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
- 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
- Jul 1, 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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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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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
- 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 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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Claire Thompson
- Nov 9, 2019
Viking Settlement!
We are very pleased to introduce you to Hrafn Vaeringi, a fantastic locally based Living History group who are working on a Viking Settlemen
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Claire Thompson
- Jul 25, 2019
Back to the Classroom...
It was back to the classroom for our animal Keepers this week, as they attended a training session with farm vets Rhys and Gina from Meadows
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Claire Thompson
- Jan 10, 2019
Harry's Operation
Our vets at Meadows Farm do a fantastic job with our animals. They’re not always used to seeing the problems that some of our older...
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Claire Thompson
- Jun 24, 2017
Are YOUR rabbits eating enough hay?
It's Rabbit Awareness Week and this year the emphasis is on HAY. According to a survey carried out last year by the PDSA, it is thought...
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Claire Thompson
- Mar 1, 2017
Fire Sets Back Brockswood Education Project!
First of all... Why an Anglo-Saxon village at an animal sanctuary? At Brockswood, our mission is not only to care for animals in need,...
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