Retired policeman Ian Glendinning has spent the last year studying a population of native red squirrels in one of Northumberland’s most striking landscapes.
But he warns that unless organisations such as Northumberland Wildlife Trust, Northumberland National Park and Forestry England commit to the control of advancing grey squirrels, the day will soon come when there will be no more reds left.
“I hope we can impress on people that unless there is a concerted effort by these organisations and the community, their children and grandchildren will never see a red squirrel,” said Ian, who is a member of the Coquetdale Squirrel Group. “It is time for the whole of Coquetdale to get involved before the native red squirrel disappears from our woods forever.”
