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    Fact Friday: Wool
    Claire Thompson
    • 5 days ago
    • 3 min

    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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    Fact Friday: Chicken Vision - Colour
    Claire Thompson
    • May 27
    • 2 min

    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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    Fact Friday: "Sweat Like a Pig"
    Claire Thompson
    • May 20
    • 2 min

    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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    Fact Friday: Donkey Ears
    Claire Thompson
    • May 14
    • 2 min

    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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    Fact Friday: Sheep Vision
    Claire Thompson
    • May 6
    • 2 min

    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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    Wildlife Monitoring
    Adina Ali
    • Mar 28
    • 7 min

    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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    National Reptile Awareness Day
    Adina Ali
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    Lockdown Learning Activities: Happy Chickens
    Claire Thompson
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 3 min

    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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    Lockdown: The Birds
    Claire Thompson
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    Brockswood Lesson: Emus
    Claire Thompson
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    Brockswood Lesson: Raccoons
    Claire Thompson
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 3 min

    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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    Viking Settlement!
    Claire Thompson
    • Nov 9, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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    Back to the Classroom...
    Claire Thompson
    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    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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    Harry's Operation
    Claire Thompson
    • Jan 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    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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    Are YOUR rabbits eating enough hay?
    Claire Thompson
    • Jun 24, 2017
    • 2 min

    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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    Fire Sets Back Brockswood Education Project!
    Claire Thompson
    • Mar 1, 2017
    • 3 min

    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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    Catholic Lane,

    Sedgley,

    DY3 3YE.

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