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Chafford Swans and Wildlife Helping the wildlife at chafford hundred gorge

Mum Annie and her not so small babies enjoying barley and maize at tea time 🦢💙❤️
27/09/2024

Mum Annie and her not so small babies enjoying barley and maize at tea time 🦢💙❤️

26/09/2024

Please report illegal fishing down the Gorge.

This week alone we have had to cut fishing wire from two ducks and one coot who would most definitely of been killed or died if we wasn’t there to release the wire from the ducks tongue and release the wire from a ducks and coots leg
I have reported this incident to the police as we have a photo of the person responsible for leaving the wire in situ
Please quote operation traverse when reporting illegal fishing to Police
The environment agency will also receive an email as the person responsible has been there daily 

02/08/2024

So today while down the gorge I got approached by someone who had 3 dogs two of which was on a lead and one who wasn’t. As most people who know me, Knows I am a dog Walker. To which today I was walking one of my customers dogs down the Gorge, whom I must stress was on a lead and no point does he ever go after the birds if he did I would not take him down there.
The dog that was off the lead who had no recall started to come towards the dog I was walking growling at him, thankfully the dog i was walking did not react, however when I asked if she could call the dog back and put it on the lead like the other two she got very argumentative and basically said she comes down every day and looks after the birds to which I replied this has nothing to do with the birds it has to do with her dog being off the lead when there are signs at either side of the Gorge stating dogs should be kept on a lead during breeding season of which August is one of them months. She then stated that I had a reputation for this.
I will NEVER be sorry for asking someone to put their dog on a lead or confronting illegal fisherman or confronting kids throwing stones at the birds or confronting kids shooting the birds as you all know we go above and beyond to look after the Wildlife at the Gorge. We do it totally off our own backs which we have done for the last eight years and have rescued and helped hundreds of birds down there. Apart from the bread, we pay for all the food ourselves and we both have full-time jobs but still make sure we are there every night to ensure everyone is fed and safe.
We only set up this page so that people can make us aware if there was any injuries in which we could deal with. We get no thanks from Essex Wildlife trust as their policy would be letting nature take its course. Where we believe if a bird can get treated for an injury which has been caused by a fishing hook, Or a territorial fight or flying accident why should it not get treated and live a perfectly normal life. So if I have a reputation for expressing my feelings and concerns about the Wildlife down the Gorge, I’m really sorry but I am passionate about what we do
Most people are appreciative of what we do and love the fact they are looked after, when they walk down there, they have the pleasure of seeing them without distress and know that if there is an issue, they can call us and we will do our best to assist if necessary 🦢🦢
Chafford Warren Gorge Is a beautiful place of
Nature of which sometimes is taken for granted. I’m sure along with us and many members of the community want to make sure that the Gorge remains a safe and clean place for both people and the Wildlife within to enjoy  🦢🦢❤️💙🦆🪿





09/06/2024

The cygnets are getting so big 🦢❤️💙

Loving spring at the gorge. We have lost a few and saved a few, the joys and sorrows of spring The trust is being gained...
31/05/2024

Loving spring at the gorge. We have lost a few and saved a few, the joys and sorrows of spring
The trust is being gained between us and the swan families even the moorhens are getting brave x ❤️💙🦢🦢

Come rain or shine. We try to never disappoint our waiting crowd of feathered friends. Made even more special when our i...
21/05/2024

Come rain or shine. We try to never disappoint our waiting crowd of feathered friends. Made even more special when our intruder swans Annie and Bill greet us with five beautiful cygnets. 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢❤️💙

We just have to share these feathered bundles of gorgeousness 🦢❤️💙
17/05/2024

We just have to share these feathered bundles of gorgeousness 🦢❤️💙

Congratulations Mum and Dad swan Seven beautiful babies 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢💙❤️
16/05/2024

Congratulations Mum and Dad swan
Seven beautiful babies 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢💙❤️

We believe when feeding tonight we had over 120 baby goslings and ducks out and countless coots and Moorhens in the wat...
15/05/2024

We believe when feeding tonight we had over 120 baby goslings and ducks out and countless coots and Moorhens in the water. We know we have lost a couple, probably down to nature but these little ones are getting stronger everyday…..but any day now our two family’s of swans at the gorge will hopefully surprise us with a large handful of beautiful cygnets 🦢🦢

Well hello Canadian Babies 💙❤️Welcome to feeding time x
05/05/2024

Well hello Canadian Babies 💙❤️
Welcome to feeding time x

It’s getting real busy down here, well hello family of SEVEN beautiful goslings. Well done to mum and dad Rick & Jo ❤️💙
20/04/2024

It’s getting real busy down here, well hello family of SEVEN beautiful goslings. Well done to mum and dad Rick & Jo ❤️💙

Our first family of ducklings 🦆🦆❤️💙
20/04/2024

Our first family of ducklings 🦆🦆❤️💙

When you have had a crappy week, you finish work and head to the gorge for the daily feed and you are greeted by another...
19/04/2024

When you have had a crappy week, you finish work and head to the gorge for the daily feed and you are greeted by another new family of five beautiful goslings, you can’t help but smile and then you think we are gonna need more food 😂 well done to proud parents Catherine & Martin ❤️💙

One of our longest residents Mama and Frank have had five beautiful babies and brought them out briefly to show us befor...
15/04/2024

One of our longest residents Mama and Frank have had five beautiful babies and brought them out briefly to show us before taking cover for the rain. ❤️💙

Look closely…I spy with my little eye, in the distance Coot babies being fed by their parents, spring has finally arriv...
11/04/2024

Look closely…I spy with my little eye, in the distance Coot babies being fed by their parents, spring has finally arrived at the gorge ❤️💙

19/01/2024

We are after your help 🦢🦢
Over the last couple of months we have had quite a few rescues with our feathered friends at the gorge. We are in need of any bath sheets you are looking at replacing
Please think of us before throwing them out, we are happy to collect as always
Many thanks for your continued support, Jackie and Lisa x x 🦢🦆🪿💙❤️

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10/01/2024

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The cygnets are getting so big 🦢❤️💙

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**Sound on for full effect 🤣** Gotta love our feathered friends, every evening like clock work waiting for the buffet I think they may of also invited a few of their friends 💙❤️

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