I spotted a grey squirrel in Jesmond Dene!

As Lucya Starza notes, until the medieval period, people believed squirrels (albeit red ones) could travel the length of the country through the Wildwood without touching the ground.

Grey squirrels arrived in England from North America in 1876.

In needlework, squirrels represent mischief. Some writers link them with the fleet-footed trickster, Hermes/Mercury.

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I spotted a grey squirrel in Jesmond Dene!

As Lucya Starza notes, until the medieval period, people believed squirrels (albeit red ones) could travel the length of the country through the Wildwood without touching the ground.

Grey squirrels arrived in England from North America in 1876.

In needlework, squirrels represent mischief. Some writers link them with the fleet-footed trickster, Hermes/Mercury.

#SquirrelsOfMastodon #GreySquirrels #FabulousFolklorePodcast #AnimalLore #FolklorePodcast