I was in the rescue, late one evening, checking on a pair of bonding bunnies. It’s always odd being the only person there. As soon as I walked in all the chicks started shrieking for food so I spent a good half hour just feeding them. A few curious hedgehogs peeked out from beneath their …
A Fist full of ferrets This year has been the busiest ever for our wildlife and small mammal unit. All creatures great and small have flowed through the doors, so I thought I’d share a few of them with you. We’re still rats, smell it first guys, smell it first Talking of wildlife, there’s a …
The hay run can be quite challenging…everyone wants to be a part of it! As usual, wildlife is full to over-flowing with hedgehogs. Almost 100 at the moment. The really sickly ones need hand-feeding. This little chap has the most awful lung-worm and was close to death when he came in. He’s hanging on, three …
The weather has been utterly hideous around here, endless, vicious hail, rain and freezing winds. Truly gruesome. Sadly, despite Billy-bob and Bella’s best attempts, their second chick died. It was simply born too late. Such a shame though. How fragile is life? Quick update, I’m so glad to see the back of the builder, he did …
Now winter may be cold, wet, windy and grim…..but it can be pretty too! It also has it’s cosy moments. These long dark evenings get you thinking don’t they? For some bizarre reason I found myself ruminating on whether or not I could still run tonight, no idea why! When I actually thought about it …
I received a rather frantic phone call from my neighbour last week, she had undertaken to care for her sons’ cat for a month and had totally forgot that she and her hubs had booked to go to London for five days. “Could you see to the cat?” she pleaded. Well of course I could. …
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Remember my little miracle bird that flew headfirst into a speeding car a few weeks ago? Well, I’m DELIGHTED to announce that it’s now been released. It spent a few weeks in an aviary where it flew perfectly so now it’s back in the big wide world…..whoever would have thought it eh? AMAZING! And Missy, …
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It’s been a really busy old week, with all sorts going on. I’ve finally had to accept the fact that the whole house is urgently in need of redecorating and so I finally got stuck in to the worse room in the house, the kitchen. After a crazy few days of dogs getting tangled in …
This Easter has come and gone in a whirlwind. Today is the first time I’ve managed to catch my breath. It began on Good Friday with hubs celebrating his 55th birthday. We spent a VERY pleasant evening visiting several splendid watering holes….. And indulging in some even more splendid real ales…… marvelous they were! Saturday …
The last few weeks at the rescue have been rather remarkable, to say the least! I mentioned a few weeks back that the rescue had taken in two ten week old staffy puppies that had been found in a park. They had been doused in chemicals that resulted in one being blinded and the other …
