February

February

by | Feb 26, 2020 |

February 26 Feb, 2020 You could say this is our quiet time, if there is such a thing around here, yet in the wildlife and small mammal unit we have innumerable rabbits, ferrets and guinea pigs, as well as aviaries full of domestic and exotic birds, along with ninety...
Wildlife this Christmas

Wildlife this Christmas

by | Dec 22, 2019 |

We have almost a hundred hedgehogs in the wildlife unit at the moment, along with a variety of birds, and no doubt many, many more hedgehogs will arrive over winter. These guys will be our guests until mid spring or until it begins to warm up.Meet this poor little...
The nights are drawing in

The nights are drawing in

by | Sep 30, 2019 |

There has been a sudden influx of underweight, juvenile hedgehogs lately, nineteen in one week alone! Given how late in the year it is, these guys will now remain in our care until next spring, as they won’t reach their target weight to successfully hibernate....
Early Autumn

Early Autumn

by | Sep 15, 2019 |

We spoke too soon when we said summer was over and that things were calming down. Obviously nobody touched wood! A grebe chick recently arrived, strangely, it was found sitting by a roadside with no sign of it’s mother.Fast on the grebe’s heels came three...
Drifting into Autumn

Drifting into Autumn

by | Sep 2, 2019 |

Finally, things are calming down a little around here.The influx of chicks is slowing down, along with hedgehogs. The staff are drawing a collective deep breath and are hoping that lunchtimes are now back on the menu.Our final two shelducks are now enjoying the water...