Test your knowledge and learn about both red and grey squirrels
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(A) Red squirrels are native to Britain but from which country did grey squirrels come from?
(1) North America (2) South America or (3) Mainland Europe
(B) Red and grey squirrels build their nests in the woodland canopy, what are these called?
(1) Dreys (2) Holts (3) Dens
(C) When were the first red squirrels released into Newborough forest?
(1) 1990 (2) 2000 (3) 2004
(D) When did the grey squirrel first arrive on Anglesey?
(1) 1940s (2) 1960s (3) 1980s
(E) Grey squirrels outcompete red squirrels for foods such as tree seed, but they also carry a viral disease which can kill red squirrels, what is the virus called
(1) North America (2) South America or (3) Mainland Europe
(1) Squirrel Pox virus (2) Grey squirrel virus (3) Blister virus