Our dedicated team and volunteers care for injured wildlife brought into our wildlife hospital. It’s a challenging and rewarding endeavour with lots of success stories. Promoting wildlife is at the forefront of our mission. We actively engage with schools, home education groups, and local communities to raise awareness about wildlife. When you become a Wildlife Angel, you help our support our work.
Throughout the year we hold talks and events that allow you to see the wildlife team in action and meet some of the incredible animals in our care. So, while you enjoy time with furry and feathered friends at the animal sanctuary, you can feel good knowing that you’re making a difference. Follow our events page to know when our next Wildlife talk is taking place.
Join us todayOur wildlife hospital provides vital care for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife with the aim of rehabilitating and returning each animal back into the wild. Every day we take in wildlife that needs our help.
Our Hedgehog care unit helps support our spikey friends. Hedgehog numbers continue to decline across Britain, so we do everything we can to help them. Many stay with us over the winter months, too fragile to survive hibernation, before being released back into the wild in spring.
As one of the few specialist Swift care centres in Derbyshire, we are experienced in helping grounded swifts. Swifts live entirely on the wing for years at a time, rarely touching ground for even a moment. If they become grounded it is usually a sign something has gone wrong. Swifts eat live insects and hand feeding is a time consuming process.
Caring for hungry swifts is a mammoth task and requires intensive care with a round the clock feeding regime of insects every day. Thanks for all your support, our Swift program has been a great success.
Jo – Head Swift Co-ordinator
It is a race against time to get them ready and flying fit ready to make their migration journey. Swifts have seen a massive and alarming 57% decline in numbers in the UK recorded between 1995 and 2017. It’s important we take action locally to help them in whatever way we can. The Wildlife Angels work with local swift support groups and have seen fantastic success releasing these miracles of flight back into the skies. Our wildlife center opens all year round, 7 days a week to provide assistance when needed.
Every year we take in injured and baby owls. They often need many months of care before they can be released back into the wild. Each owl can cost hundreds of pounds to rehabilitate. We’ve had great success helping them over the years. When you become a member, you’ll be a part of their success stories too.
As you can imagine, running a wildlife hospital requires a lot of resources. A membership with the Wildlife Angels provides the support we need to help care for wildlife.
Every membership includes a welcome pack with a members card, certificate and our exclusive enamel collectors pin. Membership also includes a fabulous Wildlife Angels greeting card made in the UK and printed on fine art gallery paper – choose from Hedgehog, owl, hare, kestrel or pigeon. Perfect for your desktop or to give to family and friends to let them know you are a Wildlife Angel. See choice of cards here
Join us TodayWildlife talks are held throughout the year and let you chat to the team and see our work in action. Learn how we care for animals in our wildlife hospital and see how your membership is helping wildlife everyday. Visit our events page to find out when our next talk is taking place.
Please call our wildlife helplines on 07368 996127 or 07872 421878.
For frequently asked questions on what to do to help injured birds, hedgehogs etc, please visit our Wildlife Help pages – it may save a call. Our line is always very busy but you can send us a message if the line is engaged and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
If you are looking for help with injured wildlife in your area, please visit the Help Wildlife Directory to find your local rescue centre.