BDMLR Cornwall Seal Hospital

20/08/2025

We’re gearing up for the oncoming grey seal rescue season, and to kick off after a bit of a break we’d like to say a massive thank you one of our volunteers, Kirk 😄

Earlier this year Kirk reformed his band, The Defibrillators, to put on a farewell reunion tour to fundraise for us, raising well over £1000 in the process! We’d also love to thank Kirk’s family and friends who were very involved in helping to put these events on 👍

We’ve put the funds towards an annual pen sponsorship for Kirk, part of which involves this wonderful plaque that we presented to him recently for his incredible and kind efforts ❤️

17/05/2025

Looking for an awesome day out. Head to Screech Owl Sanctuary & Animal Park you’ll find some amazing charities inc some of our British Divers Marine Life Rescue team up their raising awareness and funds.

Thank you to volunteers Peter Perkins Caroline George Debbie Armes-Morley Vanessa Bella Leaver and Dawn Hewitt

11/05/2025

Two of our fabulouss volunteers, Angela and Alison, are heading off to the beautiful Isles of Scilly to take part in a running challenge called the Scilly Sprint in order to raise funds for our BDMLR Cornwall Seal Hospital 😄

However, the run (we hope) is going to be the easier bit as their biggest challenge is sailing there and back on the same day on the Scillonian for approximately 3 hours each way … as they both get seasick!!

Please consider sponsoring them on the Justgiving link below - we have two fabulous support crew members coming with us who will no doubt capture everything on camera to share with you!!

Our seal pups cost approx £100 per pup during their first week in our care after rescue. When busy, our Seal Hospital can take up to 10 pups, so when we are at capacity in the middle of winter that’s approx £1000 per week that is needed to be able to care for the pups, vet supplies, meds, fish, equipment and utilities etc so we need to raise funds to start preparing for the seal pupping season ahead 🦭🦭🦭

Help Angela Yorke raise money to support British Divers Marine Life Rescue

09/04/2025

*Auction - FINAL DAY!*

Here's one of our last admissions this season, Dung Beetle, having a great time in her pool! She was one of our biggest success stories having arrived in a terrible state and for the first couple of weeks we really weren't sure if we would see her recover as she had so many issues to overcome.

However she showed us the strength of her character and happier times eventually followed thanks to a lot of hard work, time and effort. This video is a real joy for our team to see how much she improved before she transferred on!

Please help us help pups like Dung Beetle by taking part in our online auction before it closes tomorrow night!: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

04/04/2025

Meet Triangle, Small Blue and Heath Tiger Beetle 🦭🦭🦭

The final three seals to introduce from our season:

Triangle was rescued on 9 February from St Ives. He was mildly underweight with a slight temperature, a few wounds and mouth ulceration. He was a fairly feisty character and departed for RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife a few days later 😋

Small Blue lived up to her named at just 14kg, so quite underweight when she came in from Dawlish in South Devon on 16 February. Our team were seriously concerned she wouldn’t survive as she was so poorly in the first day or two, however with a lot of care she pulled through ❤️ Just over a week later she was fit enough to move on for continued rehabilitation too.

Sadly Heath Tiger Beetle didn’t fare so well 😞. Arriving on 24 February from Newquay, he had a suspected severe lungworm burden causing breathing difficulties and damaged teeth, which was too much to cope with and so we had to make a tough call to ease his passing.

We have taken in 78 seals pups into our care this rescue season and we’ve worked hard to gove as many as possible a second chance at life. Please kindly consider supporting our work directly via our online auction on this link here: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

02/04/2025

*Nine days left!*

Our online auction is on the home stretch with just over a week to go - we still have a few items with no bids so you could grab yourself a real bargain!

Lets check out some more lots:

- ‘Tumble’ and ‘You can’t see me’ seal prints by our volunteer Summer.
- Watersports SOS alarm donated by our volunteer Alison.
- Two sustainable recycled plant pots by Ecotribe.
- A common dolphin print by our volunteer George.
- A voucher for The Big Pink Tree in Hayle.

Many thanks to all the generous donors supporting us this year ❤️🦭

27/03/2025

*New auction items added!*

Lets take a closer look at some items available in our online auction… Only 15 days left!

