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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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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...
Rae Gellel
Nov 4, 20232 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 21, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Oct 21, 20231 min read
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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...
Rae Gellel
Oct 18, 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 17, 20231 min read
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Big Turn Out for Rescue Techniques Training
What a brilliant turn out for our rescue training session today! A huge thank you to everyone that attended, both existing volunteers and...
Rae Gellel
Oct 6, 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 4, 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 29, 20232 min read
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In Loving Memory of Laurence Foxon
The Greenwich Wildlife Network Team were greatly saddened to hear of the recent passing of Laurence Foxon, a supporter of the charity, a...
Rae Gellel
Sep 17, 20232 min read
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It's Ours! The GWN's Plans for a Mini Wildlife Rehab Unit in SE18
It’s officially ours! Today we signed the lease and picked up the keys for the space that will become our new mini Wildlife Rehab Unit in...
Rae Gellel
Aug 31, 20231 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 21, 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 12, 20232 min read
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Locals & GWN Volunteers Water Young Trees Struggling in Heat Wave
A huge thank you to all the volunteers & local people that came along to our Tree Watering Day on Winn's Common this afternoon. Having...
Rae Gellel
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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Another Day, Another Batch of Ducklings at the Royal Arsenal...
By 9.00 AM today we were back in the lagoon at the Royal Arsenal catching 16 ducklings and their mother. This lagoon had absolutely no...
Rae Gellel
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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Volunteers Dig Out Trapped Swan with Their Bare Hands
An absolutely exhausting rescue today in Thamesmead, when for the second day running, a swan crash landed into a fenced off area which...
Rae Gellel
Apr 26, 20232 min read
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A Double Rescue in the Pouring Rain
We’ve just returned from two consecutive and very sodden rescues in the same area. The first: A mother duck had nested on a roof terrace...
Rae Gellel
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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