‘On a knife edge’: can England’s red squirrel population be saved?

2026-02-06 - 15:35

Government plans to protect species by increasing woodland and removing greys, but campaigners say it needs to go further When Sam Beaumont sees a flash of red up a tree on his Lake District farm, he feels a swell of pride. He’s one of the few people in England who gets to see red squirrels in his back garden. “I feel very lucky to have them on the farm. It’s an important thing to try and keep a healthy population of them. They are absolutely beautiful,” he said. Continue reading...