Nigel Lorriman

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...

On a recent visit to RSPB Loch Leven, near Kinross, Anne and I were fortunate enough to join a red squirrel walk through the woodland beside the visitor centre. Installed just a few metres from the path is a well-stocked squirrel feeder. Armed with binoculars, it is possible to watch as three or four characters visit the station in turn to snaffle the abundant peanuts, only pausing to scratch or fend-off another hungry red. Fortunately, for those of us who don't live close to Kinross, RSPB...