Have you ever seen a red squirrel?

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Please tell me where! I've been to the Isle of Wight and looked in all the places I was told about, no luck. Same to a place in Scotland they apparently live in the garden, nowt. Please help me see one!

I saw lots when I went on holiday to the Isle of Wight!

Saw one on Tuesday in Queen Elizabeth Forest near Aberfoyle in Loch Lomond!.
I also lived in Formby as a child and saw then all the time. I didn't even know grey squirrels existed until we moved south when I was 11!

Many times in the Lakes.

They are much more shy than greys, and I have never seen one on the ground.

Much smaller than greys, tuftier ears and bushier tail.

Yes- but only when we lived in Denmark

Never and I would love to - they're gorgeous. Glad to read that there are still some places where they might be found. Had it in my head that there were no longer any in the UK

I live on the IoW and see them regularly in the back garden.

Yes, lots in Gurnard Isle of Wight

I saw them on the Isle of Wight - it was at the garlic farm there, looking out from the cafe. They had feeders out for them, and there were loads.

You lucky thing!

Dozens on Anglesey - best place to see them is Penrhos Park just outside Holyhead. There will be loads there now feeding on the pumpkins.

In Scotland near killin

Yes, Munich. You see them all over here. We had one in our garden daily for a couple of weeks. It was raiding our hazelnut tree. It was very confusing for the cat. She didn't seem able to decide whether to pick a fight or to just stay stretched out in the sun and watch 😂.

Yes in Canada. Also saw a black one.
Spent hours in various reserves in the UK and never seen one here.

The Lake District at The Cottage in the Woods hotel.

Dumfries and Galloway

Yes, there are a few round here. Sweet little things. One ran across the fence at the bottom of our garden a few weeks ago.

Yes. Lots in formby though now they are more elusive as apparently they used to feed them and now they don’t. Used to be guaranteed to see them but apparently not anymore

Aberfoyle. They have a red squirrel feeding point and I see them every time I go.

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJEnrYWy/. Tiktok video of the feeding point.

Yes, Austria. There’s loads of red ones and loads of black ones.

They used to nick all the peanuts from my aunt's garden when she lived in Argyll.

Last time I saw them was this summer at the hides in Queen Elizabeth Forest park near Callander - I'd say that was pretty much a guaranteed spot, again because of easy access to food.

Yes, I grew up in Formby. Back in the 70's/80's, there were so many we used to get them coming into people's gardens but the population has dwindled now that even in the pine woods you will only see a few. Sad really, we used to love seeing them run up and down the trees as kids.

Yes, one in Kislovodsk in Russia and one in Stockholm. I was so excited to see them. I've been to the Isle of Wight a fair few times and never seen one.

Formby and Centre Parcs in the Lakes! This guy wanted to come for dinner in center Parcs!

Yea but only in France, specifically the Dordogne.

Centre Parcs, Whinfell. We see them often when we go.

Last weekend one was trying to get in our lodge! It was very bold little red squirrel! It came right up to us and then tried to get past my husband and through the patio doors! 😂