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

- Paddleboard/kayak hire for your own adventure from Cornwall Watersports in Mevagissey
- Awesome wildlife watching boat trip for two with Newquay Sea Safaris & Fishing
- Two ticket to fabulous The Minack Theatre
- A fashionable pair of Lociwear vegan sneakers
- A cool Amarni men’s watch donated by our volunteer Jody
- One of three healthy filter water bottles from Water-to-Go

A huge thank you to all donors who have contributed to this year’s auction, directly supporting the care of our seal pup patients ❤️

22/03/2025

Happy International Seal Day!

Here’s one of our more recent admissions, Beefly, having the best time with a couple fish frozen into an ice block! Providing mental stimulation and enrichment is just as important as healing their physical health when they are rescued ❤️

Remember you can support us here directly via our online auction: https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

18/03/2025

Time to introduce you to three more of our recent admissions to the hospital - all three arrived on 3 February so it was a busy day for our team!

Larvae was found at Porthcurno in a bad way with laboured breathing, very high temperature, minor wounds and exhausted. We were able tontransfer him to the Cornish Seal Sanctuary a few days later, however sadly his condition deteriorated and he passed away despite everyone’s best efforts 😞

Worm came in from Godrevy due to being underweight, dehydrated and lethargic. There were many people around so disturbance was also a concern. She recovered well and moved on a few days later to RSPCA West Hatch Wildlife 👍

Finally, Devil’s Coachman came in late in the day from Holywell Bay. A straightfoward case of simply being too underweight, he quickly lived up to his name by being troublesome to handle! Luckily he started feeding himself fairly quickly and a few days later joined Worm on the journey to the RSPCA ☺️


Please check out our annual auction which is now live on the link here, all funds raised go directly to the care of pups like these three here!

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

14/03/2025

Wow what a great start to our annual auction!! Thank you everyone for your amazing support so far 😃

Let's have a closer look at some of the items available...

- A £22 voucher for stylish seal-inspired clothing from the Salty Seal Co.
- This amazing common dolphin photo canvas by our volunteer George.
- For the avian euthusiasts, this striking birds canvas from the Whistlefish Gallery.
- A stunning seal painting by talented artist Caroline Wallis.
- One of three Water-to-go active filter bottles made from recycled planet-friendly materials.

Check them out and the rest over at https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

Thank you to all the generous donors for their contributions!

11/03/2025

*HOSPITAL AUCTION NOW LIVE!*

We're thrilled to announce our annual fundraising auction in aid of our seal hospital is now open for bids!

https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/bdmlrsealhospitalauction2025

See the link here for over 30 lots available to browse, including clothing, artworks, jewelry, vouchers for attractions and meals out plus lots more!

The auction will run for one month until 10 April, and we hope to raise as much as we can to support our seal pups - please help us spread the word by sharing our post here and taking part 🦭😄

We are fundraising for the amazing BDMLR Cornwall Seal Hospital! This hospital was built during the pandemic and opened in September 2021. It provides a specialist hospital facility whenever the south west's larger rehabilitation centres are at full capacity, acting as an essential ICU and overflow....

08/03/2025

A huge thank you to supporters The Four Tunes who have held another fundraising gig to aid our seal rehabilitation efforts!

We are incredibly grateful for their support and generosity, as well as being fantastic performers! 🦭😄❤️

What a Night at Kenwyn Church! 🎷🎶

Last night’s concert at Kenwyn Church was an absolute joy! From the warm welcome to the beautiful acoustics, it was a fantastic evening of music, laughter, and connection.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along—it was lovely to see so many familiar faces in the audience. Your support, enthusiasm, and generosity helped raise £287.70 in cash donations, which will be split between the BDMLR South West England Cornwall Seal Hospital and Kenwyn Church.

We are especially thrilled to hear that we may have inspired the next generation of saxophonists! Apparently, a young audience member left the concert announcing they now want to switch from clarinet to soprano sax—welcome to the dark side! 😆

A big thank you to the team at Kenwyn for hosting us so brilliantly. We would love to return!