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
We're delighted to feature in this month's edition of the BBC Countryfile Magazine! Pick up your copy to find out more about our work in Aberdeen, and how Cairngorm Conservation Dogs are helping us achieve a world first!
September 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
We're delighted to feature in this month's edition of the BBC Countryfile Magazine! Pick up your copy to find out more about our work in Aberdeen, and how Cairngorm Conservation Dogs are helping us achieve a world first!
We rate this delivery driver 10/10!
Thanks to Paula in Aberdeen for sending in this clip captured on a doorbell camera.
Have you seen a red squirrel in your garden?
Thanks to Paula in Aberdeen for sending in this clip captured on a doorbell camera.
Have you seen a red squirrel in your garden?
September 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
We rate this delivery driver 10/10!
Thanks to Paula in Aberdeen for sending in this clip captured on a doorbell camera.
Have you seen a red squirrel in your garden?
Thanks to Paula in Aberdeen for sending in this clip captured on a doorbell camera.
Have you seen a red squirrel in your garden?
We're delighted to announce that our survey partner for this year's #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey is @Walkhighlands.co.uk!
Keep an eye on our page during the survey week for a blog highlighting some of the best walks in Scotland to see red squirrels.
📷 Conic Hill, walkhighlands
Keep an eye on our page during the survey week for a blog highlighting some of the best walks in Scotland to see red squirrels.
📷 Conic Hill, walkhighlands
September 11, 2026 at 8:58 AM
We're delighted to announce that our survey partner for this year's #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey is @Walkhighlands.co.uk!
Keep an eye on our page during the survey week for a blog highlighting some of the best walks in Scotland to see red squirrels.
📷 Conic Hill, walkhighlands
Keep an eye on our page during the survey week for a blog highlighting some of the best walks in Scotland to see red squirrels.
📷 Conic Hill, walkhighlands
We love this photo of a red squirrel getting a biiiiiiig streeetch on! Thank you to Maria in Aberdeen for sending in this snap taken in the West End.
September 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM
We love this photo of a red squirrel getting a biiiiiiig streeetch on! Thank you to Maria in Aberdeen for sending in this snap taken in the West End.
One month until the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey is back! Between 5 - 11 October we're trying to record as many squirrel sightings as possible. Can you help us by keeping an eye out for red and grey squirrels wherever you are?
Find out more here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026-great-s...
Find out more here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026-great-s...
September 4, 2026 at 8:42 AM
One month until the #GreatScottishSquirrelSurvey is back! Between 5 - 11 October we're trying to record as many squirrel sightings as possible. Can you help us by keeping an eye out for red and grey squirrels wherever you are?
Find out more here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026-great-s...
Find out more here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026-great-s...
Did you know we use thermal cameras to help us spot squirrels?
Check out this fantastic footage of a red squirrel hopping about in the trees, taken by our team in Aberdeen.
Check out this fantastic footage of a red squirrel hopping about in the trees, taken by our team in Aberdeen.
August 21, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Did you know we use thermal cameras to help us spot squirrels?
Check out this fantastic footage of a red squirrel hopping about in the trees, taken by our team in Aberdeen.
Check out this fantastic footage of a red squirrel hopping about in the trees, taken by our team in Aberdeen.
We’re hiring a Monitoring and Control Officer based in the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and Stirlingshire.
Find out more and apply here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/job/monitori...
📷 Raymond Leinster
Find out more and apply here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/job/monitori...
📷 Raymond Leinster
August 10, 2026 at 10:44 AM
We’re hiring a Monitoring and Control Officer based in the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park and Stirlingshire.
Find out more and apply here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/job/monitori...
📷 Raymond Leinster
Find out more and apply here: scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/job/monitori...
📷 Raymond Leinster
We’re running a workshop as part of NESBiP’s Aberdeen City BioBlitz at The James Hutton Institute on Friday 14 August.
Come along to pick up some ID tips, learn about our monitoring methods and find out the best places to spot red squirrels in the city.
Book your slot here: buff.ly/IxNNkcQ
Come along to pick up some ID tips, learn about our monitoring methods and find out the best places to spot red squirrels in the city.
