Weirfield Wildlife Hospital

I have been volunteering at a wildlife hospital about 15 minutes outside of Lincoln.

While I was there I got to syringe feed some baby hedgehogs and feed the foxes and birds.

The hedgehogs were found without their mother and extremely underweight. By bottle feeding them we were providing them with the nutrients they needed and helping them gain as much weight as possible.

I was surprised that the foxes food was made up of canned dog food and some dry biscuits.  They were also really tame and weren’t afraid to get close to us. They were even getting belly tickles and being stroked  by someone that worked there.

I also helped with monitoring the animals, cleaning the grounds the hospital was in and also the enclosures of some of the birds.

I am planning on volunteering there again soon!