The Centre for Forest Protection’s Understanding grey squirrel bark stripping project is aiming to understand the chemical and behavioural factors behind grey squirrel bark-stripping damage by combining principles of chemical ecology, behavioural ecology, movement ecology, biologging, and machine learning.

The research seeks to identify natural tree chemicals that deter squirrel feeding and develop new tools to analyse squirrel behaviour using video observations, accelerometer data, and movement-tracking techniques.

As an intern, you will support behavioural data collection and analysis, carry out woodland surveys and squirrel population assessments, and gain training in machine learning, ecological field methods, and interdisciplinary wildlife research.

Location: Forest Research, Alice Holt, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH (Blended working).

Find out more and apply here: Centre for Forest Protection Internship – Grey Squirrel Bark Stripping Behaviour – Civil Service Jobs (1 position available).

Application deadline: Sunday 19 July 2026 at 23:55.