(c) Gary Bruce Highland Photographer
Thank You
The Red Squirrel Enclosure at the Yorkshire Arboretum has been made possible by generous funding received from The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund.
The enclosure was designed by Ben Paterson and constructed entirely by him and a team of volunteers during 2021-2022. The arboretum is proud of and extremely grateful for this tremendous effort.
Mark Hearld produced and kindly donated the Red Squirrel logo.
We gratefully acknowledge the abundant help and encouragement received from many individuals and organisations that has made this project possible, including the UK Squirrel Accord, the BIAZA Red Squirrel Studbook, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, the Howardian Hills AONB and Ryedale District Council, Castle Howard Estate, the Castle Howard Arboretum Trust and all those who have freely advised us from their experience of keeping Red Squirrels.
The first of our Red Squirrels – two females and one male, arrived in the winter of 2022 - 2023. Some of the youngsters born here will be shared back with the Red Squirrel Studbook network for use in future reintroduction projects.