Book your slot here: buff.ly/IxNNkcQ
August 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We’re running a workshop as part of NESBiP’s Aberdeen City BioBlitz at The James Hutton Institute on Friday 14 August.
Come along to pick up some ID tips, learn about our monitoring methods and find out the best places to spot red squirrels in the city.
Book your slot here: buff.ly/IxNNkcQ
Come along to pick up some ID tips, learn about our monitoring methods and find out the best places to spot red squirrels in the city.
Book your slot here: buff.ly/IxNNkcQ
We're delighted to announce that we have received nearly £2 million from The Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot!
Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n...
📷 Keilidh Ewan
Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n...
📷 Keilidh Ewan
August 3, 2026 at 8:38 AM
We're delighted to announce that we have received nearly £2 million from The Scottish Government's Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot!
Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n...
📷 Keilidh Ewan
Read more about what that funding will allow us to do for red squirrels: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/08/03/n...
📷 Keilidh Ewan
With almost all grey squirrels now removed from Aberdeen City, read our new blog to find out what day-to-day life looks like for our North East team, and how they stay motivated when there’s (hopefully!) nothing to find…
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/07/31/l...
📷 Raymond Leinster
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/07/31/l...
📷 Raymond Leinster
July 31, 2026 at 7:37 AM
With almost all grey squirrels now removed from Aberdeen City, read our new blog to find out what day-to-day life looks like for our North East team, and how they stay motivated when there’s (hopefully!) nothing to find…
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/07/31/l...
📷 Raymond Leinster
scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/07/31/l...
📷 Raymond Leinster
Did you know red squirrels have four fingers and five toes? And they can be left or right handed!
📷 Mark Chambers
📷 Mark Chambers
July 24, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Did you know red squirrels have four fingers and five toes? And they can be left or right handed!
📷 Mark Chambers
📷 Mark Chambers
Here's what our squirrel sightings map looks like halfway through the year!
If you've spotted a red or grey squirrel, particularly in the areas without many dots, let us know!
You can add your squirrels to our map here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...
If you've spotted a red or grey squirrel, particularly in the areas without many dots, let us know!
You can add your squirrels to our map here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...
July 17, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Here's what our squirrel sightings map looks like halfway through the year!
If you've spotted a red or grey squirrel, particularly in the areas without many dots, let us know!
You can add your squirrels to our map here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...
If you've spotted a red or grey squirrel, particularly in the areas without many dots, let us know!
You can add your squirrels to our map here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/squirrel-sig...
Following recent reports of a sick red squirrel in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies have confirmed via post-mortem that it was suffering from squirrelpox. 1/3
📷 Sarah MacDonald-Smart
📷 Sarah MacDonald-Smart
July 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Following recent reports of a sick red squirrel in Dollar, Clackmannanshire, The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies have confirmed via post-mortem that it was suffering from squirrelpox. 1/3
📷 Sarah MacDonald-Smart
📷 Sarah MacDonald-Smart
We now have a number of sightings of sick red squirrels in Dollar, which we suspect to be squirrelpox.
We have not yet had this confirmed by post mortem, but a recent video captured shows a red with symptoms of squirrelpox and we have ruled out some other likely causes, including leprosy.
We have not yet had this confirmed by post mortem, but a recent video captured shows a red with symptoms of squirrelpox and we have ruled out some other likely causes, including leprosy.
June 19, 2026 at 1:54 PM
We now have a number of sightings of sick red squirrels in Dollar, which we suspect to be squirrelpox.
We have not yet had this confirmed by post mortem, but a recent video captured shows a red with symptoms of squirrelpox and we have ruled out some other likely causes, including leprosy.
We have not yet had this confirmed by post mortem, but a recent video captured shows a red with symptoms of squirrelpox and we have ruled out some other likely causes, including leprosy.
Red squirrels have double-jointed ankles so they can turn their feet all the way around – useful for going down trees head first!
📷 Raymond Leinster
📷 Raymond Leinster
June 15, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Red squirrels have double-jointed ankles so they can turn their feet all the way around – useful for going down trees head first!
