Dr Craig Shuttleworth

Honorary Visiting Research Fellow

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Mobile 07966150847

Email c.shuttleworth@bangor.ac.uk

  1. Published

    Preventing grey squirrel establishment on Anglesey

    Shuttleworth, C., 2021, Invasive Alien Species Colonisation Prevention: Your guide to early detection and rapid response . Robinson, N. J. & Shuttleworth, C. M. (eds.). Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, p. 55-69

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  2. Published

    Pine marten scat holds few clues for squirrel disease

    Shuttleworth, C., Everest, D. J., Dastjerdi, A., Birks, J. & Hayward, M., 7 Dec 2019, In: Veterinary Record. 185, p. 698

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  3. Published

    Painting the Town Red: Gwynedd red squirrel conservation

    Shuttleworth, C., 2015, Shared Experience of Red Squirrel Conservation Practice . Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Halliwell, E. C. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 159-166

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  4. Published

    PCR detection of adenovirus in grey squirrels on Anglesey

    Everest, D. J., Grierson, S. S., Stidworthy, M. & Shuttleworth, C., 31 Oct 2009, In: Veterinary Record. 165, p. 482

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Opportunistic viral surveillance confirms the ongoing disease threat grey squirrels pose to sympatric red squirrel populations in the UK

    Everest, D., Green, C., Dastjerdi, A., Davies, H., Cripps, R., McKinney, C., Podgornik, G., Stinson, M., O'Hare, S., Bonnie, S., Mill, A., Van der wall, Z., Robinson, N., Trotter, S. & Shuttleworth, C., 20 May 2023, In: Veterinary Record. 192, 10, e2834.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Non-invasive genetic studies and virus epidemiology

    Everest, D. J., Dastjerdi, A., Davies, H., Shuttleworth, C., Ogden, R., Butler, H. & Sapsford, B., 30 Mar 2022, In: Veterinary Record. 190, p. 204-205

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  7. Published

    Monitoring escaped captive bred red squirrels in the UK

    Shuttleworth, C., 2021, Saving the red squirrel: landscape recovery. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Robinson, N. J. (eds.). Red Squirrel Survival Trust, p. 71-78

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  8. Published

    Mitochondrial DNA Analysis of Red Squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in North Wales

    O’Meara, D., Shuttleworth, C., Clews-Roberts, R., Everest, D. & Synnott, R., 1 Mar 2025, 14 p. (Evidence Report Series; no. 791)

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

  9. Published

    Mathematical models of grey squirrel invasion: a case study on Anglesey

    Jones, H. E., White, A., Lurz, P. W. W., Boots, M. & Shuttleworth, C., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 235-255

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  10. Published

    Mathematical models for invasive species management: grey squirrel control on Anglesey

    Jones, H., White, A., Lurz, P. W. W. & Shuttleworth, C., 10 Sept 2017, In: Ecological Modelling. 180, p. 274-284

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Magical Mammals: Red squirrels in North West Wales

    Shuttleworth, C., 2021, Saving the red squirrel: landscape recovery. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Robinson, N. J. (eds.). Red Squirrel Survival Trust, p. 269-278

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  12. Published

    Leprosy in red squirrels in the UK

    Schilling, A.-K., Del-Pozo, J., Lurz, P. W. W., Stevenson, K., Avanzi, C., Shuttleworth, C., Cole, S. T. & Meredith, A. L., 30 Mar 2019, In: Veterinary Record. 184, p. 416

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  13. Published

    Landscape scale impacts of culling upon a European grey squirrel population: can trapping reduce population size and decrease the threat of squirrel pox virus infection for the native red squirrel?

    Schuchert, P., Shuttleworth, C., McInnes, C. J., Everest, D. J. & Rushton, S. P., 1 Nov 2014, In: Biological Invasions. 16, p. 2381-2391

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Island Haven: Anglesey red squirrel conservation

    Shuttleworth, C., 2015, Shared Experience of Red Squirrel Conservation Practice . Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Halliwell, E. C. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 151-158

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  15. Published

    Invasive genetic rescue: dispersal following repeated culling reinforces the genetic diversity of an invasive mammal

    Synnott, R., Shuttleworth, C., Everest, D., Stevenson-Holt, C., O'Reilly, C., McDevitt, A. & O.Meara, D., Oct 2023, In: Biological Invasions. 25, p. 3323-3339

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Invasive alien species colonisation prevention: Your guide to early detection and rapid response

    Robinson, N. & Shuttleworth, C., 2020, Newark: Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. 204 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

  17. Published

    Introduced Canadian Eastern grey squirrels: squirrelpox virus surveillance and why nothing matters.

    McInnes, C., Shuttleworth, C., Larsen, K. W., Everest, D. J., Bruemmer, C., Carroll, B., Romeo, C., Sainsbury, A. W., Crawshaw, G., Dubois, S., Gillis, L., Gilray, J. & Percival, A., 3 Aug 2020, In: Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 31, p. 95-98

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Interactions between the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), great tit (Parus Major) and jackdaw (Corvus monedula) whilst using nest boxes.

