Red Squirrels in a Nut Shell

CAMPSITES UK NETWORK PRESENTS RED SQUIRRELS IN A NUT SHELL -2,649,000 SQUIRRELS TOTAL Red (120,000) 6th Most Endangered Species in Britain Brunette (Less than 4,000) Black (25,000) Red-necked Phalarope Grey (2.5 million) Black-tailed Godwit A Scottish Wildcat Capercaillie Cuckoo Red Squirrel Turtle Dove Natterjack Toad Brown Hare Hedgehog The red squirrel population has declined by 50% in 50 years. Now red squirrels are almost extinct! 75% of the remaining population is in Scotland. Red squirrels don't eat acorns! RED AND GREY SQUIRRELS CANNOT BREED TOGETHER! RED SQUIRREL WEEK: September 28th to October 6th 2013 RED SQUIRREL AWARENESS DAY: May 2nd RED SQUIRREL The Plucky Underdog! Sciurus Vulgaris GREY SQUIRREL The Forest Bully! VS Sciurus Carolinensis Size Tail Length Weight 18-24 cm Size Tail Length Weight 22-30 cm 14-20 cm 250-350 g NO 19-25 cm 400-600 g YES Can Eat Acorns? UK Population UK Population 120,000 Life expectancy Up to 7 years Can Eat Acorns? 2.5 milion Life expectancy Up to 9 years Special Powers Huge squirrel army Special Powers Super cuteness HELP THE RED SQUIRREL WIN ITS FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL! Join an Adopt a Squirrel programme in Dorset, Isle of Wight Hampshire or Wales. www.wildlifetrusts.org/how-you-can-help/adopt-species/adopt-red-squirrel Best places to find red squirrels: LAKE DISTRICT NORTHUMBERLAND WALES Woodrow! Beatrix Potter's Squirrel Nutkin Norse legendary creature Ratatoskr (Gwynedd and Denbighshire) ISLE OF WIGHT SCOTLAND (Argyll & Bute, Perth & Kinross and Inverness) Lancashire (Formby) DORSET (Brownsea Island) FAMOUS RED SQUIRRELS If you haven't ever seen a red squirrel in the wild, why not reconnect with nature by camping in one of areas listed? Find the perfect campsite at www.campsites-uk.co.uk.