Links and partnerships outside NI

The UK Red Squirrel Group (UKRSG)

The UK Red Squirrel Group (UKRSG) aims to co-ordinate and raise awareness of the conservation needs of our native red squirrel and the action being taken to deliver this under the UK Red Squirrel Species Action Plan. The group has an official responsibility to report the success and progress towards this within the overall UK Biodiversity Action Plan but also helps to develop and co-ordinate advice and best-practice on red squirrel conservation issues for landowners, conservationists, statutory officials and the general public. The group works at the UK level and liaises closely with the country groups to deliver action on a local level.

Members of the NISF also liaise closely with the red squirrel groups in Great Britain. These include the:

• Red Squirrel Survival Trust
• European Squirrel Initiative
• Isle of Wight Red Squirrel project
• Red Squirrels Northern England
• Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels