Brent Lodge Charity Shops - Selsey

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I would like to thank Freddy Spencer who has been for many years a great asset to our Charity. He calls in once or twice or week with good quality donations and is by far the biggest contributor to the Selsey shops Gift Aid Contributions. Over the years many thousands of pounds -thanks Freddy (and his family and friends)

‼️🛍NEW SHOP OPENING🛍‼️

😁Join us from Monday 17th April when we open our Pop up in Chapel Street, Petersfield.

👍We have the great opportunity of occupying the shop as a temporary 'pop-up' shop. We do not know how long we will have the shop, due to its 'pop-up' nature, but we do hope it will be several months.

🎂🫶Please join us on Monday for a meet, greet, shop and slice of cake from 11:00, we will also be joined by Cllr Peter, Petersfield Mayor, from 11:30 to officially open the shop.

👋👋We look forward to making new connections in the Petersfield area. Please do drop by to see our lovely shop team and purchase an item or two, open Mon-Sat. With this in mind we will need lots of lovely items to keep our shelves full, so please bear us in mind if you have any items. All funds raised will help wildlife in our care.

🙏Please give our new Brent Lodge Charity Shops - Petersfield page a like and follow too.

👋 See you there!!

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GIFT IDEA!!!

A huge thank you to Jessica Perry for kindly designing and producing this stunning calendar. Jess is passionate about wildlife and photography so has put together a calendar of all of her favourite seasonal photographs.

Jess is generously donating all proceeds to us. Please order yours to enjoy her photos all year. Check the comments for all the included wildlife images.
https://shop.brentlodge.org/2023-wildlife-photograph-wall-calendar

****URGENT APPEAL****
We are busy caring for dozens of hedgehogs. With recent stormy weather and sudden drop in temperature we anticipate admitting many more struggling hedgehogs and other wildlife casualties.

We are in desperate need of items for the hospital, such as.

🥫🐶/🐱 Tinned pet food (no fish)
🧻 Kitchen towel
🧼 Washing powder
🗑⬛️Heavy duty bin liners (must be heavy duty)
🧤Nitrile gloves
🧴All purpose disinfectant
📰🗞Newspapers. (Torn into 1-2 inch strips)
🚫Please no office paper, magazines or stapled papers.

Thank you in advance. Items can be delivered or dropped off to Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital, Cow Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7LN.

Here is a link to our Amazon wishlist.
amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/68IIHW45TT8G

***Please note this is specialised formula pictured below which is suitable for hedgehogs. It is not cows milk or dairy. Hedgehogs can not tolerate dairy so we do not advice giving them milk as it can make them poorly. Thank you

As you may be thinking about decorating for this weekend, a reminder to please think about wildlife when doing so.

It has become popular to 'decorate' hedges with these fake cobwebs. Tragically wildlife can easily become entangled in this and, like this poor woodpecker, lose their lives :(

Please make sure any decorations you use this Halloween are wildlife friendly.

Our stunning new oak flooring in the shop in New Parade.Thanks to Rob Knight for releasing funds and to Louisa and the team at Totally Flooring in Selsey.

We are pleased to announce that the main shop in Selsey New Parade is having a shiny new oak laminate floor fitted on Thursday October 13th.This means that the corner shop will be closed but the shop next to One Stop is open and there are bartgains to be had! Reopen main shop on Friday - 10 % discount on all clothes and shoes ONE DAY ONLY!

We are in desperate need of wishlist items to help us care for baby wildlife in our care. In particular we need;
Cat/kitten mousse (poultry flavour)
Puppy pads
Washing up liquid
Kitchen towel
Heavy duty bin liners (must be heavy duty)
Nitrile disposable gloves (all sizes)
Washing powder
All purpose disinfectant
If you are able to donate any of these items we would be most grateful. They can be dropped off at our hospital site or delivered to us directly at Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital, Cow Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7LN. Thank you :)

We also have an Amazon wishlist.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/68IIHW45TT8G

Our first swallows have now started to arrive, a little later than in previous years. Unfortunately, their nest had collapsed and they were found next to two deceased siblings. They were left up high for a little while in hopes the parents would return but sadly they did not return, so we had to make the decision to bring them into our care.

They are both very healthy and will stay with us for a while until they are ready for release to take their big migratory journey to Africa in early autumn.

We have just recently completed the construction of some new species specific outside enclosures. These enclosures will house this year's batch of swifts, swallows and house martins. They have been designed to closely replicate the enrichment and nesting behaviours these unique birds may experience in their natural habitats. These birds are incredibly special and are adapted to life ‘on the wing’ so it is vital they are fit and healthy and equipped with as many of the necessary skills they need to survive in the wild.

The Brent Lodge Charity Shops - Selsey is Jubilee ready! Pop along and see what goodies they have inside.

