Grey Squirrel
Scientific name: Sciuruscarolinensis
The grey squirrel was introduced into the UK in the 1800s. It provides an easy encounter with wildlife for many people, but can be damaging to both properties & woodland areas which has contributed to the decline of the red squirrel.
How to identify
The grey squirrel has a silver-grey coat, with a brownish face and feet, and pale underside. It has a characteristically bushy tail. It is easily distinguished from the Red Squirrel by its larger size, grey fur, and smaller ears without tufts.
Signs of squirrel activity in your home
- Scratching and rustling sound from your loft or a wall cavity
- Spotting droppings in the loft – You mayrequire a pest controller to identify these droppings.
- Smell of urine in the loft area might indicate the infestation has been going on some time.
- Spotting lots of other squirrels around your property, particularly near your roof or on high fences.
- Fruit and nuts being stolen from bird feeders, or the feeders being disturbed/knocked over.
- Bark being stripped from trees in your garden.
- Holes in vents, damage to your roofs, supporting beams and insulation.
Tae A Moose offer different options for squirrel control
- Squirrel live capture
- Fenn snap trapping
- Use of squirrel rodenticide
When using the capture methods the traps MUSTbe checked on a daily basis.
“It is an offence under section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) to introduce and release grey squirrels into the wild”.
