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If you are worried about an injured swan or cygnet, please call us on 01753 859397. Our aim is to return them to the wild as soon as possible.

What We Do:
Swan Lifeline rescues and provides shelter and treatment for sick and injured swans. We educate the public about the incidence and effects of pollution and human activities on swans and other wildfowl on the UK's rivers and waterways. We aim to provide a professionally managed treatment centre to continue in perpetuity, not dependent upon any one person or group for its survival. Our C

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Our centre on Cuckoo Weir Island includes a dedicated treatment centre and intensive care unit with nine heated pens. We can house up to 180 swans and on average, we are called to rescue over 700 swans and admit over 300 for treatment in any given year. We work within a 50-mile radius of our site and can advise a course of action for any enquiries outside of this radius. Our Services:
We work with RSPCA, Thames Valley Police, Metropolitan Police, Network Rail as well as other wildlife organisations whose inspectors will call us to help with swan rescues throughout the South East. Additionally, we have links with The Rangers who work in country parks and call on us for advice and help. Our on-site team are available seven days a week, providing rescues, phone advice, treatment and care to our admitted swans. Our staff members are supported by volunteers and a hands-on management team of Trustees.

04/12/2024

🪴Our team attended another garden rescue this week.

🦢This handsome chap had misjudged a landing and ended up in someone’s garden, which is not uncommon in windy weather.

❤️Fortunately, he had no injuries from his little mishap, and so was released straight away to the local lake.

💫If you’d like to help support our work, please donate
to our ‘save our swans crowdfunding campaign.

🔗 https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/swan-lifeline-1156995

29/11/2024

🦢One of our rescues this year was this lovely swan, who was found beneath some power lines dragging one of his legs after an assumed crashed landing.

❤️Thanks to our kind supporters, we're able to help dozens of injured swans like him every year, and help them return to the wild.

💫To make a donation, please visit our crowdfunding page: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/swan-lifeline-1156995

26/11/2024

🦢Help us protect swans this Christmas🦢

❄️As winter settles in, Swan Lifeline is working tirelessly to protect swans from the increased challenges of the cold season. Freezing waters, dwindling food sources, and harsher conditions make this time of year especially difficult for these beautiful birds.

🦢Many swans face risks of starvation, injury, and the risk of avian flu, but with your support, we can give them the care and protection they need to survive.

❤️This Christmas, your donation can make a critical difference:
£20 provides nourishing food to help injured swans heal and recover
£50 buys vital medical supplies, ensuring injured swans receive proper care
£100 helps keep our facilities warm and safe, so rescued swans can heal through the cold months.

🏠Your donation will also help us set up an urgently needed isolation unit, which would make it possible to carry out rescues throughout avian flu season.

🦢Join us in our mission to keep these beautiful birds safe this winter.

❤️To make a donation, please visit our Crowdfunder page:
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/swan-lifeline-1156995

19/11/2024

🦆The last of our 2024 ducklings have now left the our treatment centre.

🐣Most of these came to us as lost or abandoned chicks, and it’s been a privilege to see them grow into young adult birds.

❤️They seemed to love their new home and got straight into splashing around in the lake and making friends with the other birds.

15/11/2024

🦢Our rescue team headed out last week to help another cygnet that had got himself into a spot of bother.

❤️Members of the public alerted us to this little fella who had got himself stuck on the wrong side of a wire fence. There were a lot of think brambles around, so the only way to rescue him was for one of team to brave the thorns!

💫This little one was injury free and so we popped him back on the local river.

13/11/2024

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03/11/2024

🦢 Another crash landing rescue this week. This cygnet ended up landing on a roof but couldn’t quite keep his footing. After ending up in the garden, a member of the public called us out to help.

❤️Our team headed out and managed to scoop him up without too much difficulty. They gave him a check over for injuries and made sure he seemed in good health.

💫As he was a little shook up after his ordeal, he came back to the centre for monitoring. After a few days, he was given a clean bill of health and the team took him to a nearby river to let him continue on his way. Hopefully his next landing attempt will be a smoother one!

21/10/2024

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🦢We picked up this lovely lady from a local vet hospital after she had been bought in by a kind member of public. Once the vets looked at her leg it was clear that she had broken the leg sometime ago and since caused damage to her feet.

❤️Unfortunately, because of her injury, she would never have been able to go back to the wild, so our friends at said they were more than happy to have her. She will now live out her life there in a safe and natural environment.

09/10/2024

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🦢Sometimes, the Swans find us!

🤕One morning, as our staff rescuer arrived for work, they found a swan sat in the middle of our car park looking a bit sorry for itself. Whilst it’s not uncommon for our local pair to wander around the island, this was an unknown swan and didn’t seem to want to move.

❤️A quick inspection in our med room showed that this young lady had a nasty leg infection and needed antibiotics to help her recover. She is been doing well with her treatment and is making the most of the all you can eat swan food buffet!

07/10/2024

🍁At this time of year, we start to see this years cygnets leave their parents and head off on their own. Unfortunately, some of them haven’t quite got the flying/landing skills quite right, and so we see the start of ‘crash landing’ season.

🦢This chap was found in someone’s back garden after one such crash landing. Our team headed out to give him a helping hand and check him over for any injuries.

❤️After confirming he was injury free, we popped him back on the river will wish him luck for his next attempt to leave home.

23/09/2024

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🦢This young swan was seen walking down a residential street with a fair bit of blood on its tail feathers.

❤️The local residents called us out to come and help and, whilst our team drove over, kept and eye on the little guy.

