Welcome and thank you to Jason R, Jo B, Adam T who recently joined our Easyfundraising campaign & everyone who has signed up to support us by shopping online through easyfundraising, it really makes a difference. We now have 73 supporters. So far our supporters have raised £932.33 by shopping online. Please sign up too ..read more

We’ve helped a lot of ducklings this year. In fact every year we seem to get more and more arriving at the Sanctuary during the summer months as demand for our services increases. Sometimes they come in groups and sometimes alone. Sunshine arrived from Langold lake in Rotherham, quite a distance from us but we ..read more

Our new enamel pins have arrived and we will be sending them out with all new memberships when you join the Wildlife Angels. If you are already a member and would like one to wear, please pop down to the centre during opening hours and ask a member of the team. A small donation to ..read more

We’ve gotten a little behind on our gas bill and need some help before its turned off. At the moment its reached a whopping £689.10 even with all the savings we have tried to make over the winter months. All funds are depleted with all the recent admissions, so the emergency pot for bills is empty. If you can help in anyway to keep the hot water on, we’d be ever so grateful. You can make a donation in person or via the web donation link here ..read more

Mama Mia, an 8-month-old cat, was found malnourished and suffering from fleas and worms with adorable kittens. Mia is now receiving treatment and the kittens are being hand-reared. These little bundles of joy are already four weeks old and on the hunt for their forever families. But wait, there’s a twist! Mia, their brave and devoted mama, couldn’t produce enough milk to keep up with the demands of her five hungry babies. So, our team of dedicated rescuers stepped in, putting their hand-rearing skills to the test. When she first arrived at the sanctuary, Mia was in a shocking state and feeling ..read more

Bank holiday monday and it’s non stop action. Are we open? was the callers first question on the phone. Of course we never really stop apart from a few hours everyday to deal with admissions and maybe get a quick slurp of coffee. A juvenile buzzard on the way. A baby hedgehog found wandering in the road. Bank holidays, christmas, easter, it’s all just another day at Derbyshires busiest wildlife rescue centre. We do our very best to provide assistance any day of the year. We’ve had all sorts in lately. From domestic pets, a cormorant, hedgehogs, pigeons, baby rabbits, a lizard found in a suitca ..read more

Swift season is upon us and young swifts have started to arrive for care at the Sanctuary. We’ve already had a few from folks who brought us young swifts last year, so it’s great to see watchful eyes are about to help these wonderful birds. It’s important that any Swifts found needing help are brought to a centre for specialist care as soon as possible. It is a race against time to get them ready and flying fit for their migration. Swifts eat live insects and hand feeding is a time consuming process. Jo our Swift coordinator is a dab hand at feeding and keeping weights just right after years o ..read more

Not bird bills although we do see a lot of them needing help. Those dreaded bills that we need to pay to keep the sanctuary going. Winter has been a really tough time in our corner of the world and we desperately need emergency funding to help pay for vets fees, utility bills, rates and all other costs of running Derbyshires busiest animal and wildlife sanctuary. With no funding from local authorities or national support, we rely entirely on the generosity of our supporters and members of the public to keep the doors open every week. Every day we receive numerous calls from wildlife lovers, ve ..read more

We are one of very few specialist Swift rehabilitation centres in the UK and we need your help.? We are absolutely desperate for live waxworm and live calci worm. You can purchase supplies from our Amazon Wishlist at Amazon Pet Samaritans Or contributions via donations are greatly appreciated so we can purchase them direct. https://www.petsamaritans.co.uk/donate/ There are currently over 30 swifts in our care with more arriving each day and are getting through more than 2000 insects a day! YES 2000! Each Swift will eat up to 60 insects and then we have the Swallows and House Martins to feed a ..read more

Our vet bills for treating admissions rocketed during May and June this year with emergency admissions of cats and kittens needing urgent treatment. We need to raise £1200 to cover these unexpected costs. You can make a donation by clicking here if you would like to help the animals. Elsie came to us in a shocking state and required emergency medical treatment. It was touch and go that she would survive but thanks to treatment at Staveley Vets, she is coming on in leaps and bounds. She enjoyed a little bit of sunshine today. She gets tired very quickly at the moment and feels the cold. She’s ..read more