FOXY LODGE is a small wildlife rescue centre set up in April 2009 by husband and wife, John and Tonia in Hemsby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. We give wildlife a second chance for sick, injured, abandoned or orphaned birds and animals. Our aim is to rehabilitate or rear and then release back into the wild. At busy times we fill up fast and sometimes are unable to take in everything that needs help. We will however offer advice on how to best help or where possible give you alternative rescue centres you can try.
We now take in and help around 400 Birds and Animals each year and use aprox 3,200 tins of cat/dog food, 500kg of chicken, 400kg of various bird seeds, 200kg of cat biscuits and 150kg of fish to name just a few of the food items we use every year.
We receive no remuneration whatsoever for the work that we do. Our costs are kept to the minimum which ensures that all donations are used for the intended purpose of benefitting the wildlife in our care.
Total running costs this year was again quite a bit more than the money we raised through donations and fund raising, but we are determined to keep Foxy Lodge running so we can continue to help the wildlife when they need a helping hand.
For Hedgehog help and advice click "HEDGEHOG HELP AND ADVICE"
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If you would like to help us by giving a donation or helping as a volunteer or thinking about setting up your own rescue please go to our "CONTACT US" page.
Below is a poem about a baby hedgehog on his first night out on his own, inspired by the many baby hedgehogs we have in at Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue.
I’M JUST A LITTLE HEDGEHOG
I’m just a little hedgehog, no one really cares,
Mum has to leave us tomorrow, but forever in her prayers,
She warned of all the dangers and told us all she knew,
But tomorrow came so quickly and mum has left us now.
I’m the smallest of the litter and last to leave the nest,
But I am going to show my mum, that I really was the best.
I’m going off exploring, to forage in the leaves.
I feel quite grown up now, to go where ever I please.
A sound I haven’t heard before makes me curl up in a ball.
I poke my nose out and sniff the air,
My spikes will protect me if anything is there.
I walk away slowly not making much sound,
Still looking for food and water but none can be found.
I come to a pond, I’ve found water at last.
But I slip and fall in, it all happened so fast.
I bob up and down and start swimming around,
Never felt so happy, than when my feet touched the ground.
Life for a little hedgehog is not easy like I thought,
Wish I had listened to mum more now, when we were being taught.
Got a busy night ahead, finding food and building a nest,
But all I really want right now is to get warm and have a rest.
I dream of a garden, a bit wild and overgrown,
I’d live there forever and make it my home.
Food would be plenty and easy to find,
The perfect garden for me and my kind.
The garden I am in is not at all wild,
But shingle and wood, the rest seems to be tiled
I find a small hole, just big enough for me,
And climb through the fence and set myself free.
I’m in a place, much worse than the last,
Bright lights and noisy and moving so fast.
I wait by the side, not sure what to do
Just look in amazement at this strange view.
It all goes quiet and the darkness comes back,
The time has now come to cross this wide track
On my way over, it starts getting lighter,
I glance over my shoulder and see two lights getting brighter.
I stand very still but my teeth start to chatter,
Do I go back or carry on, or does it really matter.
I crouch down low, and shiver with fright,
This all happened on my very first night.
Written by John Garner of Foxy Lodge Wildlife Rescue