🤕Once safely secured in our handy swan wrap, we could see a small puncture wound on his back. Whilst we can’t be sure how this happened, we suspect that after leaving his parents to find his own piece of river, he had an altercation with another animal.

💫After being treated at our centre, and a having plenty of time to recover, he was released back to the river.

❤️A big thank you to the local residents who helped us out with this rescue.

13/09/2024

❤️A huge thank you to all our supporters who have donated towards Sasha’s operation.

🦢You’ve helped us raise over £700 which will go along way to paying the vets bills and her ongoing care. She is doing really well and has made friends with a cygnet that’s also spending some time in ICU.

💫Our JustGiving page will be open a little bit longer, so if you would like to donate a little something then head to the link below.

🔗https://www.justgiving.com/page/swan-lifeline-sasha?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fswan-lifeline-sasha&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

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09/09/2024

🦢Our team were recently called out to a swan who had been seen with fishing tackle stuck in his bill.

❤️Unfortunately, as he had swallowed the hook we had to take him to our local vets for it to be removed. When the vets did the X-ray they also found that, at some point he has been shot with a gun (likely an air rifle).
So he’s been through a tough time.

😔There has been an unsettling and upward trend in wildlife crimes recently, and swans seem to be taking the brunt of crimes involving catapults and air rifles. We are really sad to see that this handsome male has been a victim of this ongoing trend.

💫Luckily, he is recovering well in our treatment centre, and we will keep you updated on his progress.

03/09/2024

🦢This swan had got himself into a pit of tight spot. A group of kayakers found him stuck between some tree roots at the riverside, and so gave our rescue team a call.

❤️Our team headed down and, with some time and care, managed to free him. He was fortunate to not have sustained any injuries, and so the team released him back into the river.

30/08/2024

❤️Help us raise funds for Sasha’s operation.

🦢Our team recently rescued a you swan who had been reported to have a damaged wing.

🤕Once she was out of the water, they could see the wing was likely broken at one of the joints and so was bought back to our treatment centre. A visit to the vets confirmed the wing was indeed broken.

🦢As she is only just about a year old (one of last years cygnets) and had a very feisty personality, we wanted to give her the best chance we could. So the decision was made to go ahead and do a partial wing amputation.

❤️Sasha has recovers really well, and is making great friends with one of the cygnets in ICU, but vet bills are expensive.

💫We are asking you, are amazing followers to help raise some funds to pay for her operation and ongoing care. The cost of living crisis has had a massive impact on our charity, so anything you can give will be greatly appreciated.

🔗 https://www.justgiving.com/page/swan-lifeline-sasha?utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content=page%2Fswan-lifeline-sasha&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=pfp-share

25/08/2024

🦢This little cygnet came to us a few months ago after being found alone and unable to move.

❤️He was really rather poorly and so spent some time in our ICU whilst he regained his strength

💫He has made an amazing recovery and has grown quite a bit! He is now making friends with our other cygnets in the outdoor ponds.

Address

Cuckoo Weir Island, Meadow Lane, Eton
Windsor
SL46SS

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	8am - 5pm
Sunday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+441753859397

Website

https://swanlifeline.uk/

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🪴Our team attended another garden rescue this week. 🦢This handsome chap had misjudged a landing and ended up in someone’s garden, which is not uncommon in windy weather. ❤️Fortunately, he had no injuries from his little mishap, and so was released straight away to the local lake. 💫If you’d like to help support our work, please donate to our ‘save our swans crowdfunding campaign. 🔗 https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/swan-lifeline-1156995 #swanlifeline #swanrescue #wildliferescue #wildlifereg#wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation #charity #supportacharity

. 🦢Please mind the gap……unfortunately this swan missed the memo and crash landed onto a local railway track. ❤️Our rescue team quickly headed out to the station and, escorted by members of network rail, walked down the tracks to help the swan. 🤕It looks like he had a bit of a bumpy landing as he had sustained some injuries to he his leg, and so was taken back to our centre to receive treatment. We will keep you updated on his progress. #swan #swanlifeline #swanrescue #wildliferehab #wildliferescue #wildliferehabilitation

. 🦢 The end of the summer saw a flurry of rescues, plus the release of some of our longer term patients. ❤️Here is a little video of some of those moments over the last month or so. #swan #swanlifeline #swans #cygnet #cygnets #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation

🦢Our team recently went out to help this little cygnet who had oil on his feathers. When we arrived, we could see that he would need to come back to the centre for a good clean. We also noted that he did seem to be in his own within the flock, and no obvious sign of his parents.❤️Back at the centre, he was given a few good showers to remove the oil, and he then spent a few days resting up in our ICU.💫He is now making friends with sour cygnets in the outdoor ponds as he is gaining back his feathers waterproof coating. #swan #swans #cygnet #cygnets #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation #charity

. ❤️Ryan Gosling is all grown up! 🐣Named by you, our followers, Ryan came to us as a little yellow fluff nugget after being found alone at the riverside. 🐥He loved his food and grew quick! He shed his fluffy yellow feathers, and moulted in his big boy grey ones, as he moved from our ICU to our outdoor pens. 🐦With just a few flight feathers left to grow out, he’s now almost frilly grown and ready to start his own adventure in the big wide world. #swanlifeline #goose #greylag #greylaggoose #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #wildliferehabilitation

. 🐣Another day and another duckling rescue! ❤️Our team managed to help rescue this Mum and her Ducklings earlier this week. After a quick check to make sure they were all in good health, they took them to a lock river to be released. #swanlifeline #swans #duck #ducks #ducklings #wildliferescue #wildliferehab #charity