Nigel Lorriman

Pox virus suspected at Bowhill We start this Blog with some very disturbing news. Many of you will have read on the BBC News Website that we were called out to a suspected case of Squirrelpox at Bowhill Estate last week. This is the suspected case of Squirrelpox at Bowhill last week. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8wj842753o Bill Ferguson, who most of you will know, was interviewed by the BBC and we ask you to heed his advice... "Because very little is being done around Edinburgh and...

Bill Ferguson - Volunteer of the Year We are delighted to report that, at our recent AGM, our very own Grey Squirrel Control Officer and CBRSN co-founder, Bill Ferguson was awarded "Volunteer of the Year" by the Red Squirrel Survival Trust. Bill Ferguson being presented with the Volunteer of the Year award by RSST's Mark Henderson Everyone at CBRSN managed to keep the award secret right up until the point when Mark Henderson stood up and explained his presence at our AGM. In his acceptance...

You may remember us launching the 2025 Spring Survey around this time last year and we are once again looking for volunteers to help out with this vital "citizen science" project. The Spring Survey runs across the north of England and Southern Scotland and is coordinated by the "Red Squirrel Recovery Network" - a five year Heritage Lottery fund-supported project to map the red and greys and to conduct research into how we may deal with the encroaching greys. The annual Spring Survey will...