How to keep a pet squirrel

You had to become a squirrel detective for this competition and research some tricky facts for your chance to win a signed copy Axel Scheffler's book How to Keep a Pet Squirrel. How well did you do? 

Answers.

1. What's the scientific (latin) name for a red squirrel?

Answer: Sciurus vulgaris

2. Red squirrels can be found in Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of Wales. Can you name all the counties where we know the red squirrel can be found in England?

(Clue: Two red squirrel populations live on islands. One is a county and one is an island within a county.)

Answer: Northumberland, Cumbria, Merseyside, North Yorkshire, West Lancashire, Isle of Wight and Dorset (Brownsea Island).

3. What is the name of the disease that red squirrels can catch from grey squirrels?

Answer: Squirrel pox virus

Winners.

Lucy Auger (aged 10) from Hampshire

Seth Kendal (aged 5) from Gloucestershire

Samuel Lucas (aged 9) from Dorset

Gracie Hall from Gloucester

Elijah Price (aged 10) from Reading