Scottish Squirrel Survey. Guidance Notes

Scottish Squirrel Survey Practice Notes and Records Forms

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Forum Proceedings from the April 2007 Scottish Squirrel Forum in Dundee

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General Squirrel Sightings Recording Form

Sightings Transect Practice Notes
Sightings Transect Recording Sheet

Hair-Tube Transect Practice Notes
Hair-Tube Transect Recording Sheet

Squirrel Hair Identification Notes

Feeding Transect Practice Notes
Feeding Transect Recording Sheet
Typical Squirrel Feeding Signs

Density Indices from Cone Transects.
Density Indices from Cone Transects Recording Sheet
Density Indices from Cone Transects Excel Spreadsheets

Identification of priority woodlands for red squirrel conservation in North and Central Scotland: a preliminary analysis. Poulsom, Griffiths, Broome and Mayle (2005). Scottish Natural Heritage commissioned report no. 089 (ROAME No. FO2AC334)

Forestry Commission Practice Note Practical Techniques for Surveying and Monitoring Squirrels (Gurnell. Lurz and Pepper, 2001, FCPN11)

A Framework for Surveying Squirrels in Scotland: a basis for a first round of surveys. (Nov 2005) Scottish Squirrel Survey

How to Give a Map Reference

Squirrel pox Information Sheet.

What to do with a Dead Squirrel

Links

Scottish Local Squirrel Groups

Scottish Natural Heritage http://www.snh.gov.uk

National Biodiversity Network http://www.searchnbn.net

Forestry Commission Scotland http://www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland

Red Alert North West England http://www.redsquirrel.org.uk

Anglesey Red Squirrel Project http://www.redsquirrels.info/main.html

Squirrel Web http://www.squirrelweb.co.uk

UK Red Squirrel Group http://www.ukredsquirrels.org