Welcome

Red Squirrels Northern England (RSNE) is a new red squirrel conservation partnership project that combines and builds on the efforts of previous and current initiatives in order to protect red squirrel populations in northern England through targeted conservation actions. 

RSNE was officially launched on 17th February 2011 by HRH The Prince of Wales at Hutton-in-the-Forest in Cumbria.

Our work is principally based in Cumbria, Northumberland, Merseyside, Lancashire, north-west Durham and the Yorkshire Dales, in and close to areas where red squirrels are still living free in the landscape.  

You can help us protect red squirrels in northern England in lots of different ways, from sending us your red and grey squirrel sightings to getting actively involved in grey squirrel trapping close to your home through your local red squirrel group.