Pictures taken by  
Howard Oakley
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  • Red squirrel opening nut, at the entrance to Osborne House
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  • Red squirrel running, at the entrance to Osborne House
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  • Red squirrel running, at the entrance to Osborne House
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  • Red squirrel opening nut, at the entrance to Osborne House
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  • Red squirrel opening nut, at the entrance to Osborne House
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  • Red squirrel climbing a tree, at the entrance to Osborne House
Red Squirrels
The Island is also one of the last UK bastions of the red squirrel, the sole species before the importation of the North American grey squirrel, which has now displaced it throughout almost all of the UK. Grey squirrels are officially banned from the Island, lest they threaten the survival of the smaller red squirrel.