Royal Forestry Society urges grey squirrel cull in the wake of more than £1bn of woodland damage
Members have named the furry rodent as the number-one threat to their broadleaf woods
21 January 2021 • 7:55pm
John O Brien from Arklow, Ireland captured this extraordinary moment a red squirrel decided to confront grey squirrel that had entered its territory
Credit: John O Brien/SWNS
Grey squirrels are causing £1.1bn of damage to Britain’s woodlands, the Royal Forestry Society has said, as it recommends they be culled.
The invasive rodents have already caused red squirrels to be wiped from most of the UK by out competing them for food and spreading the lethal disease squirrel pox, but they also destroy forests by nibbling the bark of young trees.