Welcome to Coquetdale Squirrel Group

We are a small local group of volunteers who are passionate about our red squirrels. 

We work in Upper Coquetdale  in Beautiful Northumberland helping to conserve our  NATIVE RED SQUIRRELS.
We are lucky to live in one of the few remaining parts of England where these enchanting creatures still exist.

We are proud to announce that we are now a fully registered charity. Our registation number is 1211767

We are even more proud to introduce our Patron, Sir Walter Riddell, of Hepple Whitefield.

Walter manages the Hepple Estate with his wife Lucy. After growing up in Northumberland he spent 17 years investing with an American financial institution. Returning north in 2012 he set up The Hepple Spirits Company and in 2020 changed the management of the 4,000 acre Hepple estate to a focus on improving ecological function. The "managed wilding" programme aims to support endangered species already present through strengthening natural processes, like naturally regenerating scrub and woodland. The estate is now welcoming visitors to see the Wilding programme in action, as well as to Hepple's high tech distillery.