Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 91307

Squirrels

Tabled: 17 November 2025

Answered: 20 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party — East Londonderry

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the numbers of (a) grey squirrels and (b) red squirrels in England.

Answer

Mary Creagh

A 2018 report by the Mammal Society estimates there are 1.94million grey squirrels and 38,900 red squirrels in England.