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A Little Christmas Cheer At Our Rehab Unit
Bringing a little Christmas cheer to our rehab unit
Rae Gellel
Dec 5, 20240 min read
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From Garden Guest to House Guest: The Remarkable Rescue of an Injured Fox
An injured fox sought refuge in the home of kind siblings, leading to a tricky rescue by GWN. Now safe at SEWH for recovery and care.
Rae Gellel
Nov 27, 20241 min read
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Rescued Button Quail Finds a New Home at Dartford Animal Rescue
A rescued button quail finds safety and company at Dartford Animal Rescue, thanks to swift action by Greenwich Wildlife Network.
Rae Gellel
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Dec 6, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 23, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 22, 20232 min read
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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
Rae Gellel
Nov 22, 20233 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 7, 20232 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Oct 22, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Oct 18, 20231 min read
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Gull was Minutes from Being Washed Away by the Thames
This afternoon we attended to this waterlogged gull on the foreshore of the Thames with suspected botulism. With the tide rapidly coming...
Rae Gellel
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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We Couldn't Let Arwen Fall Into the Wrong Hands
This tiny little lady is Arwen, an 8-month old unneutered cat who came into the care of the Greenwich Wildlife Network after a volunteer...
Rae Gellel
Sep 30, 20232 min read
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We Went Outside Our Catchment Area to Help this Fox with Severe Mange
Although East London has a little bit of coverage by rescue organisations for wildlife, it has almost no rescue coverage for foxes in...
Rae Gellel
Aug 22, 20231 min read
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Stranded Moorhen Chicks Are Reunited with Parents
Every summer we are contacted about moorhens nesting next to the weir at Hall Place in Bexleyheath. Although they insist on nesting in...
Rae Gellel
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Collapsed Fox in SE18 Rescued
Before we’d even finished our moorhen rescue at Hall Place today we’d received pleas for help with two collapsed foxes in separate...
Rae Gellel
Jul 13, 20232 min read
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