Reviews of RSPCA Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre. (Hospital) in Swindon (Wiltshire).

RSPCA Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre

179 Reviews

115 Comments

Hospital

Animal rescue service

Blakehill Nature Reserve Leigh, Malmesbury Rd, Cricklade SN6 6RH, United Kingdom

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Information of RSPCA Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre, Hospital in Swindon (Wiltshire)

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Reviews of RSPCA Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre

M. R.

Found a Hedgehog out in my garden in the daylight, didn't look very well I rang them and they said to bring it to them, lovely people took it in and told me it was suffering from mange and they would take it to the vet.All they ask for is a donation. Absolutely brilliant 👏

M. W.

Amazing place, they have taken in two juvenile hedgehogs we had our garden for the winter as they aren't big enough after so many places said they were full. They thanked me for taking them in, I'm certain it's the other way round! So happy to take them there and see they are in the best hands.

R. N.

Very nice place and great that they take in injured wildlife. Staff very good, caring and obviously dedicated to looking after the animals in their care. Road leading to the centre (beyond the gate) could do with some maintenance. OK if you are in a tank though, you will hardly feel a bump!

J. S.

Great medical advice on a redwing I found at our farm, who had been partially savaged by the cat. Unfortunately the young lady that helped us with the advice treated us as if we were stupid when we said it was a redwing. Suggested it was a starling. It was confirmed as a redwing via a reprentive of the RSPB, but I didnt wanna cause an issue. Maybe some extra training in bird identification and just in how to be polite... especially bearing in mind how rare redwings are!

S. C.

Called them about poorly fox cub in my garden, got volunteer driver/catcher out to help within a few hours. Unfortunately it managed to run off but great response from them. Always been very helpful whenever I have called in the past too.

M. M.

The lady was really helpful on the phone but when I got there I asked a lot of questions but the person who dealt with me couldn’t answer any of them 😞. I did receive a follow up call to say the hedgehog was doing well and weather I wanted to have it returned back to my garden 🥰

E. W.

Took a poorly pigeon to them after speaking to them about what to do. Pigeon didn't make it but they were so helpful. In fact they were the only people who did help.

J. T.

I took a sickly pigeon I found this afternoon to Oak and Furrows. The bird was alert but remained stationary in a strange sitting position. The team where very helpful and kind. They diagnosead a probable stomach condition. As a result I was told, that the bird would be treated and monitored immediately. Thank you for helping this lovely bird. I could have walked passed this bird with trying to help.

K. A.

Take ripped up paper to help keep the hedgehogs warm this winter great place for looking after wildlife animals, just got back after collecting 3 hedgehogs, Lucy was very helpful also took them some more paper to keep the hogs warm. FANTASTIC WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE

I. D.

Dropped off a young infant squirrel we rescued from a cat, very friendly and caring people. Recommended

E. C.

Apart from great difficulty finding the place, staff very helpful and took in our hedgehog. Hopefully he will recover soon and we can have him back in the Spring.

T. B.

It was a pleasure and a privilege to share an afternoon at Oak and Furrows recent 'Open Day'. It was an inspiring, well-organized and family orientated event with animal welfare at its heart. The rescued and recuperating animals are well accommodated and caringly tended and monitored by both full-time and voluntary staff. The staff engage very readily with visitors of all ages and are so welcoming and informative. I'm sure to return many times. Highly recommended.

A. G.

Took this little guy in, hopefully makes a full recovery 👍

N. Y.

Absolutely fantastic place with dedicated people. I run Cornpop Critter rescue in Frome. I had an animal come in with specific needs that I could not meet, I did not have experience with this animal and it would not have been ethical for me to attempt trying to rehabilitate with no knowledge of the species. I contacted these guys late at night to which they immediately came out to help and take this animal on. The lady was polite, very professional and clearly shared the same passion for wildlife. I cannot recommend these guys enough, very helpful, very informative and great people. Thankyou.

C. M.

Such great care and attention for a female hedgehog I brought in from Dauntsey. Vet visit and some grub and I was able to release it where it was found. Such an amazing resource for our local wildlife.

H. M.

Taken in my hedgehog Mr chips to help him through the winter. What stars they are.

P. B.

Great place, they really care for wild life and were happy for me to bring a nestling that I have found where others did not want to help, despite the fact that the bird was completely fine and only needed some care and attention.

L. B.

Lovely situation, staff are 100 percent there for the animals first and formost. Extremely efficient and does what a wildlife shelter needs to do

