Rae Gellel
Can Foxes Simply be Relocated?
"There's a fox living in my garden and I don't want it there - can you come and get it and move it somewhere else?" We get this request...
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Rae Gellel
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Appalling Act of Animal Cruelty at Fairlawn Court
Really disturbing scenes at Fairlawn Court in Charlton, SE7 today, a Peabody property. We had previously been made aware that pigeons...
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Rae Gellel
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Mum & 13 Ducklings Safely Relocated After Becoming Trapped
There's no doubt that nesting season has arrived - it's been an exhausting day! A happy outcome for this family of ducks during a rescue...
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Rae Gellel
- Mar 22
- 1 min
Volunteers Transform Litter-Strewn Area Around the PDSA
To everyone who turned up for the big clean up effort around the PDSA Thamesmead this afternoon - I cannot thank you enough for your hard...
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Rae Gellel
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Greenwich Wildlife Network Founder Recognised with Community Award
I was very surprised but also very touched and honoured to receive an award this evening, at Women's Day Event to celebrate the...
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Rae Gellel
- Mar 15
- 1 min
Training Day at the Slade Church
A big thank you to all the very promising potential volunteers who attended our transport volunteer training session today. The session...
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Rae Gellel
- Mar 12
- 1 min
A Session in the Capture & Handling of Waterbirds
A very big thank you to Ann Aitken-Davies for leading a training session for volunteers today at Danson Park on the capture and rescue of...
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Rae Gellel
- Jan 14
- 1 min
The Greenwich Wildlife Network, registered charity number 1197507
I am absolutely thrilled to be writing to you for the first time as the Director of the Greenwich Wildlife Network, registered charity...
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Rae Gellel
- Jan 11
- 1 min
Fundraising event at King's Park School, Eltham
Shortly before Christmas, students from the year 9 Maths class at King's Park School in Eltham, a specialist secondary school provision...
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Rae Gellel
- Dec 12, 2021
- 1 min
GWN Christmas party and fundraiser
A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Greenwich Wildlife Network party and fundraiser last night! The turn out was a bit thinner...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Charity Bank Account
After a long and sometimes frustrating application process, we finally have a charity bank account! This is a big milestone for us, as...
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Rae Gellel
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
Soft release aviaries for 2022
While I've been away, volunteers Darren and Fran have been working hard constructing our soft release aviaries which arrived at long...
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Rae Gellel
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
Ducklings Trapped in Fountain Rescued
Many thanks to volunteers Fran and Conchi for reuniting a mother duck and her ducklings this afternoon, after the ducklings became...
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Rae Gellel
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
Baby Pigeons Saved from Being Crushed to Death!
Two pigeons had nested on a window frame in the stairwell of a housing block in Plumstead. The windows were electronically controlled and...
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Rae Gellel
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Shouldn't Put An Animal "Out of Its Misery"
We can't believe we have to say this but: please do not attempt to euthanise animals yourself. Many times when our volunteers are tagged...
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Rae Gellel
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Help Us to Find Land in Greenwich or Bexley
We're looking for a small, affordable piece of land, smallholding, or space, in or around SE18, where we can house a small number of...
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Rae Gellel
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
Rescue Equipment Donation Appeal
We are receiving more reports than ever about trapped, injured or distressed animals, are in need of vital protective gear and equipment...
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Rae Gellel
- May 28, 2021
- 1 min
"Troublesome Trevor" Safely Relocated by Volunteers
"Troublesome Trevor" was spotted outside Morrison's Supermarket looking a bit sorry for himself yesterday evening. Trevor the swan has...
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Rae Gellel
- May 28, 2021
- 3 min
Animals are Being Maimed & Killed with Impunity at our Local Parks
We are so tired of receiving reports of animals, particularly waterbirds, being shot with slingshots, air rifles and other weapons by...
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Rae Gellel
- May 20, 2021
- 4 min
Teamwork & Persistence Lead to the Successful Rescue of Injured Goose - Despite Dangerous Location
On Tuesday, we received a report of a Canada Goose with a suspected broken wing at the historic Broadwater canal in Thamesmead, SE28....
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