Mossburn Community Farm

12/01/2026

🌟 VOLUNTEER WITH US – MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE 🌟

Do you have some spare time and a love for animals? 🐾
Looking for something rewarding, hands-on and genuinely meaningful?
We’re currently looking for enthusiastic, reliable volunteers to join our team. You’ll need your own transport to get to us, but you’ll gain amazing experiences and help make a real difference every day 💚

🐴 Yard Volunteers help with a variety of tasks including:
• Feeding and mucking out
• General yard duties
• Helping with visitor tours
• Supporting all aspects of animal care

⏰ Commitment: Ideally at least half a day per week but as much as you would like to do
📅 We are grateful for help any days but at the moment are particularly short on Wednesdays, Thursdays and weekends
👤 Minimum age: 14 years old

If this sounds like something you’d enjoy, please send us a message or email us at [email protected]

Please like, share, or tag someone who might be interested - every share helps! 🙌

11/01/2026

We have two events coming up as part of the funding we received from The Climate Hub.
The first is on Friday 16th January at The Climate Kitchen in Dumfries 6-8pm where Josh will be on hand to help you with the best ways to explore our region by bike or on foot 🚴‍♂️
The second is our rescheduled Wildlife and Nature walk & talk which will now take place on Sun 25th January at Mossburn, 1pm-2.30pm 🦔🌿
These are both free events and we hope you can come along 😊

11/01/2026

Thank you for all of the comments regarding our losses this week 💚 As is the way with life at a sanctuary there are always more animals waiting and there will be some new arrivals this month. Everything happens for a reason and the wheels keep turning.

09/01/2026

We have had an awful week here as we have now had to say an extremely sad goodbye to Farley 🌈🌟

Farley faced an uncertain future after he was a background extra in a popular TV show and he arrived here at around a year old in 2014. He has been a big part of daily life here ever since - a very friendly, loving goat who was just brilliant with children and adults alike, willingly taking part in many Animal Assisted Therapy sessions. He was loved by, and has helped, so many people in his time here, he was the quiet leader of our little goat herd and will leave a massive hole here at the sanctuary.
January is often a difficult month for our elderly animals, especially those with underlying health conditions like Farley but it is tough when losses come so close together. When he started showing signs of being unwell he was examined by the vet and given supportive treatments but the next day he was unable to stand and we had to make the kindest decision for him and let him go peacefully yesterday.
Farley, Albert and Gerta struck up a great friendship in their time here and insisted on sharing a pen together, even though three big goats in one pen was a bit of a squeeze. Farley was the last remaining of the three musketeers and we're sure they are now reunited 💚
We know Farley has made an impression on plenty of people so please do post any photos you have with him in the comments.

06/01/2026

Brr! 🥶 The cold weather has been making things a bit more difficult recently as it means carting water around multiple times a day as the troughs are all frozen ❄️ The rain we had today froze straight away too so we had to spread salt over all the yards to get around safely.
The clear frosty mornings do look lovely though! 🌠

05/01/2026

🌈We had a very sad day today as we said goodbye to two of our elderly ponies - Toby and Snickers - after their health declined in recent months due to various reasons.
When they arrived here in July 2023, along with Whisper, all aged 26, they were in poor health due to a lengthy hospital stay of their owner resulting in a decline in their care. Whilst all three ponies had issues that needed attending to, Toby was in an especially precarious situation - he was emaciated and had not been receiving important daily medication for his cushings disease which was dangerously uncontrolled.
However they all soon improved and we have loved caring for these wonderful elderly ponies for the past two and a half years.
Toby, Snickers and Whisper had been together for almost all of their 28 and a half years, with Toby and Snickers sharing a particularly strong bond and so when they both began to struggle, it was only right that they leave side by side ❤️
A massive thank you to James Noble for his additional visits and efforts to keep the boys eating as well as possible (none of the ponies had seen a dentist in a very long time, if at all, when they arrived and had significant dental problems) and to Dryfe Vets for all of their care since the boys arrived.
Whisper is understandably upset, he does have the other two members of their little herd, Nina and Cosmo, for company but this is a big adjustment for him and we will be keeping an extra close eye on him over the next while. 💚

02/01/2026

Zoomies activated! Rupert always enjoys a good run around 😄🐴💨🚀
Can you spot the bonus bird in the bottom photo? 😆🐦

31/12/2025

🎉 Happy New Year from everyone at Mossburn 🎉

As we welcome a new year, we want to take a moment to say the biggest thank you to everyone who has supported Mossburn over the past year. Life at an animal sanctuary is full of highs and lows and truly, we could not do this without you.

Every act of support – whether it was a donation, a bag of feed, fruit and veg, sharing a post, giving your time or simply cheering us on – means so much to us. No gesture is too small, and all of it helps us keep going, especially during the tough times.

Thank you to our dedicated staff and volunteers who show up day after day to care for our animals, to the amazing team at Dryfe Vets who are always there when we need you, to the people we rely on when things break or go wrong and to our dependable suppliers who keep everything running, beds warm and comfy and tummies full.

This year we’ve welcomed new animals into our care and said goodbye to some much-loved souls 🐾 Each one leaves their mark on us and we will always do everything we can to ensure they are loved, safe and healthy for the time they have with us.

Our therapy programmes continue to grow and our animals never stop amazing us with the comfort, healing and joy they bring to people.

Thank you and here's to 2026 💚

30/12/2025

A huge thank you also to the team at Dryfe Vets for another amazing fundraising effort this Christmas 👏 🎄 We are always grateful for their support and of course for them helping to keep our animals happy and healthy 💚
Well done to the winners of these amazing prizes in the raffle and thank you to everyone who supported the fundraising 😊

And the winners are......🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Rachel Carruthers has won the owl and Marjorie Crooks has won the Highland cow! The lucky winners were chosen by the Chainsaw carvers themselves Pete Bowsher and Sam Bowsher Chainsaw Carving.

We chose to support RSABI, South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital and Mossburn Community Farm this year as they are three charities that do fantastic work year round so to be able to help them means alot to us.
Our fantastic clients have raised an incredible £1095 so each charity will receive £365 each.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 🎄

30/12/2025

Thank you to those who have sent recent wishlist items 😊 The guinea pigs were especially thrilled with this one 😄🥰

24/12/2025

🎁🎄 FINAL ROUND: Who Wore It Best?
Cast your final vote to crown our Santa Hat Champion 🏆

👉 Vote by reacting:
👍 Like = Willow the pig
❤️ Love = Betty the sheep

Thank you for celebrating the season, and our rescued animals, with us 💚🐷🐴

24/12/2025

Last few decorations for our Memorial Tree 🥰 Thank you to everyone who has helped us decorate our tree this year 😊