Running Red Squirrel Pendant

Hand crafted from copper and polished with a brush finish and subtle hand-etched detail. Rose gold plated 18" trace chain included.

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

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.

The diminishing number and health of our woodlands - especially pine forests, the reds' primary habitat - is also a risk.

Their 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: not all red squirrels are red - some are bright orange or even black!