    Shuttleworth, C., 1 Oct 2001, In: Journal of Zoology. 255, p. 269-272

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Inter-specific viral infections: Can the management of captive red squirrel collections help inform scientific research?

    Shuttleworth, C., Everest, D. J., McInnes, C. J., Greenwood, A., Jackson, N., Rushton, S. P. & Kenward, R. E., 16 Jun 2014, In: Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy. 25, 1, p. 18-24

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Integrating red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) habitat requirements with the management of pathogenic tree disease in commercial forests in the UK

    Shuttleworth, C., Lurz, P. W. W., Geddes, N. & Brown, J., 1 Sept 2012, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 279, p. 167-175

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Indirect effects of pine marten recovery result in benefits to native prey through suppression of an invasive species and a shared pathogen

    Slade, A., White, A., Lurz, P. W. W., Shuttleworth, C., Tosh, D. & Twining, J., 1 Feb 2023, In: Ecological Modelling. 476, 110216.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Identifying incursion pathways, early detection responses and management actions to prevent grey squirrel range expansion: an island case study in Wales

    Shuttleworth, C., Halliwell, E. C. & Robertson, P. A., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 475-494

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  23. Published

    Gut bacteria may explain why grey squirrels outcompete reds – new research

    Shuttleworth, C., 20 Feb 2024, The Conversation.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationArticle

  24. Published

    Grey squirrels are bad for the British countryside – full stop

    Shuttleworth, C., 2017, The Conversation.

    Research output: Other contribution

  25. Published

    Grey squirrel nesting ecology and the use of nest sites in European population management

    Shuttleworth, C., Selonen, V. & Koprowski, J. L., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 349-369

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  26. Published

    Grey squirrel management in Europe - the future

    Shuttleworth, C., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  27. Published

    Grey squirrel control as a tactic in the conservation of the red squirrel: a positive outcome

    Shuttleworth, C., 2001, Advances in Vertebrate Pest Management . Feare, C. J. & Cowan, D. P. (eds.). Filander Verlag, Vol. 3. p. 151-168

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  28. Published

    Genetic management of the red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris: a practical approach to regional conservation

    Ogden, R., Shuttleworth, C., McEwing, R. & Cesarini, S., 26 Oct 2005, In: Conservation Genetics. 6, p. 511-525

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Genetic evidence of the effectiveness of grey squirrel control operations: lessons from the Isle of Anglesey

    Signorile, L. & Shuttleworth, C., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 439-452

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  30. Published

    Future red squirrel conservation in Clocaenog forest

    Shuttleworth, C. & Hayward, M., 2015, P21018-0026 ed.

    Research output: Book/ReportCommissioned report

  31. Published

    First report of dermatophilosis in wild European red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)

    Holmes, P., Everest, D. J., Spiro, S., Wessels, M. & Shuttleworth, C., 30 Sept 2019, In: Veterinary Record Case Reports. 7, 3, p. 3

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  32. Published

    Experiences of grey squirrel management in an upland conifer forest

    Halliwell, E. C., Shuttleworth, C., Cartmel, S., Lloyd, I. & Jenkins, R., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 453-474

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  33. Published

    Evolving grey squirrel management techniques in Europe

    Shuttleworth, C., Robinson, N. J., Halliwell, E. C., Clews-Roberts, R., Peek, H., Podgornik, G., Stinson, M., Rice, S., Finlay, C., McKinney, C., Everest, D. J. & Larsen, K. W., 21 Oct 2020, In: Management of Biological Invasions. 11, 4, p. 747-761

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Ethical dilemmas when using citizen science for early detection of invasive tree pests and diseases

    Pocock, M. J. O., Marzano, M., Bullas-Appleton, E., Dyke, A., de Groot, M., Shuttleworth, C. & White, R., 1 Nov 2020, In: Management of Biological Invasions. 11, p. 720-732

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  35. Published

    Envisioning the future with 'compassionate conservation': An ominous projection for native wildlife and biodiversity

    Callen, A., Hayward, M. W., Klop-Toker, K., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Beranek, C. T., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C. K., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Di Blanco, Y. E., Dixon, V., Fleming, P. J. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Legge, S. M., Lenga, D. J., Major, T., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Meyer, N., Parker, D. M., Periquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R. J., Shuttleworth, C., Tamessar, C. T., Taylor, W. A., Tuft, K., Upton, R. M. O., Valenzuela, M., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., Jan 2020, In: Biological Conservation. 241, 108365.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  36. Published

    Ecosystem impacts of an alien invader in Europe, the grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis

    Gurnell, J., Lurz, P. W. W. & Shuttleworth, C., 2016, The grey squirrel: ecology and management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Gurnell, J. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 307-329

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  37. Published

    Do differing levels of boldness influence the success of translocation? A pilot study on red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)

    Bamber, J. A., Shuttleworth, C. & Hayward, M., 26 Sept 2020, In: Animals. 10, 1748.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  38. Published

    Disease, invasions and conservation: no evidence of squirrelpox virus in grey squirrels introduced to Italy

