Life is slowing down in the gardens. The grass no longer grows and the perpetual rain of falling leaves drowns out the song of the birds, who sing softly, now the urgency of summer is behind them. Only the melodic robins sing on throughout the days and nights, rehearsing their spring songs. Back and forth …
A male fox, 18 months old, bitten by a dog. Working with the foxes was nothing like I expected it to be. First I imagined that they would be cordoned off somehow, and be irate and up for a scrap…..I was wrong on both counts. The foxes are kept in cages and a divider is …
After much soul searching, Hubs and I made the decision recently to sell our narrowboat as we were not using it very much and it’s far too small for the dogs, especially Sam. Well, we put it up for sale a few days ago and now a chap is coming to see it on Saturday….and …
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Now I know a lot of you have STUNNING wildlife and must smile at me waxing lyrical about what may appear to be non-spectacular animals….but…I had a real treat at the rescue this week, as this magnificent bird was brought in. I was doing my usual shift, beginning with the pigeons and collared doves and …
The rescue remains unnaturally quiet as hardly any wildlife has been brought in over the last month, which is most odd. Having said that, the wildlife unit is still full so it’s a good thing. This little hog may be coming to live with me in the spring. It has some sort of special needs, …
Well, it’s a new year and it’s a lovely to watch the stars that shine so brightly on these cold winter nights. Each day becomes a little longer and I hear the song of more and more birds who are beginning to sing, along with sound of the endless drip, drip, dripping. It’s been such a wet year and …
I was at Martin Mere recently doing a series of talks on wildlife on behalf of the rescue. Martin Mere is a stunningly beautiful place, one of nine unique wetland visitor centres in the UK run by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. I began the day with a talk on hedgehogs. A large crowd had …
