Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels
@scotsquirrels.bsky.social
Transforming hope for Scotland's red squirrels. Partnership project led by @ScotWildlife. Funded by
@NatureScot and @ScotGovNetZero's #NatureRestorationFund
@NatureScot and @ScotGovNetZero's #NatureRestorationFund
Today is #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay! We’re delighted that this coincides with us collecting over A QUARTER OF A MILLION squirrel records. Read more about this fantastic achievement here:
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Today is #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay! We’re delighted that this coincides with us collecting over A QUARTER OF A MILLION squirrel records. Read more about this fantastic achievement here:
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/21/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
For #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay on 21 January, we’re giving a talk on using scent detection dogs for red squirrel conservation with Conservation K9 Consultancy and Cairngorm Conservation Dogs.
@uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social is hosting the talk 12-1pm. Sign up here: buff.ly/iyFCvYq
📷 Libby Welbourn
@uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social is hosting the talk 12-1pm. Sign up here: buff.ly/iyFCvYq
📷 Libby Welbourn
January 19, 2026 at 8:29 AM
For #RedSquirrelAppreciationDay on 21 January, we’re giving a talk on using scent detection dogs for red squirrel conservation with Conservation K9 Consultancy and Cairngorm Conservation Dogs.
@uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social is hosting the talk 12-1pm. Sign up here: buff.ly/iyFCvYq
📷 Libby Welbourn
@uksquirrelaccord.bsky.social is hosting the talk 12-1pm. Sign up here: buff.ly/iyFCvYq
📷 Libby Welbourn
We’ve had a few updates to our scurry! Check out our latest blog to find out more about Jen and Chloe, and their new roles at SSRS!
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/16/u...
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/16/u...
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 AM
We’ve had a few updates to our scurry! Check out our latest blog to find out more about Jen and Chloe, and their new roles at SSRS!
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/16/u...
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/01/16/u...
We hope you’ve all being enjoying the recent snow as much as this wee cutie! Red squirrels are well-adapted to winter life, growing thicker coats and fluffier ears, and spending more time in their dreys. The food caching they did in autumn comes in handy too!
📷 Steve Gardner
📷 Steve Gardner
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
We hope you’ve all being enjoying the recent snow as much as this wee cutie! Red squirrels are well-adapted to winter life, growing thicker coats and fluffier ears, and spending more time in their dreys. The food caching they did in autumn comes in handy too!
📷 Steve Gardner
📷 Steve Gardner
Ready to take on a new challenge in 2026? We’re looking for on-the-ground volunteers in our priority areas, and remote roles to help out with sightings verification online! Get in touch if this could be you squirrels@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
📷 Cameron Singh-Johnstone
📷 Cameron Singh-Johnstone
January 9, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Ready to take on a new challenge in 2026? We’re looking for on-the-ground volunteers in our priority areas, and remote roles to help out with sightings verification online! Get in touch if this could be you squirrels@scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk
📷 Cameron Singh-Johnstone
📷 Cameron Singh-Johnstone
Happy New year from the Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels team! Wishing you all the best for 2026, and lots of red squirrels to spot!
📷 Steve Gardner
📷 Steve Gardner
January 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Happy New year from the Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels team! Wishing you all the best for 2026, and lots of red squirrels to spot!
📷 Steve Gardner
📷 Steve Gardner
Merry Christmas from everyone at Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels!
📷 Raymond Leinster
📷 Raymond Leinster
December 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Merry Christmas from everyone at Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels!
📷 Raymond Leinster
📷 Raymond Leinster
As we come to the end of the year we want to celebrate some of our success stories from 2025!
Read about red squirrels returning to places where they have previously been lost in our Highland Line priority area: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/19/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
Read about red squirrels returning to places where they have previously been lost in our Highland Line priority area: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/19/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
December 19, 2025 at 8:28 AM
As we come to the end of the year we want to celebrate some of our success stories from 2025!
Read about red squirrels returning to places where they have previously been lost in our Highland Line priority area: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/19/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
Read about red squirrels returning to places where they have previously been lost in our Highland Line priority area: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/19/n...
📷 Raymond Leinster
The @scotwildlife.bsky.social red squirrel adoption packs are the perfect gift for the squirrel-lover in your life.
Packs include lots of red squirrel goodies, as well as free entry to all Scottish Wildlife Trust visitor centres.
Get your pack here: buff.ly/dMi77i5
Packs include lots of red squirrel goodies, as well as free entry to all Scottish Wildlife Trust visitor centres.
Get your pack here: buff.ly/dMi77i5
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The @scotwildlife.bsky.social red squirrel adoption packs are the perfect gift for the squirrel-lover in your life.
Packs include lots of red squirrel goodies, as well as free entry to all Scottish Wildlife Trust visitor centres.
