The reserve’s grey squirrels are invasive aliens, brought here during the 19th Century, when the possession of rare and exotic species of plants and animals was the height of fashion. Grey squirrels, native to eastern North America, were first released into the wild in Britain, at Henbury Park, in Cheshire, in 1876.
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Every year, the Friends take to the reserve’s bluebell copses to hunt down and pull up Spanish squill, an invasive alien that is threatening the future of our native bluebells.
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The rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is usually classed as a non-native introduction to the UK, but it seems that in the past there may have been native rabbits here.
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Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 