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Brockworth Hedgehog Rescue

A registered charity that rescues, rehabilitates and releases the wild hedgehog in the Cheltenham, Gloucester, Cotswold and Forest of Dean areas.
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Registered Charity number 1169159

18/08/2024

Open day is in full swing! 2 new admissions this morning .

17/08/2024

This little lady was arrived this evening.
10th of the day, 35th of the week, 82nd of the month, 512th of the year and 976th admitted to the rescue in Abbotswood.

17/08/2024

We had planned to post lots today during our preparations for tomorrow! But in true rescue form, 10 admissions on top of a manic week where we were already behind! A late night tonight but at least the weather is looking ok tomorrow!

Lots of raffle hampers and prizes

16/08/2024

Today is the last day to nominate so please nominate us for the chance of winning £5000, it would go a long way to helping with our bills and running costs.

Our charity number is 1169159

Thank you for your support 🤞🤞🤞🤞

Nominate a charity for a Movement for Good award now.

15/08/2024

When all you want is a nice peaceful lunch!

Oh no there is always that one limpet child who just has to hang on!

I’m sure she is looking at him and saying what are you doing can’t I have 5 minutes to myself!

She really has been the best mum, to some very demanding hoglets! We always know when mum has left the nest to go and eat! The arguing begins and the telling tails! “Mum he touched me”, “mum she is looking at me”🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

15/08/2024

EDIT - please either comment on the post with suggestions or message us so that we can keep the phone line for the hedgehog admissions

Back in 2022 we were able to do a couple of stalls on the prom in cheltenham, not only was it our biggest stall for sales that year but we had hedgehogs admitted over Christmas from people who had seen us on the Prom in Cheltenham.

Sadly last year and this year we have been turned down for a stall ( our applications have been unsuccessful) and also at the Christmas craft market in Cambray Place, eventhough our volunteers spend time making all our craft items and gifts.

I have enquired for the Gloucester Quays markets but they already have charities so we’re on the waiting list.

I don’t know how we can get into the markets to help us with our fundraising and spreading awareness. Does anyone know or can help?

Please can anyone suggest any worthwhile Christmas markets to attend that are within the area that we take hedgehogs in from 🤞🤞

14/08/2024

Our open day is getting closer so to guarantee entry into the hosptial please ensure your tickets are purchased before sales close at 11am on Saturday 17th August.

After that time the only way to purchase admission tickets will be on the day with a limited number of walk in spaces available

Get your hosptial admission tickets before the booking closes at 11am on Saturday 17th August, after that time the only way to purchase tickets is on the day at the event as a walk in when places will be on a first come first served basis.

When booking hospital admission tickets please also book for children , their ticket is free but they still must have a ticket. Please scroll through the time slots as there are adult and children tickets for each one, for some reason Eventbrite doesn’t put them in time order.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brockworth-hedgehog-rescue-open-day-hospital-access-tickets-958277322267

If you would like to buy raffle tickets they’re in the rescue in Abbotswood and our volunteers are in daily between 9am and 1pm, or all day Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. They’re £1 each and come in books of 5. The Raffle draw is at 4pm on our Open Day.

If you would like to send money for the tickets by bank transfer please send to our account in the name of the rescue , account number 76660745 and Sortcode 60-09-02. Please make the reference your name as it can take several days for the payee to show on the account. please comment or message us so that we can then allocate tickets.

14/08/2024

Another 8 in today in a crazy day, today we received 3 blocks of new cages, just in time for the open day.

Our first photo is one of the mums currently in the rescue, she has 4 hoglets, it is quite common for mums to come out of the nest to cool down. They flatten their tummies on to the cold surface to help them cool down, unwell hoggies also do this on heat mats when they need to get warm. We call it the splat or starfish postion.

Mums in captivity are safer than in the wild as being fed and not leaving the nest every day risking injury or death, but on the other hand it is very stressful for them because they can’t escape the hoglets once they’re big enough to follow mum out of the nest into the next room.

Our mums get the use of 3 cages when they have hoglets, one for the nest, one for the dining room and one for the bathroom, mums spend a lot of time in the bathroom.

The second and third photos are of Peter, he came in with damage to his nose that to start with looked like a cleft lip, he went to see Vet Jessie and Vet Hannah yesterday , he has been on antibiotics and pain relief and today is the first day he can breathe normally again, he is being hand fed at the moment while his nose heals to help keep it clean and it’s easier for him to eat food that way at the moment.

We can tell he is feeling better as he is now very huffy when trying to touch him in anyway! Just like the jumpy spiders we used to have as kids 🤣🦔🦔🦔

10/08/2024

All set up for a day in Tesco Brockworth 🦔🦔🦔🦔

08/08/2024

Another 3 admissions today including the below adult male from Brockworth who had a run in with a spaniel in Mill Lane park. He is booked in with our vet in the morning as he has an open wound to his side, but also needs to be given an X-Ray to look for any internal fractures.

