Heron
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Heron

Too often with wildlife rescue, we have to let animals go to end suffering. Today was such a case, we took a call for this grounded Heron. We easily caught them, thats never a good sign. A quick examination, they were extremely emaciated and weak. A thorough examination at the vets revealed an old injury…

Goslings
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Goslings

Yesterday we took in 6 goslings. A member of the public stopped when they saw thier mother trying to cross the A52 with her babies and tragically she was killed, thankfully sombody stopped and managed to catch the goslings. When they arrived they were certainly quite traumatised and wouldn’t settle, we added 2 older goslings…

Injured Fox Cub
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Injured Fox Cub

This female fox cub was admitted yesterday in a bit of a mess, very dehydrated and with a severely infected jaw. On admission we gave her fluids, pain relief and started antibiotics. Today she went straight to our vets for a better examination under aesthetic including x-rays. Our fears that the infection had got into…

Fox Cubs
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Fox Cubs

The so-called “silly season” has arrived in anger, it’s that time of year when we receive a deluge of calls to help baby wildlife, as well as several baby birds in our care being hand reared, we have baby hedgehogs, ducklings and now this pair! These fox cubs were admitted after their den was disturbed…

26 May – Spring Open Day

26 May – Spring Open Day

Spring Fund Raising Day – Sunday 26th May! £1 entry – We will have all our usual charity stalls and other local animal charities as well as Veggies burgers and lots of lovely cakes as well as some beautiful new merchandise. So come and see us and our current residents, we really hope to see…

Barn Owl
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Barn Owl

This barn owl was admitted this week after being found lifeless, he was otherwise in good condition. After a couple of days of fluid therapy, the change was quite dramatic, soon he was standing, then attacking us now he’s eating. After another few days of observation, he’ll be moved from our hospital to a large…

Geese

Geese

This lovely pair of Embden geese (goose and gander) arrived this week after their owner sadly passed away. We were able to take them in as two other pairs in our care have been rehomed. Geese are not easy to rehome, they are often with us for several years untill a great home is offered….