Brockswood

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween!🎃

28/10/2026

We have a spooky visitor joining us this Halloween!💀

Neil the skeleton has joined us for spooky season. If you’re visiting us this half term, why not stop by and have a photo with him, don’t forget to tag us!

Don’t forget we are open DAILY this half term and our cafe is also open daily serving hot and cold food along with hot/cold drinks ☕️

Your support helps us to continue the work we do in providing a safe, forever home for our rescued residents. Why not pop down this half term for a fun day out whilst knowing your contributions are going straight back into the care of our rescued residents.

Each of our residents have their unique stories outside of their enclosures so why not give those a read whilst you’re here. Our friendly team are always happy to answer any questions you have during your visit 🐑

27/10/2026

This half term week we are OPEN DAILY!

We are open from 10am-4pm with last admissions at 3pm. Admission is just £4.75 for everyone aged 4+!

Come and meet our rescued residents and why not make a day of it and stop for lunch in our cafe where we are serving hot food daily.
We also have a variety of hot drinks available to help keep you warm on these cooler autumn days.

Remember to bring sensible footwear as we have had a bit of rain the last few days.

We look forward to seeing you all this week!

26/10/2026

Monday morning already! It looks like our Duke could do with an extra hour in bed 💤

21/10/2026

Booking is LIVE!

Get into the festive spirit and join us at the sanctuary for a lovely morning of Christmas wreath making!
Led by the wonderfully talented florist Pam, this hands-on workshop is the perfect opportunity to enjoy a little festive creativity and make your very own Christmas wreath, ready to take home and proudly display throughout the season.
Whether you're feeling particularly creative or have never made a wreath before, Pam will be on hand to guide you through the process, sharing her knowledge and helping you create something that's uniquely yours.
With just 10 places available per session, the workshop offers a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, with complimentary hot drinks to keep you warm while you work.
Come along, enjoy a little Christmas creativity in the surroundings of the sanctuary and leave with a beautiful handmade wreath to welcome the festive season.

https://www.brockswood.org.uk/event

18/10/2026

A few of you have been asking when the photos from our Dog Show will be available, so we thought we’d share this rather lovely face to reassure you that they’re on their way!

Our lovely volunteer Beth has been busy working their way through all the photos taken on the day, sorting and editing them ready for us to share with you all. As you can probably imagine, with so many wonderful dogs joining us, there’s rather a lot to get through!

Some of you may not realise that Beth was also responsible for some of the gorgeous decorations you will have seen here on the day. They continue to amaze us with their creativity and talents, and we’re incredibly lucky to have someone so willing to share them with us. It’s easy to forget just how much work goes into an event like this, not only in the weeks leading up to it, but also long after everyone has packed up and gone home!

We’ll share the photos as soon as they’re ready, and think you’ll agree we had some rather photogenic waggy visitors. In the meantime we would love to see your photos too! 🐶

15/10/2026

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We would be so grateful if all of our wonderful supporters could spare a couple of minutes to nominate us for the chance to win £5,000.

This money could make such an incredible difference to our sanctuary. With winter looming the cost of food, hay, bedding and electricity all increase. Our veterinary bills have also increased recently with some of our residents needing specialist treatment.

It only takes a couple of minutes to nominate us, and you can still nominate us even if you have nominated another charity.
Each nomination could help us continue our important work in providing a safe, forever home for our rescued residents.

You can nominate Brockswood Animal Sanctuary between 5th-18th October. Please share far and wide to help spread the word and encourage more nominations, it really can help so much.

As always, thank you all for your continued support. We could not continue the work we do without YOU!

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12/10/2026

Join us for our very first wreath making workshop!

The event will be held here at the sanctuary on the 21st and 28th November from 10am-1pm, and led by the lovely Pam who is a very talented florist. She will guide you along the way to help create the perfect wreath for you.

Keep your eyes peeled for more information and booking links coming very soon!

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11/10/2026

We took these photos of Teeny Turner recently, and it was one of those moments where you suddenly notice something that’s probably been happening gradually for years. Our lovely Teeny is looking rather old these days!

It’s funny how you can see an animal every single day, know them inside out, and yet not really notice how much they’ve changed until something makes you look at them a little differently. Teeny has been with us for many years now and is well into her teens, which is a grand old age for a sheep.

She’s a little thinner than she used to be, having lost some of that muscle that tends to disappear as animals get older, her teeth are quite worn now and even her fleece has changed. It’s something we notice particularly at shearing time, when the wool on some of our older sheep feels and comes away quite differently to that of the younger ones.

We’ve got quite a few elderly animals here, and one thing that’s always apparent is just how differently they all age. Some seem to carry on almost oblivious to the passing years, while others need a great deal more help along the way. We have residents who need specially prepared diets, medication, additional feeding and all sorts of little adjustments to keep them comfortable and enjoying life. It’s a constant process of watching, learning and adapting, because what works for one animal won’t necessarily work for another, even when they’re the same species and a similar age.

Teeny, thankfully, is doing very well for herself. She’s still living with the main flock, quite happily amongst some of our younger sheep, and although we’re keeping a closer eye on her as the years go by, she’s managing well without needing too much extra help at the moment. Of course, that may change, and when it does we’ll change things to suit her.

There’s something lovely, if occasionally a little bittersweet, about watching animals grow old in your care. You remember them as they were, notice the little changes as the years pass, and gradually find yourself making allowances for things that never used to be a consideration. It’s part of caring for animals throughout their lives, and although the later years can sometimes be the most challenging, they’re every bit as important as the ones that came before.

Anyway, we thought we’d show you our lovely old Teeny. She’s not doing anything particularly exciting, just sitting in the field on an autumn morning or getting herself covered in hay, but sometimes those are the photos that mean the most to us 💚🐑

10/10/2026

Well, our recent announcement about changing our opening days has even made it into the Express & Star!

The mention of maintenance might have conjured up images of us putting up new buildings and transforming the sanctuary into one enormous construction site. We do have some exciting projects we’d love to see completed, and we’ll certainly be chipping away at them as time, funds and helping hands allow, but there’s also rather more to what goes on behind the gates.

There is, of course, always plenty to repair and maintain, but there’s also an enormous amount of sanctuary life that never really makes it out to you here.

We tend to share the lovely photographs, the funny things our residents get up to and the bigger jobs when we manage to get them finished. What you don’t always see are the less photogenic bits, the problem-solving, the decisions, the daily care and all the little things that go into keeping a sanctuary running.

And sometimes the most important thing we’ve achieved in a day isn’t something that makes for a particularly exciting photograph.

So we thought we’d start showing you a little more of what happens behind the gates, particularly on those days when we’re closed to visitors. Not necessarily exciting projects, but the ordinary, often unseen work that goes into caring for the animals who depend on us.

There will probably be mud, mountains of paperwork, arguments with gate posts, and at least one goat causing mayhem!!

Hopefully it’ll give you a little more insight into the sanctuary your visits, donations and kindness help keep going! Because even on our closed days, sanctuary life certainly doesn’t stop 💚