Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary

🌿🛠️ We Need Helping Hands Behind the Scenes! 🛠️🌿

Our rescued wildlife rely on safe, clean, and well-maintained spaces while they recover — and we need volunteers to help keep everything running smoothly!

And another special creature released 😍

This brown long-eared bat was found during the day in a grounded state and taken to The Beck Veterinary Practice, Whitby last week. It was a little weak so came to us for some short-term rehab and after a few days it was ready to go for release

Absolutely delighted with this pheasant chick. Arrived earlier in the week , found alone , struggling to walk, one leg pointing backwards and generally not interested in life. After a few days of care, he's now walking and eating on his own 😍

One of our favourite patients!

Update on Saturn!

Saturn is still on recovery food and oralade daily. He is miles better than he was but he is still weak . We had hoped to reunite him with his family but the longer he is needing supportive care , the less those chances :(

Elvis is here with an important message: Foxes are not pets.

We've had several reports from concerned members of the public recently of fox cubs in two different rescue centres, not equipped nor experienced with foxes, being kept inappropriately.

Please do your checks before handing over a fox.

Only possible thanks to your donations and our incredible volunteers #VolunteersWeek

We don’t know how many calls we have received this season about orphaned rabbits. Accidentally disturbed nests - dogs, building work and gardening being the top reasons.

Many rescues again today including Brooke the badger, found in a local barn in a hungry state early this afternoon.

Under assessment, she has been given fluids, fed and treated for parasites.

Everybody meet Geno!

We are now 24 hours in. A long first night getting him stable and better hydrated.

2.5 weeks later :)

JKR Plastering & Roofing Services contacted us for advice after they found a starling nest . We advised they halt work and the starlings would likely fledge in a couple of weeks. They followed all instructions. The babies have now flown the nest.

How it should be done ✔️

Successful surgery today for Pluto

We are at Whitby Fish and ships festival today!

Everybody meet Cinder!

A gorgeous little bag of bones, Cinder was rescued from the Cinder track in Whitby today.

For this week only, we have for this absolutely stunning stained glass art hanging of a seal up for raffle 😍 🌊🦭 Created by supporter and artist, Tracey Woodroffe 💚

It is £1 per entry.

Visit our FB page for all entry options.

Luna after her morning recovery feed session with one of our volunteers.

📣 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Our rescue site is looking for volunteers to help us care for the animals!

Exciting new volunteer roles!

We are looking for volunteers that can support us with our social media platforms, creating content we can use to connect with our supporters, raise awareness of wildlife matters and to help us raise funds.

Breakfast in bed for Wilbur , one of our resident pigs

Our first post on BlueSky!

Whitby Wildlife Sanctuary admits over 3000 animals a year, located at #whitby. We receive no public funding so we are always fundraising and always grateful for donations.

So many ways to donate and get involved:
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