South Essex Wildlife Hospital

South Essex Wildlife Hospital Dedicated to putting “life” back into the “wild”
veterinary care and rehabilitation for wildlife.

A few days ago we posted about having run out of towels and sheets... and the response has been INCREDIBLE!We have now h...
05/07/2025

A few days ago we posted about having run out of towels and sheets... and the response has been INCREDIBLE!

We have now had well over 1,000 (no, we're not kidding) donated and have completely run out of room in our storage!

If you are still planning on bringing stuff to us, please kindly wait a few weeks before bringing them to us. We honestly can't store any more currently! 🤯

Can you help Wayne and his team raise much-needed funds for us (and others)?This fantastic team of four have decided to ...
05/07/2025

Can you help Wayne and his team raise much-needed funds for us (and others)?

This fantastic team of four have decided to undertake the 'Three Peaks Challenge' - an arduous trek to summit the highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales in just 24 hours! Not only that, but they are doing it in aid of us, SNAP, St Luke's Hospice and Construction Sport ❤

If you would like to support their efforts over the next few days, you can do so at the link below!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/rtg-group?utm_medium=CR&utm_source=WA

We have an amazing update for you this Friday... our little netting fox is FREE! 🦊❤After narrowly escaping a very nasty ...
04/07/2025

We have an amazing update for you this Friday... our little netting fox is FREE! 🦊❤

After narrowly escaping a very nasty death at the hands of a school football net (photo in comments), we're delighted to say that, after a few days of monitoring, he has made excellent progress and is not longer in need of any help.

Once signed off and caught up (not an easy task for a very jumpy fox cub!), he was taken back to where he was rescued and returned home to his mum ❤

We wonder if she'll believe his story of alien abduction? 😜🤣

Believe it or not, but we now have more than 150 young gulls in our care! 🤯😳July marks yet another busy month for us her...
03/07/2025

Believe it or not, but we now have more than 150 young gulls in our care! 🤯😳

July marks yet another busy month for us here at SEWH as the young herring gulls (the species often called a 'seagull') arrive in their hundreds. Many of these little guys have been split from their parents, but we have also taken on many from other rescues.

Luckily, birds make quick progress, but it's still a LOT of work to keep 150+ mouths fed twice a day! Just a single feed costs us more than £35!

They may have a bad reputation with certain people, but these birds are one of Tom's favourites and are still just trying to live in a world that's increasingly turning against them. We are pleased that we can give them a second chance - even if they need a lot of work!

Please note, we have a robust policy regarding water birds due to the risk of avian influenza. All water birds are checked off-site prior to being allowed entry to the hospital. If you do find an injured gull, waterbird or seabird, please always call for advice FIRST.

We're not sure what happened here... but we are sure that this gull shouldn't be BLUE! 😳Rescued from a carpark by a memb...
02/07/2025

We're not sure what happened here... but we are sure that this gull shouldn't be BLUE! 😳

Rescued from a carpark by a member of the public. This poor herring gull (the species often referred to as a 'seagull') had somehow managed to get covered in blue powder paint. We're honestly not sure if this was a deliberate act (although Tom seems suspicious that it was), but the poor bird definitely couldn't be left like that!

Once checked for any physical injuries, Tom and Alannah, one of our members of staff, set to work cleaning him up. Luckily, the paint washed away very easily and, before long, he was back to his regular white plumage!

We still have a little work needed to make sure there are no signs of ingestion or toxicity, but we hope to have this poor bird back to the skies as soon as we can ❤

We have a rather adorable update for you today... our tiny common seal pup has just experienced water for the first time...
01/07/2025

We have a rather adorable update for you today... our tiny common seal pup has just experienced water for the first time 🥹❤

Unlike grey seals, common seals are true water babies and are able to swim within a few hours of birth. Although she initially tested the water with a few slaps of her flippers, she soon took to it perfectly and is now happily blowing nose bubbles under the water! 🦭🫧

She may still be small, but this happy youngster has come on leaps and bounds from how she was first found! 🥰

Trapped by the neck and slowly choking to death... this is the sight we were met with as Tom, our lead vet, arrived on s...
30/06/2025

Trapped by the neck and slowly choking to death... this is the sight we were met with as Tom, our lead vet, arrived on scene.

This poor fox cub was so badly tangled in a school football net that he could barely breathe. As he fought to escape, his little body was wrapped tighter and tighter and, if he had not been spotted, he wouldn't have made it much further...

