Grey Squirrel Protection UK - Are Reds Native to the UK?
...Reds were reintroduced to Scotland from England, and in 1793 Scandinavian Reds were brought in to save the species. In 1837, 20,000 imported red squirrels were sold in London ? many of whom escaped into the wild....
https://www.greysquirrelprotection.org.uk/squirrel-myths/are-reds-native-to-the-uk
Anti-Red Squirrel Campaigns - Animal Aid
...Anti-Red Squirrel Campaigns by the early 19th century. Reds were reintroduced to Scotland from England, and in 1793 Scandinavian Reds were bro ht in to save the species. In 1837, 20,000 imported red squirrels were sold in London ? many of...
https://www.animalaid.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/historygreysquirrels.pdf
Squirrel Facts: Red squirrels are native to most of Europe ... - Waterstar
...Red squirrels were almost extinct in Scotland in the 19th century due to deforestation and were reintroduced from England and Italy between 1810 and 1848. Red Squirrels then benefitted from extensive woodland plantings, so much so that by the early 20th century they were considered a serious forest pest....
http://www.waterstar.co.uk/squirrels/documents/lcreds_newsletters/2015%20Jan%20Article%20for%20Fram%20News.pdf
How did squirrels get to Europe? - reptileknowledge.com
...Red squirrels are our native species and have lived in the UK for around 10,000 years, grey squirrels were introduced to the UK from North America by the Victorians in the 1800s, the first record of them escaping and establishing a wild population is 1876....
https://www.reptileknowledge.com/reptile-pedia/how-did-squirrels-get-to-europe
SQUIRRELS IN THE UK ? PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
...The Beginning The first signs of the red squirrel appeared at the end of the last ice age, almost 10,000 years ago, when the land bridge between Britain and Europe was starting to disappear....
https://www.red-squirrels.org.uk/Squirrels_in_the_UK.pdf
Sedbergh Red Squirrel Group: History
...Red squirrels (Sciurus Vulgaris) are native to the British Isles. They arrived here several thousand years ago, at the end of the last ice age when there was a land bridge across what we now call the English Channel....
https://www.sedberghredsquirrels.org.uk/history.html
Red Squirrels in the UK: where are we now? - Restore Our Planet
...As the maps show, the story for red squirrels over the past seven decades has been disastrous following the introduction of invasive greys, allegedly introduced to the UK in the 1870s as ornamental species, expanding rapidly through native territories....
https://restoreourplanet.org/blog-post/red-squirrels-in-the-uk-where-are-we-now/
FAQs ? Reclaiming Reds
...Is it true that UK Reds squirrels are not native, they were imported from Scandinavia? In the 18th Century, mass hunting and habitat loss resulted in a huge decline of the UK red squirrel population and nearly resulted in national extinction....
https://reclaimingreds.co.uk/about-us/faqs/
Why is the Red squirrel declining in the UK & what can be done?
...During the 17th and 18th centuries, with squirrel numbers in the countryside low from a combination of widespread deforestation and persecution, thousands of Red squirrels were imported from Europe into English markets where they were sold....
https://www.wildlifeonline.me.uk/questions/answer/why-is-the-red-squirrel-declining-in-the-uk-and-what-can-be-done
Red Squirrel ? Wildlife Ark Trust
...Red squirrel numbers have been crashing in England since 1876 when American grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) were imported to decorate country estates from where they then rapidly spread into the surrounding countryside....
https://www.wildlifearktrust.com/red-squirrel/