Pettle is a young Boer goat. Much like Groot, she is one of the luckier ones; she came to us from a wonderful home! Sadly little Pettle lost her sister earlier in the year and was becoming lonely without her, so her family although heartbroken parting with her, decided that it would be best to find her a home where she would have company and be happy again, and continue to be able to visit her. It is clear that she is very well-loved.

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She’s settling in well and already making friends - Ollie and Brian are particularly taken with her (Harper isn’t impressed and is currently very jealous of this attention, so it’s going to take her a little time). Groot isn’t quite sure what to make of this small female version of himself, but she’s slowly gaining his trust. He may be enormous, but he can be a very sensitive boy, bless him.

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She has been experiencing her first thunderstorms recently and thankfully has taken them in her stride, as well as quite a few other firsts, including getting used to all of the new faces.

Ollie joined us at the end of March 2021 thanks to the kindness of our supporters who rallied together to help bring him to the sanctuary at very short notice when we heard that he would be put to sleep in a couple of days' time if a new home wasn't found for him. Thankfully we were able to step in and give him a new Forever Home at Brockswood and after a shaky start, he has since settled in well with the rest of our group. He's even gained himself a girlfriend, as our Harper is absolutely smitten with him!

Ollie is a Golden Guernsey, a native Rare Breed that was almost lost during the Second World War when the island was occupied by German troops and livestock were sadly used as food.

Harper the cheeky little Pygmy Goat joined us in 2019. She was being kept by an inexperienced goat keeper in their back garden and wasn't having all of her needs properly met - so we offered her a Forever Home with us, where we could give her everything that she needed! She quickly settled in with the rest of the group and became good friends with Rosie (who got very jealous when she was first brought in!). She is now absolutely smitten with Ollie and the pair are never far apart!

She can usually be found perched on a log, or zooming around the paddock - she is much younger than some of our other goats and is absolutely full of energy!

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She is very friendly and loves to meet new people (especially if you've got food). She loves head scratches and jumping up us all for attention!

Jim the Pygmy Goat came in with Rosie and they were completely inseparable ever since! Despite their differences in size and breed, they were the best of friends and always together. Sadly, Rosie passed away in February 2020 and he has been slowly adjusting to life without her, becoming quite close to Penny, another gentle soul.

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Similar in size, he has found friendship with naughty Harper and can often be seen playing together.

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Jim is the watchman of the group and keeps an eye out for danger, warning them with a sneeze if he thinks he needs to (they're very clever and know what vets look like!).

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Despite his old age (he is now in his late teens), he is in good health, although lacking many teeth now (completely normal for a goat his age) which he has a special diet to support, he is still very active and agile, enjoying playing with his friends!

The gorgeous Groot joined us on our last day open in 2019. He is one of the lucky ones as he came from a wonderful home and owner who loves him very much! Sadly due to health problems, she was beginning to physically struggle with the hard work involved in caring for him and made the very difficult decision to re-home him. As we are very close, she can see him whenever she wants to and we are very happy for both of them as their bond is so strong!

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Groot is a Boer goat, a very large breed that was developed in South Africa. Although he is our biggest goat, he is most definitely a gentle giant! He loves fuss and attention, and be sure to feel his lovely fluffy coat! He has recently been joined by Pettle, another Boer, who is certainly keeping him on his toes!

Brian has been with us since 2013. He came to us in a police van after being found wandering around the high street in Brierley Hill! Unfortunately, as he had no identification, we couldn't trace his owners, so we offered him a Forever Home with us at the sanctuary!

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We quickly discovered that he is quite the Houdini and no matter where we put him, he'd find his way out! For some years our Directors' sacrificed their back garden and converted it into a goat paddock for Brian and his pal Sam, as it seemed this was the only place Brian couldn't jump out of, quickly becoming famous amongst visitors here for being the one balanced on the pillar, doing his best impression of a goat statue.

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Sadly we lost our beloved Sam in 2022 and we were worried about Brian becoming lonely without his friend, so with fingers crossed we tried him back out in the main goat paddocks, and this time he stayed! He found a good friend and occasional rival in our naughty Ollie, and can still be seen climbing high as he is famous for!