Wild Surrey Wildlife Rescue

14/07/2025

This is Sebastian, a young feral pigeon with a big problem.

Seb broke his lower leg, tearing his own foot almost completely off.

His foot died off and by some miracle he has staved off a bad infection all by himself.

He was finally caught by one of our amazing volunteer fosters who rushed him to us, not knowing whether to take him to be put to sleep or not.

Having assessed him, it was clear that it was an incredibly bad injury, the foot could not be saved and the exposed bone has been walked on and exposed to the elements for God knows how long and was filthy but this tenacious little bird had managed, all alone, to bear the pain, fight off infection and kept fighting for life and potentially the lives of his partner and young too.

We just had to give him a second chance at life.
As many of you know by now, we do LOVE our feral pigeons here at Wild Surrey Wildlife Rescue HQ!

Seb is young, he is bright and otherwise very healthy and he wants to live ! He has his whole life ahead of him, and although that won't be the wild life that he had before, he can still lead a long and happy life in captivity with us, due to the fact that all feral pigeons are actually domesticated birds, so they rehab and live alongside humans really well.

We have a dedicated pigeon loft, aviary and flight cage specially built for birds just like Seb, to retire too where they have friends, they can build relationships, explore and exhibit all the natural pigeon behaviors in safety and under our care for the entirety of their lives.
More will follow in our next few posts 🥹🙏💚

Seb has had an initial vet visit to remove the dead foot and assess the situation, and the vets agreed with us that he has a high chance of recovering well from this injury. He is booked in to the vets for Thursday 17th July to fix his leg bone and finally close the wound.

Here is where you, our amazing followers, come in... 🙏🥹

Sebastians operation is estimated at around £300.

Can you help young Seb with his vital operation to save the rest of his leg and ultimately his life?

The power of the pound is so great, with less than a third of you donating just a quid, we can change the world for this plucky little boy.

If you would like to help Seb by making a donation towards his operation, you can do so via PayPal using the reference as
'SEB' and entering in our email [email protected]

Every little helps and goes a long way in helping animals in need 🙏💚🥰
I know we can make this happen for him 💪🙏💚🕊️

Thank you all 😘
Kim, Ross and Sebastian

11/07/2025

01/07/2025

29/06/2025

We would like to give a special shout out to Pip, the owner of Lingfield Pet and Exotics for supplying our wildlife casualties and orphans with live food and other goodies at cost price! 🙏
Thank you SO much Pip 💚🥰

This really helps us at Wild Surrey Wildlife Rescue to keep costs down and makes your donations stretch further.

A shop with a difference, Pip has recently taken over from the former Purple Pets shop and now customers are flooding back, with a huge range of pet supplies now in stock and shelves full of a wide variety of food, toys, bedding and cages that now meet proper welfare standards for each animal, all at very competitive prices 🎉💚

They WILL NOT sell an unsuitable cage, ensuring all animals get the correct size home, for a long and happy life!

Small flurries, guineas, birds and the more unusual occasionally, like pygmy hedgehogs and tortoises ect, all from reputable breeders, never from mills or breeding farms, as well as a variety of amphibians and reptiles, Pip and her team have a passion and wealth of knowledge, any issues or questions you may have with your current pets or thinking about adding a new one to your family, pop to see Pip and her team, and they can give you the most up to date care information and advice to help you to give them the best life possible.

And if it couldn't get any better, Ali, the owner of Stans Dog Stop is just next door too, with a large self serve dog wash and dog shop with specialist food, raw food and treats, beds, leads and harnesses and so much more! Our 6 puppies love Stan's!

This really is a pet shop with a difference, welfare being the top priority which is why we love them so much 🙏💚🥰

Please pop along and say hi to Pip and Ali and support their amazing pet shops.
Well behaved dogs are also welcome 🙏🥰💚

Lingfield Pet and Exotic
Eastbourne Road,
Newchapel,
Lingfield
Surrey
RH7 6HL

https://www.facebook.com/share/16wjexJ8rz/

Wild Surrey Wildlife Rescue approved store ✅👍💚

26/06/2025

MAISIE 🧡🦊
Well the photos speak for themselves. 🥰

Maisie, the fox cub that was dying from a badly infected dog bite that was infested with flesh eating maggots.

The wound now almost completely healed and just look at all the beautiful new orange hairs growing back!

Thank you to everyone who has donated supplies, treatment and put money into our little fund for her favorite food and treats.

This is what we can achieve together 🎉💚🧡🦊

Thank you so much!
Kim, Ross and little Maisie 🧡

www.wildsurreywildliferescue.com

Emergency: 07932052522

18/06/2025

When I posted about the hit and run accident with the black 'ICE' 3.5t horsebox, it was purely to see if anyone could help find who did this via dash or doorbell cams.

When Ross called to say what had happened, I burst into tears, completely heartbroken at the thought of now not being able to help suffering animals who desperately need our help, with the car now off the road and broken...
Thank God there were no animals onboard at the time 🙏🥺

We did not have the savings in our personal account to fix this damage, going through the insurance wasn't an option and it didn't seem right at all to take the money from the wildlife account as this is money purely for the wildlife only, specialist food and vet bills ect.

So we straightened the rear door out ourselves, so it opened again and bodged the spare wheel carrier and lights back together, as a temporary fix, with old wood, screws and cable ties, just to get us back on the road again as soon as possible.

Lin and Jane took it upon themselves to start a huge fund raiser for us, a mission to get the wildlife ambulance fixed properly.

£1,340.46 has been raised, just for the car repairs !!🎉🎉🎉

I don't know what to say, we are simply blown away by everyone's support, kindness and donations! 🥹🥹🥹💚💚💚

To say we are so grateful, is such an understatement.

