Running Squirrel Bookmark - Ltd. Edition

Hand etched copper with recycled (gifted) beads. Limited edition.

Approx. 10cm length.

As prolific sequesters of seeds and acorns, Red Squirrels play a crucial role in the regeneration of woodlands.

The diminishing number and health of our woodlands - especially pine forests, the reds' primary habitat - is a risk, but their key threat in the UK is famously the grey squirrel, which carries the squirrelpox virus and, as larger specimens, can out-compete reds for food and homes.

Red squirrel numbers have declined from 3.5million  to only 120,000 since greys were introduced to Britain by Victorian enthusiasts as as an ornamental species to their parklands

120,000 sounds a lot - but with their health at severe risk and habitats fragmenting, plus the ever present threat of natural predators any more pressure could see these beautiful animals become functionally extinct.

Fun fact: red squirrels are not always red - sometimes they are bright orange or even black!

Thanks to Jess MacDonald for donating the beads for this limited edition design.