{"id":257224,"date":"2025-11-11T18:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/257224\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T18:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T18:10:10","slug":"ryde-garden-owners-asked-to-report-red-squirrel-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/257224\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryde garden owners asked to report red squirrel sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  This appeal is part of a wider monitoring effort to safeguard the Isle of Wight&#8217;s red squirrel population.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Becky Watts is conducting a comprehensive survey of woodlands over one hectare to determine the presence of these squirrels.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Owners of such land are asked to consent to the survey by contacting wightsquirrels@hotmail.com.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countypress.co.uk\/news\/25532071.helping-hand-red-squirrels-island-woodland\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Helping hand for red squirrels at Island woodland<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Red squirrels can range in colour, from red to grey to brown. (Image: Wight Squirrel Project)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  However, urban areas, particularly Ryde, are now being focused on due to occasional sightings of young squirrels moving through the town.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The presence of large trees in many gardens is believed to potentially contribute to the overall habitat of the red squirrels.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Garden owners are therefore encouraged to report any sightings of squirrels in 2025 in Ryde.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The date of sightings, an estimated date if unsure, along with the location&#8217;s postcode and the squirrel&#8217;s coat colour, should be included in the report.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  This information will help in identifying if the same squirrel is travelling around the area.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countypress.co.uk\/news\/25224568.concern-dwindling-number-iw-red-squirrel-sightings\/?ref=ial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Concern over dwindling number of IW red squirrel sightings<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>The appeal is part of an effort to safeguard the Isle of Wight&#8217;s red squirrel population. (Image: Wight Squirrel Project)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Red squirrels can vary in colour from shades of red to brown and even grey.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The Isle of Wight is considered a significant stronghold for the UK&#8217;s native population of red squirrels, making monitoring and surveys crucial for their continued protection.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Email information to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countypress.co.uk\/news\/25605903.ryde-garden-owners-asked-report-red-squirrel-sightings\/mailto:wightsquirrels@hotmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wightsquirrels@hotmail.com<\/a>\u00a0or phone 01983 611003, leaving a message, including your phone number, for a return call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This appeal is part of a wider monitoring effort to safeguard the Isle of Wight&#8217;s red squirrel population.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257225,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":{"0":"post-257224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-unitedkingdom","12":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257224\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}