A new, full-colour study of red squirrels in Forest How, Eskdale
Photographer Peter Trimming undertook a three-year study of red squirrels from 2012-2015In this new, full-colour hardback book, squirrel enthusiast and photographer Peter Trimming documents a small colony of wild native red squirrels over a three-year period. His research is based in the Forest How, which is situated in Eskdale, Cumbria. During his research, Peter witnesses a devastating outbreak of squirrel pox. This resulted in the loss of the entire adult population of the colony. Despite this, a few of the younger squirrels, born in the spring of 2014, survive and begin to rebuild