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Rae Gellel
May 25, 20221 min read
Orphaned Baby Pigeon finds Adoptive Parents
We had a hatchling pigeon brought into our care this week. A look at his poo through the microscope showed that he was healthy, so he was...
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Rae Gellel
May 18, 20222 min read
Mum & Ducklings Relocated from Roof Terrace
Yet another duckling rescue on a roof terrace of a housing block today, this time in SE10. Once again my mum was left in charge of...
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Rae Gellel
May 10, 20221 min read
A Sad Call Midnight Call Out
A very sad situation this evening - a fox hit by a car in Abbeywood. All the more heart breaking was the adult fox who kept hovering...
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Rae Gellel
May 7, 20222 min read
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 30, 20221 min read
Abandoned Canary Rescued Just in Time
Although it isn't our usual catchment area, we couldn't ignore a post on SE16 community group about a canary who had been abandoned by...
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Rae Gellel
Apr 28, 20221 min read
Fox Cub Saved from Drowning in the Thames
Fox cub rescued from the river in Deptford just now thanks to the efforts of Tracey, Debbie and Katherine who shot over there. Debbie and...
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Rae Gellel
Apr 22, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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
Apr 9, 20222 min read
Crow Freed from Anti-Bird Netting
We encountered yet another victim of anti-bird netting this evening. Our volunteer Fran just happened to be passing this block of flats...
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Rae Gellel
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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 11, 20221 min read
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
Feb 2, 20221 min read
Sticky Pigeon Gets a Bath!
Our volunteer Paul Elliott had been concerned for some time about this pigeon at Southmere Lake in Thamesmead was covered all over in an...
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Rae Gellel
Jan 14, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Dog's Body Found in Thamesmead - Please Contact the PDSA for More Info
This afternoon, the body of a small to medium sized dog was recovered from Gallion's Canal in Thamesmead, SE28, near the Princess Alice...
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Rae Gellel
Dec 12, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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 17, 20211 min read
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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