Red Squirrels at Shap Wells Spa, Cumbria

Red Squirrels at Shap Wells Spa on the Blea Beck, Cumbria. The colony is around 17 in number and is cared for by Shap Wells Hotel staff and by countryside rangers.

[@Jooles99]

Eskrigg in Lockerbie is another great place to see red squirrels.

[@rogergriffith286]

Thanks

[@MrJaymark1]

Hi can you park at the hotel and walk around the grounds. john

[@rogergriffith286]

It is unlikely that anyone would complain.

[@possumbuddy]

Why do the squirrels chew up the trees? To build homes for themselves?

[@rogergriffith286]

The phloem beneath the bark is rich in sugars - especially in early spring and late summer