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Hedgehogs hate heatwaves!
We are seeing an ever increasing number of animals, particularly hedgehogs, coming to us seriously dehydrated due to the hot dry weather. This little man was brought to us today very dehydrated and out of cover during daylight, a clear sign that all is not well.
When the Little Owl got stuck in the Chimney
This young Little Owl had a lucky escape, he fell down a chimney into the fire below. Fortunately the fire was not lit and he was heard by the occupiers. Being a log burner, he could easily be rescued from the his ordeal, by opening the doors. After a few nights in an incubator under…
Injured Pheasant Released
Click on image to enlarge A few weeks ago we were presented with an injured pheasant, she had been shot, the shot had penetrated one leg and injured the other. We persevered with her, the main difficulty was her broken leg. To our amazement this beautiful bird made a full recovery and today she was…
Buzzard
When the weather is nice and people are out and about especially over weekends, that’s when we receive lots of calls, this weekend has been one of those and we have had to prioritise what we can help with. Along with another fox cub, several birds and more babies to rear, we took in this…
Swan Rescue
We have been dealing with a few swans of late, 5 in the past 2 weeks with 3 still in our care.On Sunday evening we went out to rescue this large male, so large he’s doesn’t even fit our swan bag and so we have improvised using blankets to wrap around him to safety contain…
Keep an eye out for Hogs
At this time of year the small and sick hedgehogs start to come in to us on an almost daily basis, many hogs that are too small to hibernate through the winter.