Caroline's Blog

We are delighted to announce that Vale Wildlife Hospital has been awarded a £9,000 grant by the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust as part of their 40th Anniversary year. The Trust have supported us on several occasions throughout our 38-year history and we are...

We hope that you all have the date for this years Open Day and Fun Dog Show in your diaries and that you will come along and enjoy the day with us. We still have limited availability for charity pitches, craft pitches and traders so if you'd like to find out more...

Come along to our hugely popular Open Day and Fun Dog Show.  Loads to see and do - Craft stalls, Charities, Games, Tombolas, Food and Drink and much more. Your opportunity to see behind the scenes at one of the busiest wildlife hospitals in the UK. Look out for...

It's been a long time since I posted on here so I thought it was about time I started writing again. 2022 is coming to an end and, although it has been a busy year, it hasn't been anywhere near as hectic as 2022 which saw our record of almost 8,000 casualties being...

Please support Jeff who is undertaking the London Marathon for the second year running to raise funds for Vale.

Whenever possible we liaise and work with other wildlife centres in the UK in order to deliver the best care possible for wildlife casualties. Working together with other centres is important, ensuring that casualties have the best possible chance of rehabilitation...

VALE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT: We are currently caring for over 300 hedgehogs at Vale with several more being admitted every day. Our resources are being stretched to the limit – the average cost of feeding just one hedgehog is around £5 per week (with...

If this year continues as it has started it will turn out to be our busiest on record. It may settle down and revert to average numbers but my feeling is that it will continue to be busier than normal. So far this year we have treated more than 1300 animals - 91...

We are only into April, which is right at the start of the busy season in wildlife rehabilitation centres, but we have already admitted almost 800 casualties to Vale Wildlife Hospital so far this year. The last few weeks have been noticeably busier with a steadily...

We currently have a vacancy for a full-time Wildlife Care Assistant to start mid-March 2017. Download a job description here and an application form here