Three tiny baby hoglets where brought into the Animal Sanctuary recently after being found underneath a sheet of insulation. Unfortunately the mum was distrubed after the sheets were lifted away and no amount of coaxing would tempt her back to the babies. We received a phone call about the orphans and of course agreed to […]
If you can always be cheerful, If you can sleep without drugs, If you can relax without alcohol, If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can take blame without resentment, If you can resist complaining, If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it, If you can […]
We had an unexpected guest pop along to the Animal Sanctuary today. Everybody was quite suprised to see a male pheasant wondering about the visitor yard. We are not quite sure where he came from but he seemed very much at home as if he had lived at the animal sanctuary all his life. The […]
You may have noticed some changes to our website recently. The Web code elves have been busy working away in the background to bring a whole new look to our site with easier navigation and responsive layouts for Ipad and phone users. One of the new facilities we are hoping to bring on line in […]
We are very excited to tell you that hansel and gretel are sitting eggs at the Sanctuary. They’ve been spending a lot of time in their nest area and engaging in mutual preening and cheek rubbing as part of courtship and pair-bonding over the last few months. At first we thought they were just being affectionate […]
 Starfish, strange and beautiful,Washed up along the Shore,Mermaid magical in concept,Soft symmetry and form. I’ve often thought about theseQuirky creatures of the deep –What are their otherworldy thoughts?I wonder if they sleep?I stood admiring at this creature,Maybe God’s most perfect plan – But hang on a minute….. Yuk!Have you seen them eat a clam? […]
As you probably know we have been doing quite a lot of work around the Sanctuary and some of it has taken its toll on the gardens. Some of the areas are looking very bare. If anybody has any spare plants for the Sanctuary, we would be very grateful for border plants, shrubs, flowers etc […]
Thanks to all the Pet Samaritans who have recently brought in lots of injured and orphaned baby birds. It’s been a really busy week with non stop calls for help. We have had everything from exhausted pigeons to little baby blue tits and an injured Magpie. Lots of hedgehogs too. Jo and Kate are providing […]
We were shocked to see three poorly kittens that had been abandoned and left to fend for themselves.They were close to death and when we first saw them, we thought they would never survive the night. Luckily the Pet Samaritans were called in just in time to save them. We have never seen such frail […]
Latoya has been coming to Animal Sanctuary one day a week for the last two years for a school initiative and has now completed her level 2 animal care qualification. She is currently sitting her GCSE exams and is off to college next year. Latoya has been a great help at the Sanctuary and has […]