Little Paws Ferret Rescue

11/10/2025

Due to a personal event I have rescheduled Novembers walk to the following day. It will now take place on Sunday 2nd, Bolam Lake, 2pm. Hope to see you guys there!

05/10/2025

Thank you to everybody who came along today. We bumped into a wildlife photographer who kindly offered to take some photos for us and they are fab!

05/10/2025

Lovely meet, great and wander on the Little Paws walk today at Rainton Meadows. Drax had a good snooze as did some of the other ferrets. It was nice to see some old faces and meet some new ☺️.

For those who went to the walk today I will post the other photos in the group.

05/10/2025

It’s possible we might still experience the tail end of the wind on the walk today. Could I please ask folks wrap up warm and ensure the ferrets have some snuggly blankets to keep toasty after the walk.

28/09/2025

Yesterday the rescue had a terrific day at Lumley Castle for the Wild North Furry Convention. We did a meet & great with the ferrets in the morning with tube racing, followed by a craft stall in the afternoon. The vibe of the event was great and we can’t wait for next year!

I did poorly with taking photographs and took photos of only my beautiful Gidget so here she is taking PR in her stride.

14/09/2025

The ferret crew are out and about again this weekend at Stanhope Show. It’s been a busy summer for the rescue but events like this help spread ferret awareness, build up interest in ferret adoption & help us to raise money which goes straight into the rescue.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend!

09/09/2025

I would like to apologise that we have only had a couple of walks organised this year. We had felt it important to pause these earlier this year when there was a COVID scare in the ferret community (posts further down the page with info if you are interested to know more). There have been no further reports of this recently that have been brought to our awareness. The rescue has also been super busy over the summer with different events!

Our next walk will take place on Sunday 5th October 2025, 1.30pm - 3pm at Rainton Meadows, meeting point outside by the cafe which can be seen by the car park. Hope to see you guys there!

07/09/2025

What a great weekend we’ve had! Thank you to our dedicated volunteers who worked hard. All of the ferrets were fab as always!

Lots of awareness raised & interest in rehomings!

06/09/2025

Come join us today at Wolsingham Show! The rescue will be here both days this weekend. Ferret cuddles, Tombola, teddies & lollies!

02/09/2025

We look forward to seeing everyone this weekend. We will be in the Rural Sports tent so come say high

We are pleased to have the Rural Sports marquee back this year. There'll be a wide range of exhibitors covering all aspects of rural sports and crafts. Red Squirrel conservation, handcrafted sticks and leather goods, vintage fi****ms & flintlocks, ferret display and much more. Located in the main show ground near the Ice Bank.

31/08/2025

We have a stall at this years Stanhope Show abd hopefully the weather will allow us to have some racing too! We hace some very exciting news for next year! We will be running a ferret show at the 2026 Stanhope Show and would love to see all you ferret owners there to help make it a success. Get it in the calendar now. Weekend after Wolsingham Show, normally second weekend in September. All detail will be confirmed closer to the show next year

🎡✨ **The 183rd Stanhope Show – Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th September 2025!** ✨🎡
Weardale’s **Premier Agricultural Show** is back – and it’s bigger than ever!

🐴 **Saturday Highlights:**
✅ Hunter, Cob & Riding Horse classes
✅ Welsh Ponies A & B
✅ British Showjumping
✅ Fly Fishing Yorkshire
✅ Paul Hannam Quad Bikes
✅ Sheep, Donkey, Fur & Feather classes
✅ Beef Cattle, Produce & Crafts
✅ Open Sulky Racing & MORE!

🐕 **Sunday Highlights:**
✅ Coloured Horses & Ponies with Concours D’Elegance
✅ Clydesdales & Heavy Horse Turnout
✅ Dog Agility Tests & Fun Dog Show
✅ Vintage Vehicles & Tractors
✅ Gymkhana & Horse & Pony Driving
✅ Championship Cumberland Wrestling
✅ Urban Kaos Street Dance, Gundog Scurry & MORE!

🎶 **Both Days:**
⭐ Grand Parade
⭐ Festival of Shopping Marquee
⭐ Craft & Handmade Marquee
⭐ Live Bands, Licensed Bar & Amazing Catering

📅 **Gates open 9am** | 🎟 **Tickets on the gate**
👉 Find out more: **www.stanhopeshow.com**

📍 A fantastic day out for the whole family – **don’t miss it!**

05/07/2025

Update - All found safe and well ***
We are missing three jill ferrets in Chester Le Street. Two were neutered yesterday and have wounds to care for.

Any sightings please contact us 07908610342

These girls need their pain meds and wounds checked. Please do not pick up and keep them