The Squirrel-Free Garden
A Practical, Humane Guide for UK Gardeners — by G J Rowlatt
If squirrels are raiding your bird feeders, digging up your bulbs, or stripping bark from young trees — this guide tells you exactly what works and what doesn’t.
There are 2.7 million grey squirrels in the UK. They’re smart, agile, and persistent. Most advice online wastes your money on things that don’t work. This guide cuts through the myths and gives you practical, proven methods that actually stop squirrel damage in a real UK garden.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
• Why your garden attracts squirrels — and what to change
• How to protect bird feeders that actually work (and which brands to buy)
• The right way to protect bulbs so squirrels can’t reach them
• How to stop bark stripping on young trees before it kills them
• The squirrel calendar — when damage is worst and how to prepare
• What doesn’t work: fox urine, rubber snakes, ultrasonic devices — the full myth-bust
• A 7-day action plan to get defences in place this week
HONEST AND PRACTICAL:
No cruel methods. No expensive solutions. No jargon. Just clear, plain-English advice from a UK gardener who has dealt with this problem and researched what actually works.
Known in the US and Canada as gray squirrels — the same species, the same solutions.
Short, focused, and actionable. Read in an afternoon, implement the same week.
