Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53820
Squirrels
Tabled: 21 May 2025
Answered: 2 June 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mr Gregory Campbell
Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of red squirrels in each year between 2022 and 2025.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe Government has not made an estimate of red squirrel populations between 2022 and 2025. No systematic national survey for the species currently exists, therefore it is not possible to provide annual population estimates. In England the red squirrel pop...
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