Red Squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris
Despite its name, the Red Squirrel's coat varies in colour from a fine russet or chestnut colour in summer to dark brown or even greyish in winter.
Red Squirrels are Britain's only native squirrel species and have been in rapid decline since the 1950s. Numbers in the UK have dropped from an estimated 3.5 million to 120,000, with the majority of them now living in Scotland.
Red Squirrel - Sciurus vulgaris
Despite its name, the Red Squirrel's coat varies in colour from a fine russet or chestnut colour in summer to dark brown or even greyish in winter.
Red Squirrels are Britain's only native squirrel species and have been in rapid decline since the 1950s. Numbers in the UK have dropped from an estimated 3.5 million to 120,000, with the majority of them now living in Scotland.