Get your pack here: buff.ly/dMi77i5
Packs include lots of red squirrel goodies, as well as free entry to all Scottish Wildlife Trust visitor centres.
Get your pack here: buff.ly/dMi77i5
Following on from the results of the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey, we spoke to on the @scotwildlife.bsky.social’s Words of the Wild podcast about the power of citizen science!
Listen to the latest episode here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
📷Molly Martin
Listen to the latest episode here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
📷Molly Martin
December 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Following on from the results of the Great Scottish Squirrel Survey, we spoke to on the @scotwildlife.bsky.social’s Words of the Wild podcast about the power of citizen science!
Listen to the latest episode here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
📷Molly Martin
Listen to the latest episode here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
📷Molly Martin
We’re excited to announce the results of this year’s #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey!
Over 1,100 people took part across Scotland, counting more than 1,500 squirrels in just one week – amazing!
Read more about the results here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/08/n...
Over 1,100 people took part across Scotland, counting more than 1,500 squirrels in just one week – amazing!
Read more about the results here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/08/n...
December 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We’re excited to announce the results of this year’s #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey!
Over 1,100 people took part across Scotland, counting more than 1,500 squirrels in just one week – amazing!
Read more about the results here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/08/n...
Over 1,100 people took part across Scotland, counting more than 1,500 squirrels in just one week – amazing!
Read more about the results here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2025/12/08/n...
We have some very exciting new colleagues joining our team in the North East!
Conservation K9 Consultancy have been training two dogs to alert to the scent of grey squirrels. Read the blog to find out more about our new team and their roles: buff.ly/tbL0K4L
📷 Elisabeth Welbourn
Conservation K9 Consultancy have been training two dogs to alert to the scent of grey squirrels. Read the blog to find out more about our new team and their roles: buff.ly/tbL0K4L
📷 Elisabeth Welbourn
December 3, 2025 at 9:03 AM
We have some very exciting new colleagues joining our team in the North East!
Conservation K9 Consultancy have been training two dogs to alert to the scent of grey squirrels. Read the blog to find out more about our new team and their roles: buff.ly/tbL0K4L
📷 Elisabeth Welbourn
Conservation K9 Consultancy have been training two dogs to alert to the scent of grey squirrels. Read the blog to find out more about our new team and their roles: buff.ly/tbL0K4L
📷 Elisabeth Welbourn
Suspected grey squirrel in Den Wood, near Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen! Please report any squirrels you see to scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...
Red squirrels can look grey in colour, and greys can be ginger! Look out for a white ‘halo’ around the tail, only seen on greys, and their larger size.
Red squirrels can look grey in colour, and greys can be ginger! Look out for a white ‘halo’ around the tail, only seen on greys, and their larger size.
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Suspected grey squirrel in Den Wood, near Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen! Please report any squirrels you see to scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...
Red squirrels can look grey in colour, and greys can be ginger! Look out for a white ‘halo’ around the tail, only seen on greys, and their larger size.
Red squirrels can look grey in colour, and greys can be ginger! Look out for a white ‘halo’ around the tail, only seen on greys, and their larger size.
Did you know that squirrels don’t hibernate? Despite this common misconception, both red and grey squirrels are active all year round.
📷 Raymond Leinster
📷 Raymond Leinster
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Did you know that squirrels don’t hibernate? Despite this common misconception, both red and grey squirrels are active all year round.
📷 Raymond Leinster
📷 Raymond Leinster
It’s time to submit your festive red squirrel pictures for our December social media header! Add your snowy squirrel pics in the replies and we’ll choose our favourite.
Thanks to Mack Nix for this lovely shot which has been warming up our socials all through November.
Thanks to Mack Nix for this lovely shot which has been warming up our socials all through November.
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It’s time to submit your festive red squirrel pictures for our December social media header! Add your snowy squirrel pics in the replies and we’ll choose our favourite.
Thanks to Mack Nix for this lovely shot which has been warming up our socials all through November.
Thanks to Mack Nix for this lovely shot which has been warming up our socials all through November.
Earlier this week we were on @scotwildlife.bsky.social's podcast, talking about the work we’ve been doing with Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park on the islands in Loch Lomond.
Read today’s blog for a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to work on the islands: buff.ly/ktxyEiW
Read today’s blog for a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to work on the islands: buff.ly/ktxyEiW
November 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Earlier this week we were on @scotwildlife.bsky.social's podcast, talking about the work we’ve been doing with Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park on the islands in Loch Lomond.
Read today’s blog for a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to work on the islands: buff.ly/ktxyEiW
Read today’s blog for a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to work on the islands: buff.ly/ktxyEiW
We recently spoke to @scotwildlife.bsky.social for their Words of the Wild podcast, about the work we’ve been doing with the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority on the islands in loch Lomond. Listen here to find out what we’ve been up to: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
We recently spoke to @scotwildlife.bsky.social for their Words of the Wild podcast, about the work we’ve been doing with the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority on the islands in loch Lomond. Listen here to find out what we’ve been up to: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/podcast/
Brightening up your weekend with this lovely clip of a red squirrel enjoying some beechnuts in Milltimber, Aberdeen. Thank you to Kirsty Algouneh for sending them in. Watch the video for the sweetest wee hop over the hedge!