J. M. (.

Fantastic service and very thoughtful. Would use again

S. J.

Really cannot rate these guys highly enough. When a mother hedgehog and five new born babies were 'relocated' by builders at the place I work, by the time I'd heard about it and gone to check on them, Mum had understandably deserted the babies leaving three of the dead bit two very much alive. On the advice of a quick call to Mrs Tiggywinkles, I brought the two in and popped them into a towel and then onto a hot water bottle and the called a local, (not Oak and Furrow), Hedgehog rescue person who was five miles away to see if she would take them. After waiting nearly two hours for that rescue person to arrive, when the 'rescuer' was unable to locate the Mother hedgehog with their dog (!), they then insisted to a colleague of mine that the babies be put back outside for "the Mother to return to them". Being concerned that the babies wouldn't survive the numerous cats around nor the night time badgers I called Oak and Furrows to ask if it was right for them to have been put back outside. The lovely lady I spoke to at Oak and Furrows spent a bit of time giving me some advice, which included retrieving the babies. Sadly when I went to collect the two remaining babies, one of the was already stone cold and died a few minutes after I brought them in, however the other baby had sensibly crawled under the cover of the rapidly cooling hot water bottle and was still alive. Despite Oak and Furrows being over 45 minutes drive away, they kindly sent someone to collect the one remaining and very lively baby. I really can't thank the people at Oak and Furrows enough for being prepared to go to such lengths to keep one little baby hedgehog alive. I just wished I'd called them first! Absolute gems.

E.

Took a 300 gr hedgehog to them, she was a really lovely lady who took Charlie in for me. They will keep Charlie till spring then I'll go and get him to release in the area he knows.

S. P.

These lovely people do wonderful things for wildlife in danger. They are helping make amends for humans' impact on their environment. Please donate whatever you can: time or money are both much needed and greatly received.

L. B.

The oak and furrow team are brilliant and caring and extremely friendly and helpful with the animals they care for, I actually have oak and furrow on speed dial die to the mice and bats etc my cats bring home and the staff are always polite xx

L. R.

Wonderful place...an oasis of green tranquility!arrived to smiley people that allowed us to drive slowly past..&onto the centre,where we had bought my tiny hoglets for rehoming, away from a car park,city centre..all the appropriate precautions in place..and out popped a smiley,welcoming young lady that put our minds to rest,we were SO happy to leave them in her care,she was very reassuring that there were lots of people who were waiting to give help&homes to these sadly endangered, beautiful little creatures...(I owe them a thank you for helping me through the first weeks of the Corona crisis!)HUGE thank you to the staff,your work is invaluable,we will return to donate again as hopefully others will.

S. A.

This place is amazing for sick, injured animals. While I was in the treatment room, I witnessed an adorable baby rat being fed milk. The staff are mainly volunteers but are really experienced.

l. b.

Brought in a very poorly tawny owl earlier today.Serena talked through what could be wrong with the owl and explained possible outcomes. Serena then showed us around one of the barns which was full of hedgehogs. Serena showed such great compassion for all the wildlife in her care, I wouldn't hesitate recommending this rescue centre.

S. A.

Easy place to find. We found a hedgehog outside on the grass in daylight. We picked it up in a towel and popped him in a box. Took him along Nature Reserve. A member of staff took our hedgehog examined him, he was wounded. She cleaned him up, took our name and number, so hedgehog could be returned to us when better. Also Oak n Furrows are crying out for old newspapers to have as bedding for animals.

S. C.

What a Lovely place. The staff are amazing, friendly caring and very knowledgeable on the animals they are caring for. Please donate towels animal food, newspaper , money etc. Thankyou to everyone who works there and cares for our wildlife.

l. g.

I've just been to this amazing place and met some lovely, caring,fully committed people. I didn't want to go as i didn't want to give up my wild hoglet that I'd devoted my time and love to but very suddenly he, Spike was losing weight and though lively wasnt eating so off we went. Straight away i was welcomed by the team and Serens Williams who founded this centre. they were terribly busy with 7 hedgehogs just arrived (to add to the 150 in residence) and an injured deer but immediately Spike was checked over put in a big snuggly blanket and treated for dehydration. I was reassured that he was in good hands and for once i totally trusted that they would do whatever was needed and best of all if he survives i get him back in the spring. If anyone out there cares for wildlife big or small please donate because it is unique place that is desperately needed. Lesley🐗🐗🐗🐗🐗

G. M.

Went to the open day and it is an amazing little place, the work they do is quite extraordinary. It's nice to know that people still do genuinely care about the well being of the natural environment and its habitants. Please do keep up the truly amazing work.

B. M.

Not only do these volunteers do wonderful work, they also are very knowledgeable and welcoming. We saw foxes, hedgehogs, many different birds, mice and a mole! Leave your car at the gate and walk or drive, but shut the gate behind you.

G. S.

Amazing place . 8 caring staff plus volunteers bustling to look after all manner of animal casualties . Wonderful. A charity very worthy of support . Needs contributions to keep running .

T. C.

Very friendly staff who do a great job always support them with shredded newspaper for the hogs bedding.

A. R.

We found an injured Kingfisher and did not have the car so they came and picked it up from our house, and great to know these animal rescue places are so local and on further research this place does fantastic work!!

D. B.

Found a fox cub in our garden who wasn’t looking too well at all. Rang and was asked to bring the fella in. Unfortunately he didn’t make it but they did all they could. Seem like a great bunch of people who really care.

R. B.

Absolutely brilliant animal rescue centre with really caring and knowledgeable staff! Amazing variety of animals all getting first class care. Support this facility as much as possible please 👍

P. C.

Just called in to drop of some unwanted hay and pet carriers. Friendly staff, happy to see us and take our donation. Made loss of our rabbit a bit less hard.

