FIELD FACTS

RED SQUIRREL

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sciurus vulgaris.

SIZE: 20cm long, plus a tail of 18cm.

WEIGHT: 280-350g.

LIFESPAN: 3 years.

DIET: Includes pine, larch and spruce seeds, hazelnuts, ripe acorns, fungus, bark and sapwood. Fruits might include rose hips, brambles, raspberries and bilberries.

YOUNG: Typically produce 2-3 young, called kittens, from Feb-April. A second litter may be produced from May-June.