Thank you, each and every one of you all so much!

Kim and Ross
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13/06/2025

***UPDATE***
The hedgehog has now been offered a forever home in a very nearby neighbors garden !
We released the hedgehog into his new home last night where he instantly found a new home under the shed, just like his previous home. He is very happy 🎉🥰💚🦔
The family have called him Max, he has his own water dish and kitten biscuit station and is loved and cherished 🥹🙏🥰
New name, new home and a family who loves him!
What a happy ending for this very special creature.
Thank you to the family who have opened up their home for him 🥹🥹🙏🙏🙏
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We are so grateful to everyone who rallied round to find this hog a place where he was welcome. Thank you all so much!
Don't you just love a happy ending?! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🦔🦔🦔
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🚨URGENT APPEAL🚨
🌳NUTLEY LANE, REIGATE 🌳

Can anyone who lives on Nutley Lane in Reigate home a hedgehog in their garden?

We have had one come in but the home owner doesn't want anything to do with him and does not want him in her garden so he is currently homeless!!

Nothing wrong with him but he desperately needs to go back as near to his home as possible 🙏💚

Please message if you think you can help 🙏💚

Thank you!!

05/06/2025

Who remembers little Maisie?
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The fox cub that came into us with a nasty wound on her right side which was infested with maggots? The infection was killing her and we were seriously worried for her 💔

Well we are pleased to report that little Maisie is going from strength to strength, the wound site is healing well and she has regained a lot of her strength. 🎉

Maisie has received daily treatments since she was admitted, which are still ongoing, to keep her awful wound clean, healthy and healing as it should.

With the help and advice from vets, our on going care and all the support for our amazing followers and locals, Maisie has been given a second chance at life. 🙏🥹

The donations we have received for Maisie have been, and continue to be, instrumental in her recovery.

The silver Honey wound cream has made a massive difference and although it's expensive, you guys have been so generous for buying this for Maisie from our Amazon wishlist. We go through a lot just getting her this far! 🙏😘💚

We could not have gotten Maisie to this point in her recovery alone and without help from you all and we are so incredibly grateful to you, so thank you everyone! 💚

I know we bang on about it but It just goes to show that we need you guys as much as you need us to help wildlife in need! It's a hand in hand partnership and what an amazing community of people we have created, for the good of our wildlife! 💚🙏🤗

Thanks a million,
Kim, Ross and Maisie 🧡🦊

02/06/2025

Can you guess what I am ??
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If you guessed a plover then you are correct!! 💚

How cute is this little chick.

She was found on the runway at Gatwick Airport!
Luckily she was spotted by runway staff and scooped up to safety!

She is now in the expert care of the swan and water bird sanctuary as she needs very specialist care 💚

31/05/2025

Updated Amazon wishlist
June 25
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Maisie is doing well, an update post is coming 🥰

However, we are currently rattling through our stock of 1ml syringes, medical gloves, saline flush pods and Silver Honey healing spray and wound cream, on just little Maisie alone with her twice daily treatments to keep her awful wound clean and healthy while she heals.

If anyone would like to help with the purchase of products like this that we desperately need please see our Amazon wishlist below
Thank you so much
🥰🙏🧡🦊🧡💚
Kim, Ross and Maisie 🥹

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3QBQGBLKRKHQV?ref_=wl_share

31/05/2025

PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU NEED OUR HELP WITH A WILDLIFE CASUALTY OR ORPHAN YOU NEED TO DIAL OUR NUMBER AND CALL US DIRECTLY 📞
07932052522

WE CANNOT RESPOND TO WHATSAPP MESSAGES OR CALLS, EMAILS OR FACEBOOK MESSAGES.

WE ONLY PICK UP THE PHONE IF IT RINGS. 📞

IF WE DON'T ANSWER, WE ARE ON ANOTHER CALL, ATTENDING A RESCUE OR FEEDING BABY ANIMALS SO PLEASE KEEP TRYING OR SEND A TEXT SAYING YOU HAVE CALLED, YOUR NAME, FULL ADDRESS AND REASON FOR CALLING IN.

Thank you all 🙏😊💚
Kim and Ross

29/05/2025

***UPDATE***
WE ARE NOW BACK UP AND RUNNING, SERVICE IS BACK TO NORMAL!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉💚💚💚💚
Ross has worked hard yesterday and this morning to get our rescue car back to a road legal state and on his birthday no less ! 🎉💚🎉🥹🥰🥰🙏

We would like to thank the whole wild community for all the offers of cars, lifts, transport and help!
You guys are simply awesome and we couldn't do this without you ! Together we can all make a difference in helping wildlife, no matter what is thrown at us!!
Thank you all 😘💚🥰🙏💚🎉
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While Ross was out on a rescue this afternoon my car was involved in a hit and run accident.

IT WAS A BLACK 3.5TON 'ICE' HORSEBOX that failed to stop.

The rear door has been smashed in so hard it now will not open, the door is twisted and the rear is stove in. Thankfully we didn't have any animals in the back.🙏🥺😭

We are appealing to anyone who has any camera doorbell or dash cam footage on the CROYDON ROAD, CATERHAM @ 4pm TODAY 29TH MAY we would be so grateful to you for coming forward.

As some of you know we were down to my car only as Ross's farm vans engine has given up the ghost and now we have no transport at all.

Ross is desperately working to try and see if he can do anything to fix it as we do not have the means to send it to a body shop and without the culprit stopping we cannot claim on their insurance either 🥺💔

Thank you
Kim and Ross