Red squirrels

 

Red Squirrels

The Forestry Commission is working closely with a range of partners (Red Alert North England) to conserve the red squirrel in northern England. We provide funding and support to Save our Squirrels [external link] which is a major red squirrel conservation partnership project hosted by Northumberland Wildlife Trust.

Conservation work is being targeted at the 16 forests that have been designated red squirrel reserves [pdf 230k] and their surrounding buffer zones. We are managing those reserves that are owned by the Forestry Commission to conserve red squirrels.  Grants to help with red squirrel conservation are available in the non-Forestry Commission reserves. You can access all 16 reserve maps below:

1. Greystoke [pdf 293k]
2. Harwood [pdf 301k]
3. Thirlmire [pdf 302k]
4. Kidland [pdf 190k]
5. Uswayford [pdf 191k ]
6. Whinfell [pdf 202k]
7. Whinlatter [pdf 207k]
8. Healey/Kellas [pdf 329k]
9. Whiddale [pdf 192k]
10. Garsdale/Mallerstang [pdf 300k]
11. Kielder [pdf 334k]
12. Kyloe [pdf 187k]
13. Raylees [pdf 187k]
14. Sefton [pdf 187k]
15. Dipton/Dukeshouse Wood [pdf 320k]
16. Slaley/Dukesfield [pdf 211k]