Thankfully, Tom was soon on the scene (a location we have, sadly, been to repeatedly with no action taken to follow advice and lift the nets...) and quickly had the choking lines cut free. Amazingly, the poor fox was still fighting for freedom, but had to come back to the hospital for an assessment before we could take that step.

If you didn't know, constriction injuries can take up to a week to fully display themselves and can often result in large, nasty wounds where previously we thought all was well. This is why you should NEVER release an entangled animal on scene without it being checked by a professional.

Luckily for us all, this little boy has made great progress and, hopefully, will be able to return home to his mum very soon 🥰🦊

EDIT: WE ARE NOW FULL! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!---HELP! We're now completely out of sheets and are running VERY low on tow...
29/06/2025

EDIT: WE ARE NOW FULL! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

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HELP! We're now completely out of sheets and are running VERY low on towels! 😖

If you have any clean, non-fitted sheets, duvet covers (or towels - any size is amazing!) and would like to donate them to our patients, please bring them to our hospital on Orsett Road in Orsett (RM16 3BH)and we will be very thankful!

Sheets and towels are used for everything from bedding to head supports during surgery and we need dozens every single day!

We are open from 9am until 10pm. Thank you all so much! ❤ (Unfortunately we are unable to collect donations)

This beautiful cormorant's life was almost cut short all because of one piece of dropped litter... 😫That purple piece of...
28/06/2025

This beautiful cormorant's life was almost cut short all because of one piece of dropped litter... 😫

That purple piece of plastic you see wrapped around the beak and neck of this poor bird is actually part of a plastic bottle lid, and it was so firmly wedged in place that the poor bird could barely move. Thankfully he was spotted by Melanie, a kind and devoted member of the public, who devoted several DAYS to trying to gain enough trust to get close enough for a capture.

Anyone who has ever caught tangled birds knows that it is far from easy and we are blown away by the effort Melanie put in to help! Luckily, Melanie was quickly able to remove the plastic, but the poor bird had not escaped unscathed... Left with nasty constriction injuries from the rough plastic, it will need to spend a little time with us to heal before being able to return home. We are keeping everything crossed to get this stunning bird back to the wild ASAP, but please join in thanking Melanie for her amazing capture! 🥳🤩

Eye think I might have an idea about what species our post is about tonight... but do you? 🤔Can you guess what this beau...
28/06/2025

Eye think I might have an idea about what species our post is about tonight... but do you? 🤔

Can you guess what this beautiful eye belongs to? Leave your guesses in the comments and we'll let you know at 7pm! ❤

The picture we all wanted to see... our tar fox can WALK again! ❤🦊We know a lot of you are invested in the story of this...
27/06/2025

The picture we all wanted to see... our tar fox can WALK again! ❤🦊

We know a lot of you are invested in the story of this little fox and, today, we have a very special update... HE CAN WALK AGAIN! 🥰

It's been four weeks since the surgery to fix his leg (after all the work needed to remove the bitumen from his fur!) and we're delighted to say that everything seems to be healing perfectly. He is now so confident on the leg that he can run around his pen without any sign of a limp!

This little boy has taken a LOT of work, but we're so happy that he now has a bright future ahead of him. He still needs to recover from some muscle loss, but we are very confident that he will be 100% fixed very soon.

As always, this was only possible thanks to the support of each and every one of you. Your donations are the reason we can do this and this boy owes his life to your support! If you would like to help us care for him and thousands of other animals, you can support us at https://www.southessexwildlife.org/donate

Today, our final two grey seal pups made the swim to freedom! 🦭🦭❤️It's been a busy grey season season for our team but, ...
26/06/2025

Today, our final two grey seal pups made the swim to freedom! 🦭🦭❤️

It's been a busy grey season season for our team but, after a lot of hard work, we are thrilled to end the 2025 season with an almost perfect success rate! ❤️

Our final two girls were very special - especially as one of them was originally found in a field more than a MILE from the nearest water source! It's taken a lot of work to get her back to full health but, with both seals weighing more than 50kg on release, we are sure they have the best chance at making it in the wild!

As always, thank you to each and every one of you who has supported our grey seal pups this year. We honestly couldn't do this without you!

GOOD LUCK GIRLS! ❤️🦭🦭❤️

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Orsett Road
Orsett
RM163BH

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