A huge thank you to The Arnold Clark Community Fund for their generous £1000 towards our new bird isolation units.

It's Hedgehog Awareness Week, why not sponsor a Hedgehog in our care. By sponsoring a hedgehog for just £30 per year, you could help us to care for hedgehog casualties and provide them with around the clock care, food and safe shelter to get them healthy for release. With every sponsorship you have the choice of a special gift and a certificate of sponsorship.

What a great gift for a friend or family member or maybe just a gift for yourself.

👇👇👇👇🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔👇👇👇👇
https://shop.brentlodge.org/hedgehog-gift-sponsorship

2 Hedgehog Walkway Signs The biggest issue that hedgehogs face is not having the space to find a mate/forage for food. It is now thought that the main reason that hedgehogs are declining is that we are making our gardens more secure with fencing and walls, reducing the amount of territory available to them. These Hoggy Walk...

‼️IMPORTANT BIRD FLU UPDATE ‼️

This winter season has been a hard one for us here at Brent lodge. For the first time in our 50 year history, we had to turn away birds at the hospital due to the risk of Avian Influenza in the UK. With many birds on site recovering from illness at the time of the outbreak, at first, we were incredibly cautious with new admissions. And then came a positive case just 3 miles away from us. We had to make the difficult decision to stop any new avian admissions to protect our existing patients.

Just one positive case on site would not only mean the euthanasia of all of the current avian species on site but sadly it could mean the forced closure of Brent Lodge for up to 9 months meaning we would not be able to help ANY animals.

We are pleased to inform everyone that we will now be taking certain bird species into our care once again. We are still having to be extremely cautious as there are still new cases of Avian Influenza being reported and several wildlife hospitals across the UK have sadly had positive cases, resulting in the euthanasia of all the birds on their site and temporarily closure of their entire facilities.

The birds we will sadly NOT be able to accept onto site until further notice are
- Swans and Geese
- Adult duck
- Adult waders (coots/moorhens etc) and adult Herons/Egrets
- Buzzards and Kites
- Adult Gulls
- Adult Corvids and
- Adult pheasants/game birds

These birds are all still considered high risk. We do however encourage all members of the public to phone us if they come across ANY sick/injured birds (even the ones mentioned above) and we will do all we can to ensure they receive the help they need through your vet. We must stress that you should not touch these birds (unless in immediate danger) before calling for advice. If you do need to handle the bird, wear disposable gloves and a face covering if you can. We are urgently requesting that you do not bring these birds onto our site, as it could risk the lives of the recovering birds in our care.

This has been an extraordinarily difficult and distressing time for our staff during which we have had to make many equally difficult and distressing decisions trying to balance protecting our existing patients against whether we can safely accept new ones. We are so grateful for the overwhelmingly positive level of understanding we have received during some of these very difficult phone calls. We have all been touched by people’s kindness, understanding and appreciation.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have a bird or any wild animal in need. We will always do our best to assist you. 01243-641672 opt 1. Thank you again for your support and understanding.

A date for your diary! More on coming soon!

We are desperate for newspapers!!!!
Please no office paper or magazines. If you are able to tear up or shred strips that would be great. Please no cross cut newspaper only straight cut. Thank you 😊 💓

Vote for Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital to share in £300,000 Each year we give £300,000 in grants based on your votes

Have a Foxy Friday! Thank you to AlphaPet Veterinary Clinics for their assistance with this poor fox. He was brought to AlphaPet by a local wildlife rescue to be treated for mange. Whilst he was with them they noticed that he wasn't eating properly. Upon further examination, he had a couple of problem teeth, which they removed. He is now eating much better and in our care to prepare for his release :) 🦊 📸 AlphaPet

Our new treatment room will be a huge asset to us as we treat patients like these. With your support we can implement an onsite wildlife veterinary nurse and purchase vital resources and equipment so we can provide a veterinary diagnosis service, carry out basic procedures and x-ray patients. We aim to assist wildlife casualties admitted from the public, RSPCA inspectors, Wildlife Police Officers and Veterinary Clinics.

With successful treatment and rehabilitation, we will release hundreds of healthy wild animals back to their natural habitats, increase local biodiversity and ensure local habitats continue to thrive with healthy wildlife.

This is a huge milestone for the charity and will make a real and lasting difference to wildlife in our care - your contribution will make a big impact. Whether you donate £5 or £50. Every little bit helps. Thank you for your support.

Please donate here. Thank you!!
https://www.facebook.com/donate/521594412839555/

This beautiful rabbit was found by the side of the road after an assumed Road traffic collision. He was checked over by our vets and was given a course of pain relief and anti inflammatory. He is eating and drinking well. We have our fingers crossed for a full recovery.