Wildlife Surveys
Squirrels
Both red and grey squirrels live in Loch Lomond & The
Trossachs National Park and you can help our Rangers map
out where they are by recording where and when you see them.
Either download the squirrel survey form, fill it in and post the form to the address below, or email it to Gwenda Diack
(
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).
Gwenda
Diack
Ecologist
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Authority
Carrochan
Carrochan
Road
Balloch
G83
8EG
Tel: 01389
722600
Water voles
You probably know the water vole better as Ratty in Kenneth
Graham's Wind in the Willows. But it is also a small mammal that was
once common in our
riverbanks and waterways. Their numbers have declined sharply over the
last few decades and we would like to find out just how many there are
in the National Park and where they are living. You can help by telling us where and when you see them.
Either download a water vole survey form fill it in and post the form to the address below, or email it to
Steven Kenney (
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), Ranger with the Argyll Team. You can also contact Steven if
you need help to identify a water vole or what signs to look for.
Argyll Ranger Team
National Park Centre, Luss
Luss
G83 8PA
Tel: 01389 722120
Otters
Otters are a priority species throughout Britain. Although numbers
are increasing, in some areas they still remain vulnerable due to
threats to their habitat and food sources. They are also liable to be
killed on roads where there are road improvements and where traffic
moves at ever increasing speed.
In the National Park area, we are gathering information on how
many otters there are and where they live. You can help the National
Park Rangers to do this by recording when and where you see
otters.
Either download the otter survey form fill it in and post the form to the address below, or email it to
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The Secretary, National Park Otter Monitoring Group,
National Park Headquarters, Carrochan, Carrochan Road,
Balloch,G83 8EG
Tel: 01389 722600