Fact Friday: Rabbit Poo!
It might seem like a taboo subject, but when you care for animals, poo is a really important issue to be aware of!
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Claire Thompson
- Oct 2, 2022
Penny in Loving Memory
It is with enormous sadness that we must announce that our beloved Penny has fallen asleep and joined her friends across the Rainbow Bridge
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Claire Thompson
- Sep 30, 2022
Fact Friday: Sheep Teeth
A subject that comes up quite often here is our sheep teeth, and you might wonder why?
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Claire Thompson
- Jun 30, 2022
Fact Friday: Wool
We’re back this week and inspired by shearing day, we thought we’d tell you a little about our woolly friends.
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Adina Ali
- Jun 28, 2022
Cotwall End Spring BioBlitz
A few weeks ago, we spent some time at Cotwall End Nature Reserve surveying the many different kinds of wildlife that take sanctuary there.
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Claire Thompson
- May 27, 2022
Fact Friday: Chicken Vision - Colour
Not only do chickens see in colour, but in many ways, these wonderful little birds have better vision than us humans!
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Claire Thompson
- May 20, 2022
Fact Friday: "Sweat Like a Pig"
Have you ever heard someone use the phrase “Sweat like a pig”? Well, as with most phrases associated with pigs, this is misleading!
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Claire Thompson
- May 14, 2022
Fact Friday: Donkey Ears
The French composer Camille Saint-Saëns called them the “Persons with long ears”, and he wasn’t wrong!
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Claire Thompson
- May 6, 2022
Fact Friday: Sheep Vision
We thought it would be fun to introduce Fact Friday to you and teach you a few snippets about some of our amazing residents!
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Adina Ali
- Mar 28, 2022
Wildlife Monitoring
Spring has officially sprung here at Brockswood, where we’re starting to see and hear more signs of wildlife.
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Claire Thompson
- Jan 17, 2022
Sweet Dreams, Our Darling Fiona
It is with the greatest of sadness that we must inform you that she has now snuggled up peacefully to sleep and passed away.
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Claire Thompson
- Dec 31, 2021
2021: A Happy Reflection...
As the year comes to an end, we’re reflecting on our accomplishments over the last twelve months!
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Claire Thompson
- Nov 29, 2021
A busy week for our sanctuary Vets!
As a sanctuary, we would be lost without the support of our vets, and today we’d like to highlight the work of our amazing vets
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Adina Ali
- Oct 21, 2021
National Reptile Awareness Day
It's National Reptile Awareness Day, where reptile enthusiasts all over the country will be celebrating and talking all things scaly.
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Claire Thompson
- Sep 6, 2021
Dog Show 2021 - What a Pawsome Day!
Now that we’ve had a little chance to recover, we’d like to say the most enormous thank you to everybody who helped to make our Annual...
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Claire Thompson
- Jan 14, 2021
Lockdown Learning Activities: Happy Chickens
When caring for animals in captivity, it is important that all of their needs are met; this includes making sure they have a good diet,...
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Claire Thompson
- Dec 31, 2020
2020: A Positive Reflection
2020, a year none of us will forget. It’s so easy to get hung up on all of the bad things that happened this year, so we are instead celebra
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Claire Thompson
- Dec 18, 2020
Lockdown: The Birds
On top of the continuing battle against Coronavirus, we are now fighting Avian Influenza (Bird Flu). Following several very serious cases...
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Claire Thompson
- Apr 22, 2020
Brockswood Lesson: Emus
With the wonderful response we received to our first Brockswood lesson, we thought we'd put another together for you!
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Claire Thompson
- Mar 25, 2020
Brockswood Lesson: Raccoons
With so many children isolating at home at the moment and parents wondering what to teach, we thought it might be fun for us animal keepers
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