J. B.

We took a young jackdaw to them with a damaged wing, and they were very helpful, saying they would look after him until it healed.

R. R.

Awesome facility for our native wildlife. Staff are passionate about what they do and will do their very best to help any injured/orphaned creature no matter how hopeless it seems initially.

A. S.

Very friendly and efficient. Dropped off an injured hedgehog, hope it makes it. We have donated online to try and offset some of its cost. Thanks.

M. L.

I volunteered there and the staff were really friendly. They will be very grateful if u donate any old blankets or newspaper for the animals.

V. S.

Dropped off some cat food, staff very helpful and pleasant. Will be going back with more donations.

J. C.

This place is wonderful, a haven for injured wildlife, staff are caring and devoted to getting any creature in their care back to good health, they need our help now to be able to keep doing this otherwise they may have to close by Christmas. PLEASE HELP AND DONATE SOMETHING TO HELP THEM HELP WILDLIFE.

M. R.

What can I say amazing work all the people do there. They should be praised more often an get as much help as possible. They do so much for the wildlife they are all amazing

D. H.

Unable to help with injured squirrel as they do not have the right license, but did but me in touch with a squirrel rescue who were amazing

E. K.

I was so impressed with this place when I dropped an injured bird off here a year ago that I volunteered immediately! Biased though I am as a volunteer driver, I can say hand on heart that the staff and volunteers are conscientious, hard working and professional.

T. B.

Very good and kind to the pigeon we took there it just needed feeding up and care and attention which it would get for sure

I. D.

They've now taken in two hedgehogs from our garden that needed looking after for the winter. Great to know of this place in an emergency.

S. S.

An amazing place. They do such a fantastic job helping animals

J. D.

So kind and helpful. Food and money donations always needed and appreciated Thanks for taking in Eddie.

P. H.

They gave excellent advice on how to care for an injured bird, until it could be taken to their premises the next day.

S. H.

Does great work for injured wildlife. Donations needed of tea towels, hand towels, old pillowcases, sacks of shredded paper and of course money

V. W.

Very grateful people who run this Wildlife Rescue exist! They do a wonderful job!

T. H.

It's a good place to go. Yo be fair, o only went to give them some well needed paper. The nature reserve is picturesque.

X. G.

Staff are very helpful. The address is inaccurate, the place was hard to find. It is actually in the Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve.

D. C.

Very helpful. Took in a young bird still in its egg. So glad it will be ok now.

C. P.

They do a fantastic job looking after injured wildlife....they could do with more support as they are a charity....

S. G.

Really helpful staff and call answered straight away. I learned that vets have to treat wildlife free of charge.

N. H.

We dropped some old towels there to help out, they do a great job on the donations and help they get

C. W.

Great charity for rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing UK wildlife. Be aware they are not open to the public to visit.

P. D. U.

My daughter volunteers there and they are brilliant with her. Always you are made to feel welcome.

D. C.

Stumbled across this whilst walking on the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve. They do great work!

P. R.

An excellent charity, and worth supporting for all the good work they do in helping our wildlife.

K. T.

Excellent service fast response. Very much appreciated.

W. S.

Very good service thank you

K. T.

First class animal sanctuary with lovely staff who do whatever they can for the animals in their care.

S. M.

What a wonderful job they do at looking after our precious wildlife!

J. A.

Very happy to help me with my blackbird nestling, and very grateful to me for bringing it in.

P. P.

I took a sick hedgehog there and were brilliant

x.

Hard to find but pretty

M. C.

Absolutely great guy (&family) more then happy to help anybody. Highly recommend this place

H.

Helped us with a very poorly hedgehog. It's good knowing such places and people exist

M. S.

What an inspirational place, lovely to know wildlife is being looked after so well

A. R.

These guys do amazing job. Help and support needed!

C. C.

Went to the open day here. Lovely people who do amazing jobs

C. S.

Amazing rehabilitation centre for birds of prey, deer and foxes

K. B.

They do such a good job they need more support

B. W.

Such great work by all the staff and volunteers 👏

R. H.

Lush place they are doing amazing jobs to help save wildlife

W. E.

Such a lovely little place so caring.

N. G.

Lovely people. Lovely place. So admirable

D. N.

Theses volunteers are providing a much needed service.

P. H. J.

A great and caring team well led and well organised

I. B.

Fantastic charity helping all animals.

1. S. T.

Just well done to all involved in this super project

L. H.

Very helpful and caring

V. R.

They do an amazing job here!

L. J.

What a fab place, working wonders for wildlife.

S. C.

Great place run by fantastic people

D. C.

Lovely people who really care

R. G.

Excellent. Very helpful and professional.

S. Q.

Great work done here.

A.

Fantastic team doing fantastic work

R. S.

Fantastic took a pigeon chick

m. w.

Very peaceful and quiet place

S.

Amazing work done here

H. L.

day supporting this worthy charity

J. H.

Fantastic charity.

D. H.

Really nice caring people

T. J. (. J.

Such a friendly bunch

C. T.

You will like it

D. F.

Brilliant

R. J.

Great place

P. D.

Lovely people.

F. S.

Fantastic place.

E. B.

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