrel Forum with Wales Squirrel Partnership conservation plan to safeguard the future of red squirrels in Wales.
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Conservation plan for red squirrels in Wales: review of progress and update 2018 – action plan – Wales Squirrel Forum
Wales Squirrel Forum review and update of the 2009 conservation plan for red squirrels in Wales.
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Control of grey squirrels for red squirrel conservation – A code of practice 2015 – best practice – The Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum
The Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum best practice guide to managing grey squirrels for red squirrel conservation. The legislation is specific to Northern Ireland, but the operating practices could be used
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England Red Squirrel Action Plan 2023-2028
A new action plan to protect and enhance red squirrel populations in England. This five-year plan, 2023-2028, is supported by numerous red squirrel stakeholders and contains various actions we aim
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Grey Squirrel Activity and Impact Assessment Methodology – survey – National Forest
National Forest methodology to assess levels of grey squirrel activity and impact within woodlands - use with recording sheet. This standard methodology and recording format is used in order to
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Grey Squirrel Activity and Impact Recording Sheet – survey – National Forest
National Forest recording sheet to assess levels of grey squirrel activity and impact within woodlands - use with methodology. This standard methodology and recording format is used in order to
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Grey squirrel bark stripping damage 2010 – case study – Forest Research, Brenda A. Mayle
Forest research case study on grey squirrel bark stripping damage by Brenda A. Mayle.
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Grey squirrel bark stripping research – research poster – Alexandra Ash
Research to understand the drivers of grey squirrel bark stripping damage to trees
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Grey squirrel control survey report 2021 – evidence – Royal Forestry Society
Survey of woodland owners and managers on the issue of grey squirrels and their management to protect tree health.
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Grey squirrel control with live capture traps – guidance – BASC
BASC guidance on managing grey squirrels using humane live capture traps.
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Grey squirrel management 2013 – position statement – Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust position statement on grey squirrel management.
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Grey squirrel management action plan for Wales 2018 – action plan – Welsh Government
Welsh Government action plan to manage the effects of grey squirrels on red squirrels and woods in Wales.
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Grey squirrels and England’s woodlands 2014 – policy and action plan – Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission policy for taking grey squirrel action on the public forest estate.
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Long-term strategic recovery plan for pine martens in Britain – strategy – Vincent Wildlife Trust
Strategic recovery plan for pine martens across Britain, which summarises achievements and emphasises the importance of conserving recovering populations in Scotland - by VWT with Natural England and NatureScot.
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Monitoring and surveillance to support early warning and rapid response in grey squirrel management – best practice – Red Squirrels United and Newcastle University
Red Squirrels United and Newcastle University offer best practice to guide monitoring and surveillance for effective early warning and rapid response in grey squirrel management.
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Protected species advice for developers – guidance – Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Natural Heritage planning advice for developers on red squirrel legislation, preparing a protection plan and mitigation measures needed for developments near red squirrel habitats.
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Red squirrel conservation on the Isle of Wight 1991-2020 (part 1) – research – Helen Butler Wight Squirrel Project
An overview of red squirrels on the Isle of Wight written by Wight Squirrel Project's Helen Butler MBE using 30 years of data drawn from science, citizen science and the
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Red Squirrel Conservation Strategy for Northern Ireland 2022-2032 – strategy – Ulster Wildlife Trust
Strategy to aid the conservation and continued recovery of red squirrels in Northern Ireland.
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Red squirrels in Northern Ireland teacher’s resource pack 2017 – education – Northern Ireland Environment Agency
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Northern Ireland Squirrel Forum created this resource pack for teachers. It can be used to educate students on conservation for red squirrels. The
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Saving the red squirrel: landscape scale recovery – evidence – Red Squirrel Survival Trust
A collection of case studies from conservation projects, scientific research groups and leading practitioners, which provides scientific evidence, frontline experience and key insights on achieving landscape-scale recovery for red squirrel
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Scottish strategy for red squirrel conservation 2015 – strategy – Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Natural Heritage strategy for Scotland to conserve red squirrels and manage grey squirrels.
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Shared experience of red squirrel conservation practice – case studies – European Squirrel Initiative
European Squirrel Initiative e-book of red squirrel conservation case studies from local initiatives throughout the UK.
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Squirrel traps licensed for use in the UK 2019 – guidance – British Red Squirrel
British Red Squirrel guidance on squirrel traps licensed for use in the UK.
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Survey of RFS members’ views and experiences of grey squirrel control 2014 – survey – Royal Forestry Society
Royal Forestry Society members survey on the impact of grey squirrels on trees and woods, and the effectiveness of grey squirrel management methods.
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UKSA fertility control research FAQs June 2021 – research – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord frequently asked questions and answers on the grey squirrel fertility control research we are funding and that is being delivered by the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
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UKSA newsletter, April 2021 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. June 2020 includes a call for evidence of grey squirrel bark stripping, new reports on grey squirrel tree damage and costs, a look at Plant Health
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UKSA newsletter, April 2022 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. April 2022 includes information on our grey squirrel bark stripping campaign for 2022, the new Red Squirrel Strategy for Northern Ireland, Volunteer of the Year 2021
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UKSA newsletter, August 2021 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. August 2021 looks at September's Red Squirrel Awareness Week and events such as our red squirrel conservation update and the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey. Other news
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UKSA newsletter, December 2020 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. December 2020 includes a look ahead to events in 2021 e.g. our online fertility control update, progress on national plans/strategies, content on our new YouTube channel
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UKSA newsletter, December 2021 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. December 2021 includes an update on our fertility control research (now in year four), Red Squirrel Appreciation Day 2022 - Twitterstorm, news from Saving Scotland's Red
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UKSA newsletter, December 2022 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
Our December 2022 newsletter looks at plans for Red Squirrel Appreciation Day on 21 January 2023, how to access the updated bark stripping damage survey, results from the RSNE Spring
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UKSA newsletter, June 2020 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. June 2020 includes an update on the fertility control research, a focus on grey squirrel bark stripping, a summary of Red Squirrels United achievements and pine
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UKSA newsletter, spring 2019 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. Spring 2019 focuses on creating the new UKSA website, an update on the fertility control research, Invasive Species Week and more.
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UKSA newsletter, summer 2019 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. Summer 2019 includes the launch of the new UKSA website, our photography competition, Red Squirrel Awareness Week and the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey.
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UKSA newsletter, year-end 2019 – newsletter – UK Squirrel Accord
UK Squirrel Accord newsletter. Year-end 2019 includes an update on the fertility control research at the end of year two, a look forward to Red Squirrel Apreciation Day 2020 and
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Volunteer experiences in red squirrel conservation 2019 – research report – Red Squirrels United
Red Squirrels United and Forest Research report that examines the experiences of volunteers involved in red squirrel conservation and gathers their insights.
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