WESTMORLAND RED SQUIRREL SOCIETY
Photo by Sarah McNeil
Sightings
Report your sightings of red and grey squirrels...

Reporting your sightings of both red and grey squirrels enables us to monitor the locations of our local red squirrel populations and to pinpoint where reds are at risk. Whether you see squirrels in your garden, or when you are out and about within our area, we are very interested to hear about your sightings. Sightings are recorded and our WRSS statistics are passed on to feed into a reporting system being developed at national level. We also show all red sightings on our WRSS 2012 Red Sightings Map>>

If you see a sick red squirrel, or find a dead red squirrel in our area, please contact us immediately. Tel 07836 584201 or 01539 552340.

If you also manage to get a photo of your red sighting, we'd be delighted to display it in our red sightings gallery, where there are instructions for how to send photos. See>>


Sightings submission form

Electronic submission via this form simplifies our task of recording sightings, but if you prefer to telephone the details of your sightings, or have any questions, please call 01539 822089, 07836 584201 or 01539 821714. If you find a dead red squirrel, then please telephone immediately.

Your name
Your name, email address and phone number will enable us to contact you if we need more information
Your e-mail
Phone
Number of Reds seen
Number of Greys seen
Brief description of location of sighting
For example, nearest road, name of woodland, village or town
Grid reference of sighting
Eg SD 586 837 GB. See below for how to find a grid reference
Post Code area of sighting if known
Date of sighting DD/MM/YY
Where was your squirrel seen ?
  
Please add any other relevant information
Such as the colour of tail, if you see squirrels regularly in this location, if you think the population is increasing or decreasing etc
 

To find a grid reference online
To find the grid reference for your sighting, link to the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map site (which will open in a separate window) at: http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm

- You can zoom in for a detailed map to pinpoint your sighting

- Place the cross at the exact point of your sighting and click to ensure that it is at the centre of the map

- The grid reference will appear in the box below (in small writing) eg SD 449 949 GB

- You can copy this reference and paste it into the form
To find a grid reference from a map
If you prefer to use a map to find your grid reference but need a reminder about how to do it, the Ordnance Survey Education section has an online tutorial called Learn how to use the National Grid here>>