Furr & Feather Wildlife Rescue & Protection. Newark, Nottinghamshire.

29/04/2025

Hi all.
Just to remind i am taking Swifts again this year. I am an acredited rehabber and recommended by the Swift Society.
I can also take the odd garden/song bird at my discretion also, depending on time and what i have in at the time.

No baby pigeons!!! Except for absolute emergencies. As much as i adore them, they just take up too much time. But still able to take canker patients etc.

Will not/can not take anything with broken bones unfortunately.

09/01/2025

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02/12/2024

It totally breaks my heart to say this, and i will be totally lost over spring/summer, but i will be remaining closed over next year :( (hopefully i will be back in 2026 but this solely depends on sourcing decent livestock to make sales which funds the rescue over 2025)

Due to lots of losses in my lepidoptera this year (at fault of a bad "breeder") i simply do not have the funds to be able to operate.

I will however continue with the swifts, and ONLY swifts. I cannot turn my back on them completely as there are so little people closely who can raise these, and i am listed as an accredited rehabber for these specifically.. This will still be a big struggle financially but i will manage somehow.

Really sorry about this.
I find it hard to turn away any animal needing help so PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT ME ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.
There are many other rescues who can help. See www.helpwildlife.co.uk and put your postcode in to search your area.
Any seriously injured animals should be taken to the vet. Minster Newark work with Wild Things Rescue so they are great to go to.

Remember however that any animal that has been in a cats mouth MUST get antibiotics ASAP to stand a chance of survival, please do not allow anyone, even if they are a vet, to back out into the wild without this. Same goes for any pigeons/doves/baby rooks on the ground or any other bird that is not fully feathered.

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26/10/2024

Please share!
Remember, if you do leave your pumpkins for the wildlife, please try and put them in a tree, or up on something where hogs can't reach.
Squirrels and birds enjoy them and they're a great source of energy and vitamin A for them, but for hedgehogs they can be devastating.

You can also contact wildlife sanctuaries/farms that keep ducks, pigs, racoons, deer etc and see if they want them :) im sure they will be welcome.

23/10/2024

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07/10/2024

Im sorry. But i just CANNOT continue with the wildlife this winter. Not at all. Please contact another rescue and take any severely injured wildlife to the vet (Minster and Medivet work alongside rehabbers)
In part because i can barely look after myself. My mental health is so bad, almost the worst its been in 25 years including complex grief from losing my mum in 2017 and my dad last December. (This doesn't mean the animals get neglected. They don't. They get everything which means what little care i do give myself gets even less)
My waking hours are emotional hell. And where usually i could escape in sleep, my dreams are being plagued by pain and delirium 💔😭 im a mess (waiting on therapy)
An also in part to how things are at home/how i live... Not ideal for the birds anymore, because of one of my late dads dogs being here is even more difficult.
And also i have limited space .... Spaces i did make have been taken by other stuff.
In short, everything is a complete mess and im totally overwhelmed with it all.

I really hope to try and get things sorted ready for baby season next year including getting a small aviary put together for the rehabbing part (which i haven't done for a while now, only raising nestlings) But that is a huge task in itself and more complicated than just making an aviary due to how the garden has gone :(

Just have to see how things go.
Please don't make me feel bad or guilty for not taking an animal you contact me about. Please, please contact another rescue.
If you don't drive i MAY be able to take to rescue for you, but you MUST arrange for them to go in yourself. Ill literally just do the pick up/drop off. But i cannot do this at the drop of a hat, need a little notice like the day before. I understand there are emergencies.
I will still be here to offer help and advice over message.

06/10/2024

The pigeons have started...... Despite not taking any pigeons 🤣 im going away on Friday too! So im maybe gonna have another travel companion unless someone has space?
Look how cute she is tho ❤
Poor thing was found grounded by a lady on my street, almost ran over and then in someone's garden, sleeping on their doorstep.

Not flying, but has good resistance in both wings and legs.
However, she is incredibly thin. Hopefully just a matter of building her back up then ill be looking for a home for her (whether indoor, aviary or joining a resident flock)
I don't like to re release the white ones.

02/10/2024

Not wildlife related, but trying to help my friend.
He has taken over Pastability .
So a completely new owner, new foods and new menu.
Food is always cooked fresh and is absolutely beautiful!
The cafe is so comfy, brightly lit and clean and inviting.
Prices are amazing too, and all staff are so friendly and kind and always there to help.

