When to Help Deer
When and how to help possibly sick or injured deer
Wildlife in Urban Areas
Should you worry about wildlife in a busy area?
Animals with a Limp
When and how to help animals with leg injuries.
When to Help Bats
When and how to help possibly sick or injured bats.
Caring for Wildlife Casualties Yourself
Should you look after a wild animal yourself?
When to Help Badgers
When and how to help possibly sick or injured badgers
Ducks nesting away from a water source
How to help ducks nesting in unsuitable places
Airplane Wing
What to do for waterfowl with this common deformity.
Advice Library
We have put together a library of articles which explain when wild animals need help, how you can help them, how to find and get in touch with a wildlife rescue, and how to look after the animal while you look for help. You can either browse them by category as set out below, or […]
Fledgling Garden Birds
When and how to help fledgling thrushes, tits, finches etc
Our Helpdesk
Our HelpDesk volunteers will assist where advice beyond our extensive library of articles is needed, or where a site visitor struggles to find help using our Wildlife Rescue Directory. We appreciate you trying to resolve your query using these resources first where possible. When open we aim to respond within an hour and typically you’ll receive an email response […]
Sources of Help
Finding a sick or injured animal can be stressful, we know. Rescues are incredibly busy and can’t always pick up the phone immediately or take every animal about which they are contacted. Our site is designed to help. Our articles should help you determine whether help is needed. Our directory will show you details of […]
Get Involved
HelpWildlife.co.uk is a charity-run site aiming to provide advice to members of the public who find wildlife casualties, help casualty finders to locate a wildlife rescue in their area, and provide advice on humane, holistic methods of wildlife management. We’re a very small organisation and we welcome involvement from those who share our passion for […]
Contact Us
Looking for help with a sick, injured, or at risk wild animal? Click here for assistance HelpWildlife.co.uk is a website which aims to help those who find sick, injured, orphaned or at-risk wildlife to find information about what to do and who can help. We hope you will find all the information you need on […]
HelpWildlife.co.uk – Helping You to Help Them
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HelpWildlife.co.uk was founded in 2005 to help members of the public who find wildlife casualties with advice and a directory of wildlife rescuers. The site has a library of over 60 advice articles, a directory of more than 700 UK wildlife rescuers, and a unique volunteer-run helpdesk for bespoke advice. We also provide free advice […]
Peafowl
What to do about stray peacocks and peahens
Policies
Use the tabs below to view our various policies. Directory Standards Volunteer Agreement Privacy Notice Data Protection Policy Cookie Policy Directory Standards We work hard to ensure that the information in our directory is up to date. We have a small number of volunteers, but they are active daily in checking the listings to make […]
Resources
These are some advice leaflets and posters we have produced. Click on them to see a full size version. Please feel free to share on social media, download and display in vets, pets shops etc to spread the word. Should I Help? This poster is a general introduction to what we do. A great one […]
Feedback
This page allows us to collect feedback from visitors to the site to enable us to make improvements where needed. Comments are only reviewed every few days so please do not use the comment facility to seek help with an emergency. If you have found a potentially sick, injured, or at risk wild animal please […]