Trevor’s Week for 6th April 2017
Spring is definitely here and as a result, we are starting to get our youngsters coming into care. We had our first young robin of the season this week....
Trevor’s Week for 30th March 2017
Last week we dealt with an emergency call to a swan covered in blood at Princes Park Eastbourne. Centre Managers Chris Riddington and Katie Nunn Nash rushed down from...
Discovering Aveyron (Part 2): A busy country life – Meanderings through France n° 111
By Annick Dournes and Frédéric de Poligny Welcome back to Aveyron, this French department located at the foot of the Massif Central, in South Western France. Although...
Trevor’s Week for 16th March 2017
I finally finished reviewing our Casualty data for the past three years this week. We have had an amazing 43% increase in casualties between 2015 and 2016! That’s over...
Wendy’s Wanderings Mummified Cats and Rats and Taking to the Bees
Where has this week gone? It has been a week crammed with days of seeing me pouring over research and choosing what to include in my book. Yes,...
Trevor’s Week for 9th March 2017
Monday night I was called out to a very poorly hedgehog found out in the road at North Way Seaford. A lady had found a hedgehog with a circular...
CRUFTS TIME AGAIN
By Ann Evans Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography It’s that time of year again, when dog lovers, dog breeders and dog owners take grooming to...
Trevor’s Week for 2nd March 2017
This gorgeous Brent Goose was delivered to WRAS’s Casualty Centre on Monday, after being found on a pathway in Lewes. He is quite underweight and weak, although he still...
LEARNING NATURE’S WAY
By Ann Evans Photos courtesy of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Hundreds of children in Coventry, Nuneaton and Bedworth will benefit from outdoor learning with Warwickshire...
Trevor’s Week
A swan was admitted from Tanbridge Road Eastbourne on Tuesday night after being found limping, but the swan turns out to be quite old and the limp is more...
HAVE A TROPICAL HALF TERM BREAK
By Ann Evans Photos courtesy of The Stratford Butterfly Farm and Rob Tysall. Here’s an opportunity to get up close to some amazing creatures during the spring half term...
Trevor’s Week for Thursday 16th Feb.
A buzzard has been admitted at WRAS after being hit by a vehicle near Uckfield. A kind gentleman stopped and picked up the bird wrapping it in his coat....
Three deer die as a result of out of control dogs.
A walker witnessed a horrific uncontrolled dog attack on a herd of deer near Newick just before 5pm on Wednesday 8th February, resulting in the death of three female...
Trevor’s Week for 9th February 2017
Mother Nature! Will you please sort the weather out and tell your children not to have young at this time of year. We have had yet more young doves...
Swan rescued after flying into Road Bridge.
Veterinary ambulances from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service (WRAS) rushed to Eastbourne this evening after a motorist reported seeing a swan fly into the side of the...
HOME FROM HOME
By Ann Evans We all know dogs are man’s best friend, and if we didn’t already know that having a dog around the home makes us happier and less...
Trevor’s Week for 2nd February 2017
We have had yet another stunning buzzard come into care this week after being found in the middle of Burwash Road, Heathfield. In the pouring rain, he was found...
Trevor’s Week for 26th January 2017
The fog and icy conditions have certainly caused a few problems over the past week. We have had several calls about swans and geese crash landing in the fog,...
DOGS TRUST – HOW IT ALL BEGAN
By Ann Evans Photos courtesy of Dogs Trust. There are some organisations that we’ve all grown up with, but it always interests me to discover their history and...
Trevor’s Week for 19th January
Its my birthday on Sunday 22nd and I am asking all my friends to make donations to my colleague Daryl Farmer who has now been rowing across the...
Trevor’s Week for 12th January 2017
Rescuers Chris Riddington and Katie Nunn Nash had an early start on Tuesday morning after reports of a goose with blood on its neck were received the day before. ...
DOGS TRUST HOPING FOR GOOD LUCK THIS FRIDAY 13TH
By Ann Evans This Friday 13th, staff at Dogs Trust, Kenilworth are hoping for a bit of good luck for two gorgeous hounds who seem to be...
la Ciénaga de Zapata
By Lázaro Estenoz Cosme Here is another article from Cuba. Remember that you can Translate it by pushing the button on the right. Como un momento exclusivo y...
Trevor’s Week for 5th January 2017
Happy New year to you all. This Festive Period has been quite busy for WRAS. Chris, Katie and I have taken turns in being on call over the past...
WRAS is asking people to adopt some New Year wildlife resolutions for 2017!
Volunteers and staff at East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) have seen a 24% increase in the number of wildlife casualties being admitted into their Casualty Centre...
BUTTERFLIES GALORE!
By Ann Evans Photos: Rob Tysall of Tysall’s Photography One of my favourite stories this year was reporting on the newly refurbished Stratford Butterfly Farm. This award...
A 42 year old man from Forest Row in East Sussex who is so passionate about raising money for a local animal charity he will be spending Christmas away from his family!
FOR VIDEOS SEE BELOW: Alone at sea for 90 days Daryl Farmer will be raising money for East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS), rowing over...
Trevor’s Week for the 29th December
2016 has been an amazing year for East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service. We have dealt with over 400 more admissions this year than in 2015 totalling with...
The Trip of a Lifetime: The Northern Lights
People talk about crossing things off their bucket list and to be honest I’ve never really thought about this idea myself, until I experienced standing on a frozen lake...
Trevor’s Week for 22nd December 2016
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service, were called to a fox caught in a football net on a school playing field in Eastbourne on Wednesday. Concerned staff at...
SANTA AND HIS REINDEERS THE POEM THAT STARTED IT ALL
By Wendy Hughes Think of Santa Claus and one immediately has a mental image of a jolly Santa flying through the sky on a high red sleigh, pulled by...
Trevor’s Week for 8th December 2016
This beautiful tawny owl came into WRAS back on the 20th of October. He was possibly hit by a car near the Blackboys Inn. On arrival he was assessed...
FESTIVE FUN
By Ann Evans Christmas is coming! Lots of places are putting on festive family fun, and here’s a few that you won’t want to miss. There’s a...
FROSTY AND FRIENDS NEED YOUR HELP AT CHRISTMAS
By Ann Evans We all know that a dog isn’t just for Christmas – Dogs Trust have made that slogan world famous. But even so, as Christmas approaches it’s...
The Majjistral Nature and History Park, Malta
The Majjistral Nature and History Park is the only area of protected natural land in Malta. It is situated along the Northwest coast of Malta and stretches from Golden...
Trevor’s Week for 24th November 2016
We were horrified on Monday when we received a call to a grounded pigeon in Hailsham High Street. Barely able to muster the strength to stand let alone get...
Trevor’s Week for Wednesiday 16th November 2016
This week has been yet another busy week for us. In fact, this winter is looking like it is going to be a busy one if the current rate...
Get Dressed up for a Comic Con Weekend
By Ann Evans Photos by Rob Tysall, Tysall’s Photography. The amazing MCM Comic Con show is back at the Birmingham NEC on November 19-20th, and it looks like another...
SHELLY BEACH SNIPPETS. No. 78. November, 2016.
Patricia Newell-Dunkley Photographs by Reginald J. Dunkley. Greetings from down under where the Melbourne Cup known as “The race that stops the Nation” has once again been held. The...
Secrets of the Alba Truffle Hunters!
I sat next to a truffle hunter in the Barolo Region of Alba. As the Michelin-starred food arrived and the wine flowed, he told me a lot about the...