A conservation group has been awarded funding to buy CCTV cameras which will allow volunteers working remotely to help protect England's few remaining red squirrels.

The Upper Coquetdale Red Squirrel Group (UCRSG) is using an £18,000 National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to buy 50 motion-activated devices which will be installed across some of the most remote parts of Northumberland.

The "virtual ranger" project will also involve the recruitment of community volunteers who will monitor the live footage remotely and map red squirrel populations.