Even if you're feeling low, pop in and you'll leave feeling much better ❤

Go and give it a try :)

15/09/2024

Following on from part 1 of the swan rescue.
After escorting her back to the lake earlier that day, i got a message around 9pm saying a swan had hit power lines on grove street, had come down and was looking in a really bad way.
So, jumped in the car again and drove over. No sign of her so went round the lake where we spotted her, and Mr Nicholson a local resident who looks out for the birds who i know, came over to us and explained that someone had walked her back to the lake from Grove Street. She had been looking in a really bad way at that point, but upon arrival was doing ok.
Getting her to the vets was hard as so late and it was apparent she was getting kicked off the lake by another family with youngsters. I had a call to make on what to do for the best given the fact i have no facilities to keep swans here and after giving her a look over i decided it would be best to move her to another area of water. So we draped a blanket over her and put her in the car and took her elsewhere. Was hard to get her to go on to the water as i think she thought we was trying to put her back on the lake. But off she went! Her partner had flown off when she hit the power lines but im hoping they found each other again.
When we arrived at the lake she was standing on the grass and the lady who made me as are of this had overheard some youths saying some disgusting things on how they would like to hurt her/what they were gonna do to her before they were moved on. They were then coming back to her as i drove off!! I could not leave her there at the mercy of these sick individuals so i think moving her was the best all round.
I haven't heard anything about her since so I'm really hoping she is ok.
The same swan from that morning. She was so good throughout both rescues and is such a beautiful girl . i love her so much ❤ must go over there one day to see her. There was no aggression or defensiveness what so ever, she clearly knew we was there to help. She did get stressed in the car though - i wonder if she will still be my friend after this? We shall see!

15/09/2024

There is two parts to this story. This is the first part, separate post after this one for the other part...
I had a message from a friend last week that there was a swan just sat randomly in the middle of London Road (busy road!!) With cars swerving round it.
We jumped in the car and went there. No sign. But something told me to drive down Rowan Way and there we saw a man with her, with her wings out being very spicy towards him! Asked if he could manage, he said no, so we took over and escorted her back to the lake as you can see in the video. She was so gentle and loving with us, i think this is a female swan i know, my little buddy, she brings her babies over to me every year ❤
Unfortunately it didn't end there for this lady.... Separate post with what was then to come....

15/09/2024

A man in a scarf and mustashe dropped a bird at my front door this morning around 6.20 and left. Didn't knock, no message, nothing. (Have the video on my camera doorbell)
We didn't go out the front door untill gone 10am when we found an empty box on its side away from the doorstep. A friend came this morning at around 8.30 and was no mention of a box on the doorstep so clearly the bird has escaped between 6.20 and 8.30.
The box was not even secure!

I cannot believe someone has done this! I have always said DONT DUMP ANIMALS ON MY DOORSTEP.
Always message me!!! Or at the very least if you must bring to me without prior warning PLEASE KNOCK OR RING THE DOORBELL. If there is no answer at all, take the animal back home and contact me.

What has become of this poor bird? Was it an adult? A baby? Will it now starve to death? Or an adult thats been catted will suffer terribly over the next 72 hours before it dies from cat saliva toxicity? Never mind all the cats in the area, one of those could have got it.
From the poo in the box i am guessing it was a young pigeon or dove.

I have looked all over and there is no sign ☹️

I make no secret that i am mentally ill and have BPD too. I care TOO MUCH. i love TOO HARD. and i also have C-ptsd. And since i have discovered this i have not been able to stop thinking about the demise of this poor bird, over ruminating about it 😭

I know you was trying to help. But i cannot understand how or why you would leave a bird like this in an none secure box on someone's doorstep in the cold without even notifying me!
I'm pretty distraught about this if i am honest.
That poor bird 😭

Please please, don't EVER leave a bird on my doorstep!! Not ever!! Even if you have notified me, knock the door or ring the doorbell!!! And only ever once you have spoken to me and been arrange then hand to one of us in person. Even if one of the kids.

I literally cannot believe this. I've seen the same happen with other rehabbers too. fortunately in those cases they've found the bird on time. but sadly that has bot happened this time 😭💔