UK Squirrel Accord

Partnership protecting UK #redsquirrels & #trees for healthy woodland ecosystems.

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[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Thanks Baroness Hayman of Ullock, Minister for #Biosecurity, Borders & #Animals for this #INNSWeek blog on grey squirrel impacts on #woods & native #redsquirrels, & need for landscape-scale management efforts. Including our @ForestryComm funded project.

https://t.co/7bRygMp5XN

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

This #INNSWeek we launch our new strategy. Created with our signatories, it provides a focus for #positive #partnership work. We aim to build on the last ten years helping to protect #redsquirrels & #trees, & reduce negative grey squirrel impacts.

Click: https://t.co/TOHuUPlEnn

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

His Majesty #KingCharles recently visited our team @APHAgovuk involved in creating a #fertilitycontrol option for managing grey squirrels. This offers new hope for #redsquirrel #conservation & #tree protection. Watch a #RoyalFamily video of the visit: https://t.co/BUxCSs5552

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

One week left to apply for our Project Officer #job ⭐️

Could you join our team to protect #redsquirrels & #trees? This @ForestryComm funded project should continue into 2029. Help us create landscape-scale networks that benefit #nature. Apply by 22 #May: https://t.co/M1mxewoHP2

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Join our #webinar tomorrow for #NationalPlantHealth & #InternationalPlantHealthDay. Learn more about grey squirrel bark stripping, why certain #trees attract more damage & the importance of monitoring. Including this year's #TreeDamageSurvey. Register here https://t.co/MvsTMlD5LB

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

We are jumping for joy as #DavidAttenborough celebrates his 100th #birthday today. Such an amazing life that continues to make a significant contribution to #conservation & #wildlife across the world. He is a much-loved national treasure & we wish him an absolutely wonderful day!

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Join our team as a Project Officer. You will lead landscape-scale #conservation, building partnerships to protect #redsquirrels & #trees. Join a nationally significant project with government backing expected to 2029. Deadline 25 #May: https://t.co/FmmIRI2rXF #jobalert #wildlife

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Thanks @thetimes for reporting on King Charles' support for #redsquirrel #conservation & our important work to fund & deliver a #fertilitycontrol to reduce grey squirrel numbers. He also praised the wonderful work of #volunteers across the UK. #wildlife

https://t.co/l7Wgo70zlL

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Happy #NationalMammalWeek! Join our #webinar today. Katy Bell @RedSquirrelsUW looks at #redsquirrel & #pinemarten #conservation & conflict issues in #NorthernIreland. Beth Smith @ZSLScience looks at the new England red squirrel recovery strategy. Register: https://t.co/fspUzxswyw

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Join our #NationalMammalWeek webinar on 20 #April2026. Katy Bell @UlsterWildlife & Dr Beth Smith @ZSLScience talk about #redsquirrel & #pinemarten conflicts & #conservation, & a new England recovery strategy. #wildlife #nature #mammals

Register here: https://t.co/fspUzxswyw

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Fantastic to see @Channel4News celebrating the successes of @ScotSquirrels as they get closer to eradicating grey squirrels from #Aberdeen, #Scotland - allowing #redsquirrels to recover. Gives hope for wider red squirrel #conservation efforts. Well done to all involved! #wildlife

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Twenty years ago, a red squirrel was a rare sighting in Aberdeen.

American grey squirrels had come to dominate, carrying a virus deadly to reds.

Channel 4 News went to the city to see how campaigners had managed to get the natives thriving again.

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Today @WoodlandHerita1 launches Open Woods & Workshops, a UK-wide network of #woods & #workshops hosting open days in #June2026. There are #forestry estates, woods, #scientists, sawmills, #artists, #architects, furniture makers & beyond.

Find an event: https://t.co/90Nkzhc5Nf

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Last chance! 10th International #Conference on Wildlife Fertility Control from @BotstiberIWFC. Fantastic list of speakers. Only held every four years - do not miss out. #Wildlife #fertilitycontrol can effectively reduce human-wildlife conflicts. Register: https://t.co/LmmfGgpx65

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Read @ActionOak new report 🌳 State of the UK's Oaks 🌳 It outlines the risks our #oak #trees face. These include grey squirrel #barkstripping - damage that stresses, weakens & kills our most ecologically important trees. Find out more: https://t.co/HObZApenxr

#treehealth #woods

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

What does the future hold for the UK's oak #trees? 🌳
Join @ActionOak for a #webinar panel discussion to discuss its upcoming new report, The State of the UK's #Oaks. Tuesday 17 #March2026 14:00-15:00. Book here: https://t.co/alJkAFLOpz

#forest #woods #treehealth #planthealth

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

🌿British Society for #Plant Pathology (BSPP) has 15 funded summer #research bursaries for #undergraduates.
🌿Projects range from AI to international placements. BSPP provides #students with a stipend & research grant.
🌿Details https://t.co/ahhjww1TbV
🌿Deadline 10th April 2026

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

Celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay by supporting #redsquirrel #conservation efforts. There are lots of groups & initiatives out there working hard to protect our remaining #reds. No matter where you are you can lend your #support. See how you can #getinvolved: https://t.co/AGIHxflo0E

[Forestry Commission @ForestryComm]

Applications for the Professional Forester Apprenticeship are now open!

This is a three-year, paid opportunity which we're proud to deliver with @TheICF & @CumbriaUni.

Applications close at 11.55pm on Sunday 1 March 2026: https://t.co/jIxvwFn3ZK

#ForestryCareers

[UK Squirrel Accord @SquirrelAccord]

This @yorkpress Young Reporter article highlights the need for more #conservation efforts to protect #redsquirrels. We have several new groups across #Yorkshire county. Email us if you want to get involved: [email protected]

Article https://t.co/ldfLmfyahs

[Forestry Commission @ForestryComm]

Do you have ambitions to create new woodland?

Watch this short video about our England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) and how it can help you with the cost of planting, establishing and maintaining woodland, as well as installing infrastructure on your land to aid management.