Want to get active for animals in 2025? Read on!
It’s early in the year, but we are already getting messages and calls from kind people who want to do more to help animals, so we've put together a few ideas.
Posted 14 Jan 2025
Grey squirrels do not harm woodland birds
Posted on the 25th January 2010
Researchers from the British Trust for Ornithology and Natural England published this month results of a study into whether grey squirrels have a negative impact on 38 woodland bird species. Such an accusation has often been made by those with vested interests in squirrel culling, namely shooting and forestry industries but to date no evidence has been provided.
The research found that, while the squirrels may locally suppress the populations of some species, they do not appear to cause the birds any widespread harm. In fact, for 26 species, there was no correlation between grey squirrels and bird numbers; for seven species, grey squirrels appeared to have a positive impact on bird numbers; and for just five species (blackbird, collared dove, green woodpecker, long-tailed tit and Eurasian jay) there was a negative impact. However, for the two most affected – the blackbird and collared dove – the evidence was said to be ‘weak but significant’ but the researchers found that overall numbers for these two species had risen nationally.
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Wildlife-friendly tips for the cold weather
With the recent wintery chill upon us, it's not just us feeling the cold – it can be tough for our precious wildlife, too. Luckily, there are things we can all do to help make...
Posted 09 Jan 2025
