Woodys wildlife rescue

04/02/2025

So over the week, I’ve had a little field mouse that came in, who had been caught by a cat, pleased to say he’s thriving, and will be re released soon.
On a much sadder note, I got a call about a very poorly fox in Hitchin. What probably started as a bite, maybe fighting for a female. Had become badly infected. This beautiful fox had prob had the injury for at least a week, you can see how poorly he looks in the video. And you can see where the injury is on his left hand flank when he gets up to walk away. He was so weak I was able to catch him easily, I rushed him straight to Woodys vets (Vets 4 Pets) to see Megan one of their amazing vets, on closer inspection we could see that this injury went very deep and was prob close to the fox dying of septicaemia😪so we sedated him, so the final goodbye is kinder to the animal, I held him and just like our dogs who are sleeping, he was running again, his legs moving in his dream land.🥰
It was then time to put him to sleep. Which he did within just a few seconds of the needle going in.
This is the hardest part of rescue,you never get used to it. That part where you are helpless.
The tears flow freely, and I say my farewell 😪
You can see in the comment that he was so weak I could hold him with no resistance at all.

28/01/2025

So firstly I’m so sorry I haven’t posted over Xmas and new year, I still find it very hard without Mum and Dad here with us.
So I hope you all had a wonderful Xmas and Happy New year to you all. 🥰🥰🥰
Still as busy as ever, New Year’s Eve, a tiny hog at just 200g!! She was missing her back leg, we have no idea how this happened? It was such a clean cut, that when I took her to the vet, they thought it was one that they had done!?! It wasn’t it’s just that the injury looks like it had been surgically removed! She is doing well despite her injury, on pain meds and antibiotics,.
New Year’s Day 2 more small hogs came in under 300gms! Very late babies, sadly no siblings found for each, which potentially means we prob lost a further 13 hogs. As hogs can have up to 6 in a litter. 😪
We have also had ;
A Buzzard
A Kestral
A Cormorant
6 pigeons,
A baby seagull
A Moorhen
A Chaffinch
2 baby feral Pigeons.
1 juvenile Magpie
So as you can see, I’m extremly busy as usual. But when little lives are saved, then it’s all worth the hard work.

04/01/2025

I wish all children had the opportunity to experiance our wildlife and why it’s worth saving, and get this Mums and Dads, you too could also learn what our wildlife is worth saving for……

My favourite quote by David Attenborough. I feel this so deeply.

02/01/2025

This is so very true and if you have a heart (like me) even bring tears to your eyes.
This may even awake your conscience and remember that you have one that may just be feeling just like this, and make your children go look after the pets that they so so wanted.

Something to think about today!

The silent suffering of bunnies and guinea pigs 😔

When I joined this family three years ago, I was allowed to jump around in an open enclosure in the summer and was even brought into the house more often.

I was given fresh food every day, and clean water. Also, my hutch was regularly cleaned.

Having to live alone in my hutch was always lonely and boring, when I was with my mother and siblings there was always something going on but the child of the family would come a pet me.

Now the child is 12 and thinks I’m boring.

He would rather have a now ... 🐕
So I've been sitting in my dirty hutch all alone for ages now!

If I'm lucky, once a day the door opens and someone remembers to give me
pellets where I prefer greens a lot.

Sometimes I get a carrot or some dandelion it makes me really happy.

My water is often inedible because it is not changed for days on end.

I'm drowning in my own dirt so to speak!

In the winter I freeze because no one bothers to carry my cage into the basement like they used to.

Besides, I am often very thirsty, but my water bottle is frozen and my people don't see it.

When it rains I sit in the back corner of my hutch because no one cares that it leeks when it rains.

Then I squat in the wet mess and feel terribly uncomfortable.

I'm having diarrhea, my 🍑 is covered with 💩.

My people think this is disgusting but so do I !

I have a stomach ache and feet have sores on them from having to sit on wet filth because my hutch is rarely cleaned these days. A vet could surely help but that costs money .
But I'm just a 🐇

In the summer, it’s unbearably hot in here but I look outside and see a beautiful garden, with juicy grass, and there are sooo many delicious dandelions and wish I could enjoy all this.

I feel unwell and my joins are so stiff from having to sit in a small space all the time, I long to be able to run and jump and play.

Again and again I envy the that sneak through the yard and don't have to sit in a small jail.

Then I picture myself jumping across the meadow and playing with other rabbits.

I sometimes just wish I could vent like this I can barely move in my dirty prison 😔

Unfortunately, I can't make my people understand how sad I am. They don't understand my languages and they don't see my tears!

What did I do to be treated this way!?

I was always sweet, always let everything go over me, never scratched or even bit!

Why don't they at least take me to an animal shelter, maybe I'd find a friend and a nicer family

I don't know how much longer I can handle this long lonely uncomfortable existence and I am becoming very depressed.

