Lincolnshire Wildlife Charity
Wild Things Rescue
Working all year round, we endeavour to bring the community together to give our wildlife the best chance of survival. We work with vets and other organisations to get animals care as quickly as possible.
ABOUT US
Ethical Rehabilitation of British Wildlife
Wild Things Rescue is a registered charity (1190933) based in Lincolnshire. We work hard to try and help as many sick, injured and orphaned wild animals as possible. But to do this we need your help!
We endeavour to bring the community together to give our wildlife the best chance of survival. We work with vets and other organisations to get animals care as quickly as possible.
We rely solely on donations to continue our charity work.
Help us Survive
Many of our wild things need medical attention which can cost quite a bit. Can you help towards their medicine?
Meal Tickets & Sponsorship Packs
You can help our wild things get the care they need by buying them a meal or sponsoring an animal for the year!
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Buy our patients a present to help them through their rehabilitation journey. You can also help by buying the less exciting bits like bin bags!
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What we Do
Frequently Asked Questions
I have an animal in distress, how do I get in touch?
You can call us on 01526 578579 or send us a message on Facebook. We are open every day apart from Tuesdays and available between 9 am – 6 pm. If you have an animal in distress and we’re closed, please contact your nearest 24 hour vets for advice.
If I take a wild animal to the vets will I be charged or will they just put it to sleep?
All vets have a duty of care to animals and must offer first aid (which includes pain relief, fluids and warmth) or euthanasia as necessary.
We work really hard to maintain a good relationship with vets across the county who regularly contact us for advice. You will not be charged when you drop off a wild animal, if the vet chooses to prescribe medication, they get in touch with us and we cover the cost!
Vets will not unnecessarily put wildlife to sleep and we accept lots of wildlife from vets throughout the year.
Is the centre open to the public to look around?
Unfortunately we are unable to offer tours of our centre. The animals in our care are wild and therefore afraid of people.
Often they’re unwell and need all the rest they can get. It would be unethical of us to disturb them unnecessarily during their rehabilitation journey.
Do you do talks at schools and clubs?
Yes! If we’re available, we are happy to do talks.
Please note that we are unable to bring live animals with us to these talks as our patients are wild and it would cause them unnecessary stress. If you would like to organise a talk, please email Lucy on lucy@wildthingsrescue.uk
I’m interested in opening my own wildlife centre, what’s the best way to get started?
Come and volunteer! There are a lot of courses online, but not all of them are good.
The best way to find out whether wildlife rehabilitation is something you would like to put more time into is to come and see how we do things.
We’re happy to talk to you about the day-to-day running of the charity and the things it involves.
Please find information about volunteering on our ‘volunteer’ page.
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Volunteers Email: lucy@wildthingsrescue.uk
Animal Casualties Phone: 01526 578579