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If you spot a red squirrel in your garden or elsewhere in the Ponteland area, please let us know by completing the form below. This will enable us to build up a picture of the red squirrel population in our region in the form of a Google map (View Sightings Map).

We would appreciate it if you could then provide periodic updates (every 2 to 3 months) to inform us if:

  • your squirrel is still visiting OR
  • the number of squirrels visiting has changed OR
  • you haven't seen a squirrel for some time.

This will enable us to keep the map up to date and check whether or not the squirrel population in the area is remaining stable. Please note that a new map has been started for 2010.

Most of the requirements are self explanatory, however, these supplementary notes should help with completion. Please note that items marked with an asterisk are mandatory.

Your name, email address and phone number (optional) will enable us to get back to you if we need more information. For the 'Location of Sighting', please enter the road, if possible a house number and, if the sighting is not in Ponteland, the village, so that an exact position can be put on our Sightings Map. If such information is not available, for example, if you are in a wood or on the golf course, please add 'see below' and describe the location in 'Other Relevant Information'. This field can also be used for adding any other details about the squirrel, for example, appearance features such as the colour of the tail. Please enter 'New' or 'Update' to enable us to quickly establish whether to add a new marker to the map or update an existing one.

Please note that if you see a grey squirrel, ring our hotline immediately, 07878 061 880. If you cannot get through, please use the Sightings form to report.

Your Name*: (Required)

Email address*: (Required)

Phone Number:
(Optional)

Red or Grey*:
(Required)

Location of Sighting*:
(Required)

Post Code of Sighting:

Date of Sighting:
(DD/MM/YY)

New Report/Update:

Other Relevant Information:

View Sightings Map

You can still see the sightings reported in 2008 and 2009 where the red 'bubble' markers indicate sightings reported in 2009 and the map pins, sightings reported in 2008 (View Sightings Map).