📷 Raymond Leinster
📷 Raymond Leinster
Did you know grey squirrels cause damage to trees through bark stripping?
If you manage land you can help build a picture of where they are having the biggest impact, and which types of woodland are most at risk.
Find out how to survey for grey squirrel damage here: buff.ly/28mTIVM
📷 Katie Berry
If you manage land you can help build a picture of where they are having the biggest impact, and which types of woodland are most at risk.
Find out how to survey for grey squirrel damage here: buff.ly/28mTIVM
📷 Katie Berry
June 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Did you know grey squirrels cause damage to trees through bark stripping?
If you manage land you can help build a picture of where they are having the biggest impact, and which types of woodland are most at risk.
Find out how to survey for grey squirrel damage here: buff.ly/28mTIVM
📷 Katie Berry
If you manage land you can help build a picture of where they are having the biggest impact, and which types of woodland are most at risk.
Find out how to survey for grey squirrel damage here: buff.ly/28mTIVM
📷 Katie Berry
It's not just squirrels who visit our feeder boxes!
Check out this clip of a badger having a wee snack in central Aberdeen! Thanks to our volunteer, Janice, who sent this in.
Check out this clip of a badger having a wee snack in central Aberdeen! Thanks to our volunteer, Janice, who sent this in.
June 8, 2026 at 8:58 AM
It's not just squirrels who visit our feeder boxes!
Check out this clip of a badger having a wee snack in central Aberdeen! Thanks to our volunteer, Janice, who sent this in.
Check out this clip of a badger having a wee snack in central Aberdeen! Thanks to our volunteer, Janice, who sent this in.
This week is #VolunteersWeek! So many incredible volunteers support our project, and we wouldn't be able to do what we do without you.
Whether you monitor feeder boxes, verify sightings, manage data or lead events, you're making a real difference for red squirrels in Scotland.
📷 Steve Gardner
Whether you monitor feeder boxes, verify sightings, manage data or lead events, you're making a real difference for red squirrels in Scotland.
📷 Steve Gardner
June 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
This week is #VolunteersWeek! So many incredible volunteers support our project, and we wouldn't be able to do what we do without you.
Whether you monitor feeder boxes, verify sightings, manage data or lead events, you're making a real difference for red squirrels in Scotland.
📷 Steve Gardner
Whether you monitor feeder boxes, verify sightings, manage data or lead events, you're making a real difference for red squirrels in Scotland.
📷 Steve Gardner
Brand new role in the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrel team!
We’re recruiting a Community Outreach Officer in the Highland Line, based out of our Blairgowrie office and working across the Central lowlands and Southern Highlands.
Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/K081ofA
We’re recruiting a Community Outreach Officer in the Highland Line, based out of our Blairgowrie office and working across the Central lowlands and Southern Highlands.
Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/K081ofA
June 2, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Brand new role in the Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrel team!
We’re recruiting a Community Outreach Officer in the Highland Line, based out of our Blairgowrie office and working across the Central lowlands and Southern Highlands.
Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/K081ofA
We’re recruiting a Community Outreach Officer in the Highland Line, based out of our Blairgowrie office and working across the Central lowlands and Southern Highlands.
Find out more and apply here: buff.ly/K081ofA
We are delighted that Alexander Burnett MSP is returning as the red squirrel #NatureChampion!
Alexander has described red squirrels as “one of Scotland’s most iconic species”, and we agree! We're looking forward to continuing to work together to save these wee icons.
Alexander has described red squirrels as “one of Scotland’s most iconic species”, and we agree! We're looking forward to continuing to work together to save these wee icons.
📣 Nature Champions News! 📣
Alexander Burnett MSP returns as the #NatureChampion for the Red Squirrel!
Alexander will be working with @scotwildlife.bsky.social to champion these iconic mammals in Holyrood.
Find out more: scotlink.org/species/red-...
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Alexander Burnett MSP returns as the #NatureChampion for the Red Squirrel!
Alexander will be working with @scotwildlife.bsky.social to champion these iconic mammals in Holyrood.
Find out more: scotlink.org/species/red-...
