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The Wildlife Lounge Dedicated to helping wildlife in need - local wildlife rehabber. Wildlife must be brought to me. Every pound is spent on looking after wildlife.
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Claire’s journey began in 2013 when she saw a young bird in the road, she picked it up and asked a passer-by if he knew what it was. He proceeded to take it out of her hand and throw over the Chapel wall. She went home and then straight back with her husband to look for it. Chris crawled under the bushes and found the bird which they then identified as a young swift. They took it home and began go

ogling and ringing around to various Swift charities to find out how to help the little bird. After guidance from the late Judith Wakelam, Claire rehabilitated the little swift and released it back into the wild. Claire has always loved animals and had a passion for helping wildlife. She even rescued and rehabilitated a baby pigeon when she was still at junior school in Essex! Local vets and the RSPB at Lakenheath all know Claire and direct people to her if they can not help. Over lockdown, Claire and her husband Chris, custom built some enclosures in their back garden to ensure that they can offer the best rehabilitation surroundings for any rescued wildlife that comes to them. Unfortunately, due to space and costs Claire is only able to take a limited amount of wildlife. However she is always happy to offer advice and if she cant take the injured bird or mammal she probably knows someone who may be able to. Claire will always do her best for any bird or mammal that is brought to her, sadly sometimes that means euthanasia - but this is a last resort. Claire has created a ‘paypal account' as well as an 'Amazon Wishlist' and a 'gofundme’ page to help with the costs of looking after each type of species. If you have a few pounds to spare please see the links below to donate.

03/09/2026

Sorry but Claire can’t take anything else in until Friday 11th September. Sorry.
Hopefully all wildlife will behave itself and stay safe 🤞

18/08/2026

This young starling has finished eating and it’s now time for a bath

Smile for the camera 📸🥰
18/08/2026

Smile for the camera 📸🥰

18/08/2026

The young swiftlets like to preen each other now and again, and obviously have a little look round. While others ignore them snd carry on sleeping. 💤

18/08/2026

Thank you very much to the lovely people that have sent crickets, mealworms, waxworms, blue roll, kitchen rolls and gloves. They have been crucial in keeping us going so far. We have gone through so many of these essential items and still the birds keep coming 🐦 We really appreciate your donations and they really help the wildlife that comes in to my care.

If anyone would like to donate we have an Amazon Wishlist and a PayPal account ([email protected]). Live foods (which is our biggest cost) such as crickets and waxworms can be purchased from slitherinreptiles.com and other online retailers.
We are currently using standard banded brown or silent crickets. Donations can be sent directly to me at 67, Nightingale lane, Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk. IP26 4AR.
❤️ Thank you for your continued support ❤️

09/08/2026

And finally he’s off, well a bit further anyway before another nibble ❤️

09/08/2026

A little nibble there…

09/08/2026

Once he had reached the correct weight for release and was completely eating independently a special place was found for him to continue his life as he should - in the wild. However it took a while to get him going as he was too interested in everything around him. A little nibble here ….

This lovely leveret was found in the middle of a road, in a puddle. The finder took it home and dried it and warmed it u...
08/08/2026

This lovely leveret was found in the middle of a road, in a puddle. The finder took it home and dried it and warmed it up, then brought it to me.

Most leverets that are found alone have not been abandoned. Unless they are in immediate danger, as this one was, they should be left where they are.

Mothers leave their babies - usually in shallow grass - and return to them once or twice a day to feed and perhaps move them to somewhere new.
Leverets are very difficult to raise, they are highly strung wild animals and cannot be treated like a domestic rabbit. They have very delicate digestive systems, and easily succumb to stress, shock, or fatal gastrointestinal imbalances in captivity.

I have been rehabbing these beautiful creatures for a number of years under the guidance of a very experienced carer who is part of the Hare Preservation Society, and by no means is it always a happy ending.

This one - Harley - didn’t want the milk feeds (not cows milk) at first but soon got used to it and once a bit older was started on ‘solids’.

08/08/2026

Thank you everyone for all your kind messages
❤️ x ❤️

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