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And that enables food to be available at different times of the year. the larch produces cones in the summertime, the scots pine in the winter. so it gives the squirrels a good, wide feeding pattern. but of course, they're in competition with the grey squirrels. wherever you get the grey squirrels, the reds are going to disappear, unfortunately. for some, the red squirrel project is vital. well, they're beautiful creatures and they're native to the uk so i do believe that, since the grey squirrels are introduced and have wiped them out, or almost wiped them out, it's important to make sure tha...

Fatal for red squirrels. alexandra mackenzie has that story. the native red squirrel. not a common sight in the uk, but now limited to areas like here in barhill wood in dumfries & galloway. how many red squirrels would you have in this wood? in november last year we had over 30, which is an exceptional amount. you know, there's not many places in scotland where you'd find that level. so what makes this the ideal habitat for the red squirrel? principally it's the age of the treesm that they are now producing cones regularly and that enables food to be available at different times of the year. ...

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Wildlife experts in scotland are hopeful that progress is being made with efforts to save the native red squirrel from extinction. the introduction of the grey squirrel caused them to disappear from great swathes of the uk. alexandra mackenzie reports. the native red squirrel — not a common sight in the uk, but now limited to areas like here in barhill wood in dumfries and galloway. how many red squirrels would you have in this wood? in november last year, we had over 30 — which is an exceptional amount. you know, there's not many places in scotland where you'd find that level. so what mak...