I could still live for many many more years!

I hope for a life after 💀, a life without people locking me in a cage, a life with huge meadows, and many peers.

With fresh green food and clean drinking water!

And so I continue to suffer silently because people have lost interest in me and don’t understand my language and don't see my tears!

So I have to pass away first to be able to live 😔

Don't look away and give us a voice! A hutch is never enough!

20/12/2024

Hi I have some dry dog food going for a donation to Woodys, if any one interested?
Only stipulation 1st come to collect can have, I don’t want it here over Xmas. X hope it will help someone out x

16/12/2024

This poor baby has so many injuries, l’m pretty sure they have been made by a dog. He has made it through his fist night, and after cleaning his wounds and now being on a double lot of antibiotics and pain relief, is doing well.

07/12/2024

Hi all, I am able to take in hedgehogs again now x

25/11/2024

Hi All,
I would like to say thank you to everyone who has helped so far with our build. Due to it still not complete, I’m having to temporary close our doors, I’m afraid I have no more space in our front/dining area of our home for any more cages etc. I have approx 35 hog boxes and multiple birds.
The situation is not easy for my wonderful volenteers or my ever loving husband who can’t even sit down in our home. Most of you know that after 22yrs together we finally got married, but I think we’ll be divorced much sooner if the animals keep coming in. As you can see from the pics, this doesn’t include our dining room table where I have scales, some meds and other stuff that I need on a day to day basis.
I also have some hogs out with foster people so they could keep coming in, but only so many people want a smelly hog in their house, lol, thank you also to those of you that have one.
You have no idea how much this hurts. As soon as some go bk to the wild, which there are a few reaching that goal weight. I will then take more in 😪🥰

21/11/2024

This is so so true, they may even be eating and drinking during the day and look fine, if out during the day they really need your help! X

Please don’t leave me, I’m not asleep, I’m dying!
Pick me up and get me into the warm. Place me in a high sided box with an old towel to snuggle in, place a hot water bottle beside me, ( if you haven’t got a hot water bottle an old pop bottle filled with hot water will do, ) make sure I can move away from the heat if necessary.
Contact your nearest rescue, I really need their expertise and care.
They have medicine and incubators and can treat me for my ills. They are my best chance.
Please help me.
If your local rescue is full keep looking for another.
If you need to travel please take me in your car to get me the help I need.

Spiny Norman’s currently has 1 space.

To find another rescue rescue use this link..

https://www.helpwildlife.co.uk

Thank you
The Hedgehogs.
💜🦔💜🦔💜

17/11/2024

Are these of any use to any one, first come first served. Would rather collection today or tomorrow?

15/11/2024

A few weeks ago I had a very badly injured wood pigeon handed in, was found by a member of the public with a cat ripping her to pieces😪the pics are grafic so please be warned. She had the skin from around her neck ripped open exposing her crop, which normally if the crop wall has been compromised sadly it’s rare for it to be repaired. She literally had berries I could see that were in her crop, but still a thin layer holding them in. So I was able to clean her up after some pain meds, and then I used some Instrasite Gell around the crop area and then a special clay that is just amazing magic, that repairs all of the skin back to its original state. As you can see from the after pics she looks great other than a little feather less, but they will come back again and once they do she will be able to go back into the wild, she is feeding etc without any issues.

02/11/2024

Some gorgeous and helpless little ones being nurse back to life. It’s such a privilege to do this, but we wouldn’t be able to do it without your support 
Please considered donating x

https://gofund.me/cab9b829

01/11/2024

Wow! What a few weeks this as been. We’ve rescued and saved more lives and still going
Sadly after a builder gone wrong our structure is still a work in progress. We’re still planning the layout and definitely in need of support. If you’ve thought of us, appreciated the love and care Sue and the volunteers give to animals in need and brought any little one in. Please consider donating

Woody’s Wildlife Rescue tirelessly saves thousands of animals each year complete… Bronwyn Barnett needs your support for New Unit for Woody’s Wildlife Rescue!

18/09/2024

Exciting night tonight, were of to the BBC 3 Counties award ceremony for the Make a difference awards in Herts, Beds, & Bucks.
If any one would like to come along, the tickets are free , you just call them up. It should be a great night, with Andy Collins presenting.
Please see details below for times etc x

17/09/2024

Really want to say a HUGE thank you to these lovely boys, not only did they save this baby pigeon, they rang me and waited with him until I got there, as 2 cats were very keen to have a play!
You are both a credit to both your parents and Pix Brook school. You showed such kindness and compassion. Which is hard to find these days in youngsters. I am gratefull of that
The baby is doing well ### Sue x

16/09/2024

Look how the men rush down to greet the new ladies. 🥰🦆