Two endangered red squirrels born at Norfolk holiday park

A holiday park has welcomed two endangered red squirrel kittens as part of its breeding programme.

Kelling Heath Holiday Park, in north Norfolk, began the project in 1999 and the new arrivals were numbers 39 and 40 to be born.

David Martin, countryside manager at the site, said: “The aim of the scheme is to set up a reserve of red squirrels that can assist growing the population of this endangered species.”

Once a common sight in the British countryside, red squirrels have been in decline since the early 20th Century, largely due to the introduction of grey squirrels from the United States.

The kittens at Kelling were born in late February and Mr Martin said they had yet to be named, but staff “would love to hear some suggestions”.