This year, Simon finished what he’d set out to do, and has already raised almost £93k of his £100k target for red squirrel conservation.
Simon Howes amazing challenge to raise money for a special Isle of Wight project.
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FREE BOOKLET ON THE PLIGHT OF OUR RED SQUIRRELS
The challenges faced by our native red squirrel from the alien North American grey, and an update on the fertility control programme specifically designed to reduce grey numbers, are outlined in a new booklet that can be downloaded free of charge.
Vanessa Fawcett, the operations director of the RSST, says: “This pocket sized booklet gives a clear picture of the challenges from grey squirrels faced by reds and the native British woodland on which they depend. It also lists some of the most likely places to see reds in the wild in the UK.”
Alan Titchmarsh: Gardening for Red Squirrels
To mark Red Squirrel Appreciation Day (21 January) the Red Squirrel Survival Trust has announced that Alan Titchmarsh, Britain’s most loved...
Discover Wildlife
An opportunity to read this month’s article from the team at BBC Wildlife Magazine with a feature relating to the “Key Differences between the Red Squirrel versus the Grey differences”
RSST Annual Photograph Competition 2022
‘RED SQUIRRELS THROUGH THE SEASONS’ The Red Squirrel Survival Trust’s annual photographic competition is now open for entries. RED SQUIRRELS THROUGH...
RSST’s Volunteer of the Year Award 2022
The Red Squirrel Survival Trust looks to recognise exceptional efforts by those protecting the endangered native species.
RSST Tree Losses And The Cost Of Grey Squirrel Damage
PRESS RELEASE
07 July 2022
Part of the RSST work is informing the public, whom who are unaware of the damage grey squirrels cause throughout gardens, countrysides and trees in particular.
Annual Photography Competition 2022
Stephen Smith’s winning photograph was delightful, with the Annual Photography Competition Proving to be an Enormous Success
Gerard McCaughan – RSST Volunteer of the Year 2021
It was a pleasure to meet the winner Gerard who said “I was surprised I’d been nominated let alone won. I felt chuffed and embarrassed in equal measures. I think it’s a reflection of what we do as a group, rather what I do myself.”
RSST Annual photographic Competition 2021
“RED SQUIRRELS THROUGH THE SEASONS” The Red Squirrel Survival Trust teams up with the Royal Photographic Society Nature Group for its photographic...
RSST Appoints Pioneer Social Media Zoologist as Ambassador
To help raise awareness of British red squirrels on various digital platforms, the Red Squirrel Survival Trust is collaborating with Dani Connor...