21/11/2025
Important Notice from Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue
This year has been the hardest our volunteers have ever faced. With an unprecedented demand for our rescue and an almost 20% increase in admissions compared to last year, we’ve simply grown too large to continue as we are. Throughout the year, we spent a combined total of more than eight weeks at maximum capacity, unable to accept any more animals because we simply had nowhere left to house them for their rehabilitation.
It has been incredibly difficult for our volunteers to refer animals elsewhere, knowing they needed our help but that we were full. One thing became clear—we cannot face this again next year. We’ve had some serious decisions to make: either scale back our rescue or relocate so we can help more animals next year.
As you know, we’re not quitters. And that brings us to some exciting news:
WE’RE MOVING — but we need your help!
After months of planning, visits, and endless emails, we are thrilled to share that we will be relocating to Floral Hall in People’s Park, where we can continue to grow.
This move will not only secure the future of our rescue and increase the number of animals we can care for each year, but it will also allow us to help save the remaining floral gardens—currently in very poor condition—and reopen this central space to the public.
While our rehabilitation animals will remain off-view for their well-being, we hope to offer educational outreach, behind-the-scenes days, and valuable work experience with our dedicated team and veterinary partners and of course, community spaces within the Floral Gardens.
But to make all this happen, we urgently need your support. We’ve launched a GoFundMe to make this possible. The link is available at the bottom of this post.
Every donation—big or small—will help us transform the site, reopen quickly, and help even more animals next year.
The site requires a tremendous amount of work, and we will need to close temporarily to get everything ready for the future. To reopen as quickly as possible—and to avoid scaling back our rescue next year—we must fundraise more than ever before.
We know we ask a lot of our incredible supporters, but this is our biggest challenge yet. If you can donate, please do. Every contribution brings us one step closer to saving more wildlife, opening Floral Hall, and ensuring Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue continues to grow rather than reduce its vital services. We know that wildlife rescues are a rare service across many towns in the UK, so we’d really like to keep our rescue here and growing for our local wildlife.
We are also looking for tradespeople who may have a few spare hours to help: electricians, plumbers, carpenters, or general handymen. If you know someone who could lend a hand, please tag or encourage them to get in touch.
Let’s save wildlife, let’s save Floral Hall, and let’s save Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue from having to scale back.
Thank you, from all of us.
Go Fund Me Link:
https://gofund.me/64ab244b5
You can also skip GoFundMe fees and donate straight to our bank (Please put reference as "CWR New Centre")
Name: Cleethorpes Wildlife Rescue
Account: 83404660
Sort Code: 30-96-26
Bank: Lloyds
Thank you so much!
