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Since the charity was founded in 2018, the Greenwich Wildlife Network has received almost daily reports of animals being shot at with...
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Rae Gellel
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
Cygnet Crash Lands in Busy Street
This cygnet crash landed in a busy road in Greenwich. Thankfully, a small group of kind-hearted people gathered around him to keep him...
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Rae Gellel
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
Woodcock Rescue: A European Visitor Runs into Trouble
At this time of year, Woodcocks migrate to Britain from Continental Europe to spend the winter on UK shores. Sadly, many get into trouble...
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Rae Gellel
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
Autistic Inclusive Meets Participants Meet Ferrets Ren & Stimpy
We were delighted to take our two resident ferrets, Ren and Stimpy, along to Woolwich Common Social Club this afternoon to meet Autistic...
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Rae Gellel
- Dec 6, 2023
- 1 min
A Christmas Litter Pick at King John's Walk, Eltham
What a great turn out to the Christmas Litter Pick at King John’s Walk Eltham today! Thank you to everyone that came along in spite of...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 23, 2023
- 1 min
Gull Horrifically Entangled in Fishing Hooks & Line
The team were all really disturbed and upset by the recent rescue of a gull with a fishing hook embedded in his wing, which was then...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 23, 2023
- 3 min
I've seen a limping fox - so why won't a wildlife rescue organisation attend?
Sometimes, members of the public become frustrated with wildlife rescue organisations when they report a limping fox, and the...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 22, 2023
- 3 min
This Mother Duck Chose the Most Dangerous Spot Imaginable for her Nest!
A few weeks back, a building company called Ardmore Construction got in touch with the GWN in regards to a duck that had laid eggs in a...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 22, 2023
- 2 min
Rescuing a Stranded Moorhen is Wet & Dirty Work!
A local person was out walking at Hall Place in Bexleyheath this afternoon when they heard the cheeping of a moorhen. They quickly...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 22, 2023
- 2 min
Rabbit in Shocking Condition Rescued in Oxleas Woods
We need to raise funds for veterinary care for Merlin, a rabbit who was found in Oxleas Woods after either being lost or deliberately...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 22, 2023
- 1 min
All Systems Go At Our New Wildlife Rehab Unit
It's all systems go at our new mini Wildlife Rehab Unit! We're moving animals in, we're training volunteers, volunteers are doing their...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 22, 2023
- 3 min
Kitten Rescued by GWN & Fire Fighters After Five Hour Effort
What an exhausting evening we’ve had, desperately trying to free a kitten trapped inside a car in Frances Street, Woolwich for over five hou
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 7, 2023
- 2 min
Recent Rescues: Swans in Need of Relocation in Blackheath & Collapsed Heron in Eltham
These two swans were being chased out of the pond at Blackheath by another territorial pair of swans. This is a really common issue at...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 7, 2023
- 1 min
Lethargic Swan in Thamesmead Rescued
This swan was reported as sat in the same spot on a muddy bank in Thamesmead for an entire day and night. Although there were no obvious...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 4, 2023
- 2 min
IT'S READY! Work Complete on Our New Mini Wildife Rehab Unit
IT’S READY! After many many months of work and many thousands of pounds spent, our new Wildlife Rehab Unit is ready for its first animal...
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Rae Gellel
- Nov 1, 2023
- 1 min
Collapsed Fox in SE15
We were asked by Fox Angels Foundation to assist with a fox collapsed in a garden in SE15. Although SE15 is a long way outside of our...
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Rae Gellel
- Oct 22, 2023
- 1 min
Peregrine Falcon & 'Savage Beast' of a Fox Rescued
It was a baptism of fire for newbie volunteer Bethany today when she attended her first ever fox rescue, with support from experienced...
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Rae Gellel
- Oct 22, 2023
- 1 min
Group Volunteering Day at Our New Wildlife Rehab Unit
We're at the last leg! Today we had a big group volunteering session to work our new mini Wildlife Rehab Unit, and we made a huge amount...
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Rae Gellel
- Oct 19, 2023
- 1 min
The GWN Film a Segment for 'Planet Pigeon' - A PBS America Documentary
Today we did some filming in our pigeon avairies for a PBS America Documentary called Planet Pigeon and tried our best to dispel some of...
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Rae Gellel
- Oct 18, 2023
- 1 min
Blackheath Swan Relocated After Attack by Territorial Pair
Well done to Paige, Fran had Dave for relocating a swan today that landed on the pond at Blackheath, which is already home to a pair of...
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