Eurasian Red Squirrel

Squirrels live in trees and are terrific acrobats, easily jumping from branch to branch. They prefer to live on the edge of older forests and in forested banks, gardens and parks with a woody surrounding. They eat mostly seeds and buds of coniferous trees, but also eggs and young chicks in the spring. In the summer and autumn, they eat various nuts, sweet chestnuts and mushrooms. Squirrels are found throughout the Netherlands, with the exception of the Wadden Islands.