CCBY4.0 ScotParl | Raymond Leinster
May 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM
We are delighted that Alexander Burnett MSP is returning as the red squirrel #NatureChampion!
Alexander has described red squirrels as “one of Scotland’s most iconic species”, and we agree! We're looking forward to continuing to work together to save these wee icons.
Alexander has described red squirrels as “one of Scotland’s most iconic species”, and we agree! We're looking forward to continuing to work together to save these wee icons.
Heading out for an adventure this long weekend?
Don't forget to record any red or grey squirrels you see on our website: buff.ly/6Xv6m5m
📷 Keilidh Ewan
Don't forget to record any red or grey squirrels you see on our website: buff.ly/6Xv6m5m
📷 Keilidh Ewan
May 22, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Heading out for an adventure this long weekend?
Don't forget to record any red or grey squirrels you see on our website: buff.ly/6Xv6m5m
📷 Keilidh Ewan
Don't forget to record any red or grey squirrels you see on our website: buff.ly/6Xv6m5m
📷 Keilidh Ewan
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as Project Support Officer!
We are seeking an organised and motivated individual with a passion for nature, to be part of a team making a real difference in wildlife conservation.
Find out more and apply here by 7 June: buff.ly/sOykfCw
📷 Bob Shand
We are seeking an organised and motivated individual with a passion for nature, to be part of a team making a real difference in wildlife conservation.
Find out more and apply here by 7 June: buff.ly/sOykfCw
📷 Bob Shand
May 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as Project Support Officer!
We are seeking an organised and motivated individual with a passion for nature, to be part of a team making a real difference in wildlife conservation.
Find out more and apply here by 7 June: buff.ly/sOykfCw
📷 Bob Shand
We are seeking an organised and motivated individual with a passion for nature, to be part of a team making a real difference in wildlife conservation.
Find out more and apply here by 7 June: buff.ly/sOykfCw
📷 Bob Shand
We’re recruiting a new full-time Grey Squirrel Control Officer in South West Scotland! This is a key area for red squirrel conservation so we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person to join our team.
Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/OzL9yC4
📷 Katie Berry
Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/OzL9yC4
📷 Katie Berry
May 19, 2026 at 8:58 AM
We’re recruiting a new full-time Grey Squirrel Control Officer in South West Scotland! This is a key area for red squirrel conservation so we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person to join our team.
Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/OzL9yC4
📷 Katie Berry
Click here for more information and how to apply: buff.ly/OzL9yC4
📷 Katie Berry
We've recently welcomed Rachel as our new Community Coordination and Outreach Officer in Aberdeen!
Learn more about Rachel and what she's looking forward to in her new role here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/05/18/a...
Learn more about Rachel and what she's looking forward to in her new role here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/05/18/a...
May 18, 2026 at 7:29 AM
We've recently welcomed Rachel as our new Community Coordination and Outreach Officer in Aberdeen!
Learn more about Rachel and what she's looking forward to in her new role here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/05/18/a...
Learn more about Rachel and what she's looking forward to in her new role here: scottishsquirrels.org.uk/2026/05/18/a...
The @scotwildlife.bsky.social's nature writing competition is back!
Enter the Words of the Wild competition with your work on the theme of 'changing seasons'
More info in the post below!
Enter the Words of the Wild competition with your work on the theme of 'changing seasons'
More info in the post below!
What are the natural waymarkers that signal the transition from one season to the next? 🌱🍂
The theme of this year's #WordsOfTheWild competition is 'Changing seasons'. Whether in English, Scots or Gaelic, tell us your stories of Scotland's wildlife and wild places.
Find out more at buff.ly/eC8UsPr
The theme of this year's #WordsOfTheWild competition is 'Changing seasons'. Whether in English, Scots or Gaelic, tell us your stories of Scotland's wildlife and wild places.
Find out more at buff.ly/eC8UsPr
May 15, 2026 at 10:28 AM
The @scotwildlife.bsky.social's nature writing competition is back!
Enter the Words of the Wild competition with your work on the theme of 'changing seasons'
More info in the post below!
Enter the Words of the Wild competition with your work on the theme of 'changing seasons'
More info in the post below!