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Brightening up your weekend with this lovely clip of a red squirrel enjoying some beechnuts in Milltimber, Aberdeen. Thank you to Kirsty Algouneh for sending them in. Watch the video for the sweetest wee hop over the hedge!
We’ve been sent this lovely photo of a red squirrel spotted near Cameron House in West Dunbartonshire. We're excited to see reds returning to this area and we hope they stick around! Thanks to Cameron House and surrounding landowners for working with us to create more safe habitat for red squirrels.
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We’ve been sent this lovely photo of a red squirrel spotted near Cameron House in West Dunbartonshire. We're excited to see reds returning to this area and we hope they stick around! Thanks to Cameron House and surrounding landowners for working with us to create more safe habitat for red squirrels.
We’ve just launched our new fundraising appeal to ensure we’re able to keep protecting Scotland’s native red squirrels, as we have been doing since 2009.
Any amount you can give will help.
Find out more and donate here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/how-to-help/...
Thank you.
📷 Keilidh Ewan
Any amount you can give will help.
Find out more and donate here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/how-to-help/...
Thank you.
📷 Keilidh Ewan
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We’ve just launched our new fundraising appeal to ensure we’re able to keep protecting Scotland’s native red squirrels, as we have been doing since 2009.
Any amount you can give will help.
Find out more and donate here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/how-to-help/...
Thank you.
📷 Keilidh Ewan
Any amount you can give will help.
Find out more and donate here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/how-to-help/...
Thank you.
📷 Keilidh Ewan
The Red Squirrel Survival Trust Volunteer of the Year Award is open for entries! Nominate someone who is making a real difference for our native red squirrels.
Email markhendersonrsst@gmail.com for a nomination form. Nominations close on 15 December.
Email markhendersonrsst@gmail.com for a nomination form. Nominations close on 15 December.
November 7, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Red Squirrel Survival Trust Volunteer of the Year Award is open for entries! Nominate someone who is making a real difference for our native red squirrels.
Email markhendersonrsst@gmail.com for a nomination form. Nominations close on 15 December.
Email markhendersonrsst@gmail.com for a nomination form. Nominations close on 15 December.
Happy Halloween!
Thank you to Lisa Wood for this great photo of a red squirrel exploring a decorative pumpkin.
Thank you to Lisa Wood for this great photo of a red squirrel exploring a decorative pumpkin.
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Happy Halloween!
Thank you to Lisa Wood for this great photo of a red squirrel exploring a decorative pumpkin.
Thank you to Lisa Wood for this great photo of a red squirrel exploring a decorative pumpkin.
Suspected case of squirrelpox in Kirkbean on the Solway coast!
While we await the results of the post mortem, we urge everyone in the area to remove feeders and thoroughly clean them using an anti-viral solution.
Report any sightings to: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings
📷Hamish Sellar
While we await the results of the post mortem, we urge everyone in the area to remove feeders and thoroughly clean them using an anti-viral solution.
Report any sightings to: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings
📷Hamish Sellar
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Suspected case of squirrelpox in Kirkbean on the Solway coast!
While we await the results of the post mortem, we urge everyone in the area to remove feeders and thoroughly clean them using an anti-viral solution.
Report any sightings to: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings
📷Hamish Sellar
While we await the results of the post mortem, we urge everyone in the area to remove feeders and thoroughly clean them using an anti-viral solution.
Report any sightings to: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sightings
📷Hamish Sellar
We’re on the lookout for our new social media header photo! If you’ve snapped a seasonal red squirrel picture, please drop it in the replies. We’ll pick our favourite next week.
Thanks again to Val Gall for this colourful shot that has been brightening up our October.
Thanks again to Val Gall for this colourful shot that has been brightening up our October.
October 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We’re on the lookout for our new social media header photo! If you’ve snapped a seasonal red squirrel picture, please drop it in the replies. We’ll pick our favourite next week.
Thanks again to Val Gall for this colourful shot that has been brightening up our October.
Thanks again to Val Gall for this colourful shot that has been brightening up our October.
Don’t forget the clocks go back this weekend! We’re still deciding if we’re going to spend the extra hour squirrel spotting or staying in bed 👀 😴
📷 Keilidh Ewan
📷 Keilidh Ewan
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Don’t forget the clocks go back this weekend! We’re still deciding if we’re going to spend the extra hour squirrel spotting or staying in bed 👀 😴
📷 Keilidh Ewan
📷 Keilidh Ewan