Red squirrel numbers have remained steady across counties in northern England, however fewer sites in Northumberland have been surveyed due to damage from Storm Arwen.
This is according to the results of the annual red and grey squirrel survey by Red Squirrels Northern England (RSNE) which once again confirms red squirrels can still be found in seven northern English counties, including Northumberland, County Durham, and Tyne and Wear.
Significant damage throughout the county by Storm Arwen resulted in less sites with known squirrel presence being surveyed than 2021, though of the sites surveyed, there has been little change in numbers and red squirrels were found in all three sites surveyed by the Cramlington Community Red Squirrel Group.
