This lovely young Ewe (to the RHS on the first pic) has just come to us as a stray. She was found on public land miles from any farm or other sheep, with no ear tag we are unable to locate her owner.
She’s very nervous, not surprising considering her ordeal, being all alone. She is safe now and has become quite attached to our resident Shaunie Sheep.
Henry and Dixie have only been with us for a couple of months, however they have thankfully already been rehomed. This young couple now have a home in a massive open field, with five companion pigs, three of which have come from us in the past, Bertie, Truffles and Wally. We have already…
On 20 August we had three very young squirrels delivered to us, these were found by a member of the public that had disturbed them whilst cleaning a chimney. Unfortunately the mother left her three babies and was too frightened to return. We are now hand rearing all three, this is very time consuming, feeding…
Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers who spent hours helping to prepare for another successful open day. Thank you also to everyone who baked for us, to those who donated prizes, to the stall holders and to everyone who braved the cold to come on the day. Thank you all, we raised £2,637.02!…
This young mallard duckling has been with us for a week now and doing well. The duckling was found on its own, with no parents around or any other ducklings. It can be quite difficult to rear single ducklings as they can become quite stressed and withdrawn on their own, constantly crying for their parents, fortunately this chap has done well…
These 9 ducklings were brought to us by the RSPCA, their mum was leading them across a road when she was killed, so sad however at least these were rounded up and brought to us. They are under a heat lamp in our hospital and so far 48 hours later all are doing well.
Recently there has been a spate of attacks on swans not far from here. A swan has been shot in Jacksdale and Codnor as well as another 4 being attacked and 1 being decapitated. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) are offering a £1000 reward for anyone with information on these horrific crimes. Anyone…