Dog attacks with injuries can regularly cost over £100 as they need to have an anaesthetic, then at least 1 X-Ray, wounds being cleaned, some need stitches, and then back with us they need pain relief and antibiotics. Then due to the stress of the injury and being captive it has a knock on effect on the internal parasites they carry, so then we end up also treating them for at least 2 parasites.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that it is just the wound because he is a really good weight and in perfect condition with no ticks. I have put a photo of the wound in the comments.

On a positive we said goodbye and good luck to 6 hoggies. All were either born in the rescue or came in very young with mum in nest disturbances. 4 will be exploring Hatherley and 2 will be exploring Churchdown tonight.

Get your hosptial admission tickets before the booking closes at 11am on Saturday 17th August, after that time the only ...

08/08/2024

07/08/2024

With our open day next weekend we’re needing some extra pairs of hands to help with things like refreshments and our stalls, if anyone can help please message us.

Our open days are main fundraising events for us and this will help to get us through the winter months when fundraising is more difficult.

We’re currently admitting double the number of hedgehogs as we did last year so this is greatly impacting things like our vet costs, our electric for all the heat mats is more than in the winter months, everything is being affected.

If anyone can spare a few hours between 11am and 5pm on Sunday 18th August it would really be appreciated

07/08/2024

We think we have finally got the ticketing system set up with Eventbrite, for admission to the hosptial part of the rescue on our open day.

Adult and Children’s tickets are now available. You will need to scroll through the ticket times as I can’t get them in time order I’m afraid.

A chance to see inside a busy rescue during the summer months. Adult and Children Tickets Available

07/08/2024

05/08/2024

Another crazy few days with admissions at levels we have never dealt with before, we still need so many more volunteers as the workload just looking after the hogs is manic and exhausting.

On this day last year we had taken in 246 hedgehog for the year, so far this year we have taken in 456

We’re behind on emailing updates as the volunteer has been on holiday and then struck down with covid and with also trying to get everything ready for the open day next week there really are not enough hours in the day.

Some of our admissions today, I wanted to take more photos but ran out of time

03/08/2024

Our August Calendar sponsor is the fab Mad Hattie Facepainting, a great supporter of the rescue and she will be at our open day on 18th August 🦔🦔🦔

02/08/2024

RELEASE GARDEN NEEDED IN THE BELOW AREA OF MELVILLE ROAD IN CHURCHDOWN PLEASE - 3 HEDGEHOGS NEED TO BE RELEASED

The garden must have existing hedgehog visitors, a hedgehog house and either a feeding station or able to feed for at least 2 weeks.

The garden MUST be on the map below.

We can only deal with requests via private message and when contacting us please include your postcode as we need to release as close as we can to the area she came in from.

Please do not call the emergency number regarding the release or message about gardens outside of the map below, this just adds to our workload

Thank you for your continued support 🦔🦔

02/08/2024

RELEASE GARDEN NEEDED IN THE BELOW AREA OF LONGLEVENS PLEASE

The garden must have existing hedgehog visitors, a hedgehog house and either a feeding station or able to feed for at least 2 weeks.

The garden MUST be on the map below.

We can only deal with requests via private message and when contacting us please include your postcode as we need to release as close as we can to the area she came in from.

Please do not call the emergency number regarding the release or message about gardens outside of the map below, this just adds to our workload

Thank you for your continued support 🦔🦔

01/08/2024

Volunteers Needed

We still have a variety of volunteer shifts available, the rescue is run fully by volunteers, no one is paid a wage. This year we are experiencing hedgehog volumes like none we have seen before in the 10 years of running, we need more volunteers to help us with these hoggies. This time last year we had taken in 242 hedgehogs, as of today we have taken in 432.

If you have applied please check your spam folders as I have emailed and not had responses in the last couple of months.

All volunteer shifts are a set time and need to be for the full session on the same day (days) each week. We ask for a minimum commitment of 42 weeks of the year for the Morning, Afternoon and Evening Shifts as we’re dealing with animals who need cleaning out and feeding every day as well as daily admissions. So we have to ensure we have the cover every day.

All volunteers must be over 18

The following shifts are avilable

Monday Morning Care Assistant 9am-1pm x1
Monday Afternoon Care Assistant 1pm-5pm x2
Tuesday Afternoon Care Assistant 1pm-5pm x2
Wednesday Morning Care Assistant 9am-1pm x2
Friday Afternoon Care Assistant 1pm-5pm x2
Friday Evening Care Assistant 5pm-7pm x1
Saturday Morning Care Assistant 9am-1pm x1
Saturday Afternoon Care Assistant 1pm-5pm x2
Saturday Evening Care Assistant 5pm-7pm x2
Sunday Afternoon Care Assistant 1pm-5pm x2
Sunday Evening Care Assistant 5pm -7pm x2

We also have Event Volunteer positions available to help out at fundraising events.

We also have transport volunteering positions available for the Cheltenham, Gloucester, Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds areas.

Please email us at [email protected] or private message as we struggle to monitor comments on this post and all the groups it’s shared to

Our main form and Transport forms can be downloaded on our website https://www.brockworthhedgehogrescue.co.uk/volunteering

01/08/2024

Martha and her Hobby Horse 🐴

Thank you to The House In The Tree for allowing us to use their grass for our crazy antics