Trevor’s Week for 22nd June 2017
Chris, Kathy and I rushed to Grassington Road, not far from Eastbourne Town Hall in Eastbourne after a male Roe Deer became trapped in a garden. It had jumped...
Trevor’s Week for 15th June 2017
We had two young deer to deal with this week. Duty Rescue Co-ordinator Chris and assisted Deer Rescue’s Chris and Slyvia Collinson in dealing with a young deer in...
Is Sussex becoming less compassionate towards animals?
An animal welfare charity is starting to question whether Sussex is becoming less compassionate towards wildlife after a series of cruelty incidents across the county. Since November 2016...
Trevor’s Week for 8th June 2017
The long nights and lack of sleep have continued. I’m trying my best to recover this week whilst Chris is on call. He too is experiencing numerous late night...
New Veterinary Ambulance Launched
This evening East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) launched it’s latest veterinary ambulance at Decoy Pond, Hampden Park, Eastbourne. The replacement ambulance was funded thanks to...
Trevor’s Week for 26th May 2017
Its certainly been a week of all creatures great and small. We have had our first gull chicks of the season which is now being looked after by...
Warning over prosecution as the “Summer Shooting Seasons” starts.
Wildlife Rescuers are warning people to be on the lookout and to report to Sussex Police people shooting from bedroom windows and across gardens in residential areas as more...
Trevor’s Week for 18th May 2017
WRAS will have a display at Herstmonceux Castle Connections Weekend this Saturday and Sunday open between 11am and 4pm both days. WRAS’s educational trailer, Veterinary Ambulance and Gazebo will...
Trevor’s Week for 11th May 2017
Sleep is in short supply at the moment and I’m relieved that Chris has now taken the out of hours phone on for a couple of weeks. We’ve had...
Slow Recovery after Horrendous Find in an Eastbourne Bin.
VIDEO: On the Thursday evening (27/4/17) at 6:17pm East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) received a call from residents on the Kings Park Estate reporting...
WRAS appeals for witnesses after act of cruelty.
East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) are appealing for witness to contact Sussex Police after a horrendous act of deliberate cruelty in Eastbourne on Saturday. Saturday...
Trevor’s Week for 27th April 2017
Our orphan room is starting to fill up now, but we are still in need of volunteers to help feed and look after the 100’s of sick, injured and...
Trevor’s Week for 20th April 2017
We are getting young birds being admitted daily at our Casualty Centre. Some have been turfed out of their nest, others have been caught by predators, and some...
Rescuers Close Call whilst dealing with Badger Road Casualty.
Rescuers from East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS) dealt with an road casualty badger in the early hours of Sunday morning just after midnight on the A22...
Trevor’s Week for 13th April 2017
It been a very busy week with rescuers rushing around all over the county. Our orphan team have more and more baby birds starting to arrive. This little...
Busy Night for Rescuers
Rescuers at East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service have had a busy evening seeing rescuers travelling all over the county in a five hour period between 8pm and...
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...
Trevor’s Week for 23rd March 2017
Well, congratulations to Daryl Farmer our volunteer rescuers who has after 96 days at sea finished his solo row across the Atlantic. He arrived in Antigua about 1:30 am...
Sussex Man expected to finish Atlantic Row on Monday.
A Sussex man who has been at sea for over 3 months on his own rowing single-handedly across the Atlantic Ocean is expected to finish his 3000-mile journey around...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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,...
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. ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...