    Romeo, C., McInnes, C., Dale, T., Shuttleworth, C., Bertolino, S., Wauters, L. A. & Ferrari, N., 1 Feb 2019, In: Animal Conservation. 22, 1, p. 14-23

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  39. Published

    Disease monitoring and surveillance: case studies in the applied conservation of fragmented red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) populations in England and Wales

    Everest, D. J., Floyd, T., Holmes, P., Man, C., Dunnett, C., Locke, R., Savage, L., Sutcliffe, S., Sapsford, B., Shuttleworth, C. & Duff, P., 1 Dec 2021, In: Mammalian Biology. 101, p. 1079-1088

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  40. Published

    Developing red squirrel re-introduction techniques for use during regional grey squirrel eradication programmes in Europe

    Shuttleworth, C., Jackson, N. & Kenward, R. E., 2015, 2015 Global Reintroduction Perspectives. Soorae, P. (ed.). IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, p. 67-74

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

  41. Published

    Developing integrated and applied red squirrel conservation programmes: What lessons can Europe learn from a regional grey squirrel eradication programme in North Wales?

    Shuttleworth, C., Schuchert, P., Everest, D. J., McInnes, C. J., Rushton, S. P., Jackson, N. & Kenward, R. E., 2015, Red squirrels: Ecology, Conservation & Management in Europe. Shuttleworth, C. M., Lurz, P. W. W. & Hayward, M. W. (eds.). European Squirrel Initiative, p. 233-250

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapterpeer-review

  42. Published
  43. Published

    Detecting viral infection in red squirrels

    Shuttleworth, C., Everest, D. J., Halliwell, E. C., Hulme, B., Wilberforce, L. & Clews-Roberts, R., 30 Apr 2019, In: Veterinary Record. 184, p. 507

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  44. Published

    Deconstructing compassionate conservation

    Hayward, M. W., Callen, A., Allen, B. L., Ballard, G., Broekhuis, F., Bugir, C., Clarke, R. H., Clulow, J., Clulow, S., Daltry, J. C., Davies-Mostert, H. T., Fleming, P. J. S., Griffin, A. S., Howell, L. G., Kerley, G. I. H., Klop-Toker, K., Legge, S., Major, T., Meyer, N., Montgomery, R. A., Moseby, K., Parker, D. M., Périquet, S., Read, J., Scanlon, R., Seeto, R., Shuttleworth, C., Somers, M. J., Tamessar, C. T., Tuft, K., Upton, R., Valenzuela-Molina, M., Wayne, A., Witt, R. R. & Wuster, W., Aug 2019, In: Conservation Biology. 33, 4, p. 760-768

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  45. Published

    Controlling grey squirrels in forests and woodlands in the UK

    Gill, R., Ferryman, M., Shuttleworth, C., Lurz, P. W. W., Mill, A., Robertson, P. A. & Dutton, C., 2019, Forest Research. 16 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookpeer-review

  46. Published

    Confirmation of squirrelpox in Welsh red squirrel

    Everest, D. J., Floyd, T., Donnnacie, B., Irvine, R. M., Holmes, J. P. & Shuttleworth, C., 30 Nov 2017, In: Veterinary Record. 181, p. 514-515

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticle

  47. Published

    Challenges and solutions in early detection, rapid response and communication about potential invasive alien species in forests

    de Groot, M., Bullas-Appleton, E., Csóka, G., Csiszár, A., Faccoli, A., Gervasini, A., Kirichenko, N., Shuttleworth, C., Kus Veenvliet, J., O'Hanlon, R., Korda, M., Marinsek, A., Robinson, N., Sweeney, J., Tricarico, E., Verbrugge, L., Williams, D. & Zidar, S., 14 Aug 2020, In: Management of Biological Invasions. 11, p. 637-660

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  48. Published

    Capturing red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) on camera: A cost-effective approach for monitoring relative abundance and habitat preference

    Shannon, G., Valle, S. & Shuttleworth, C., 3 Oct 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 10, e10536.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  49. Published

    By trying to be everything, rewilding risks meaning nothing

    Jachowski, J. D., Bombaci, S., Caravaggi, A., Chalmers, A., Clulow, S., Griffin, A., Hayward, M., Heurich, M., Linnell, J., Marnewick, K., Moehrenschlager, A., Montgomery, A., Shuttleworth, C., Somers, M. & Weise, F., Nov 2019, In: Science. 364, p. 6438

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetter

  50. Published

    British red squirrels remain the only known wild rodent host for leprosy bacilli

    Schilling, A., Avanzi, C., Ulrich, R. G., Busso, P., Pisanu, B., Ferrari, N., Romeo, C., Mazzamuto, M. V., McLuckie, J., Shuttleworth, C., Del-Pozo, J., Lurz, P. W. W., Escalante-Fuentes, W. G., Ocampo-Candiani, J., Vera-Cabrera, L., Stevenson, K., Chapuis, J.-L., Meredith, A. L. & Cole, S. T., 1 Feb 2019, In: Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 6, p. 8

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review