A relaunch of an RSPCA centre’s education programme will give young animal-lovers the chance to learn about all things wildlife.
The charity’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, in London Road, Nantwich, has launched a new timetable of activities which will take place at its education centre.
The programme kick starts with events during the half-term break:
Thursday 26 October and Friday 27 October from 1pm to 3pm on both days: Children will be invited to help the centre get ready for
An orphaned ten-day-old seal pup is being cared for at an RSPCA wildlife centre after being found alone and hungry on a beach.
The weak and lethargic grey seal had been without his mum for three days on Penrhyn Beach, in Llandudno, North Wales. This was reported to the RSPCA on 30 September, who rescued him later that day.
He was taken to the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, in Nantwich, where staff have named him Jon Snow after the … Continue reading…
A swan died after suffering serious injuries following a dog attack in Nantwich.
The swan was found by a passer-by in the river by Manor Road North on Saturday afternoon (30 September), with severe injuries to one of her wings.
When the RSPCA arrived, the swan was so far out into the weir that assistance was required by Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service to safely rescue her.
After being rescued, she was taken to the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, … Continue reading…
The RSPCA is appealing for information after the body of a pig with his legs tied together was pulled out of a river in Stockport.
A member of the public contacted the RSPCA on Friday morning (29 September) after seeing the pig in the river by a weir, in Otterspool, in Romiley.
RSPCA Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) Steve Wickham and a crew from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended to remove the body.
AWO Wickham said: “At this stage … Continue reading…
An RSPCA wildlife centre in Cheshire has welcomed two rare puffin patients.
The young birds are being treated at RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre, in Nantwich, after being found covered in oil on a beach in Sunderland.
Before being released back into the wild they will need to be washed thoroughly with Fairy liquid to ensure that all of the oil has gone.
The wildlife centre, in London Road, treats all kinds of birds, from pigeons, swans to buzzards – … Continue reading…