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Fox rescue service and rehabilitation centre based in Wirral

website www.wirralfoxrescue.co.uk

charity number: 1176869

04/10/2026

Please come along to our Wirral Fox Rescue Halloween Extravaganza 🧛🏻🧟‍♀️🧛‍♀️🦊 on Friday 23 October. Every penny raised goes towards supporting our local foxes.
Prize Bingo, Prize Quiz, Raffle,Tombola, Best Fancy Dress and access to the foxy gift corner ...What A Night ! And only £8 a ticket.
You can pop into our shop The Magic Fox Pre-loved Charity Shop to buy tickets or buy them online through Zeffy (link above).

27/09/2026

Sleepy Hunter here is having a lazy sunday lie-in after a fun night destroying his kennel

He's almost certainly dreaming of the wild. He could be running through the meadow or chasing a mouse - and little does he know his time with us is almost at an end, and all of those dreams will come true

Research into vulpine sleep patterns shows they have frequent, short sleep cycles with regular REM phases.

While we cannot ask a fox what it sees, studies suggest that sleeping fox brains replay waking movements. A sleeping fox twitching its paws or making muffled sounds is likely "running" or hunting in its mind

Most people will only ever see a fox fleetingly, or when they visit, and as unlikely as it is even if you were to happen upon a sleeping fox they are biological programmed to wake at the slightest sound out of the ordinary in the environment. Unless they are unwell, they would hear you long before you see them

If we could see them when all is quiet though, down in the den or in that special sleeping spot where they feel safe, we might catch a glimpse of their dreams too, little paws twitching, ears flicking, whiskers moving, as their sleeping minds wander through the world they know. And perhaps that’s one of the most beautiful things about foxes: even when the world around them is dangerous, they can dream of that mouse they found, that fascinating smell they discovered, or some other little moment from their day that caught their attention 🦊❤️

25/09/2026

Hello Foxy Friends,
Our Ambulance Appeal has now officially closed — and thanks to your incredible generosity, we raised an amazing £17,200 !

More than 450 online donations were made through JustGiving, alongside a number of community fundraising events. We are deeply grateful for the outstanding support shown by local residents, volunteers, and partner organisations across the Wirral.

We would like to extend special thanks to The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust and Mayfields Woodland Burial Ground for their generous contributions.

Our new Fox Ambulance, sourced and fully kitted out by Wirral Vans in Bromborough, was collected yesterday and went straight into service. Their generosity and support have played a vital role in making this possible.

Wirral Fox Rescue continues its work as the only dedicated Fox Rescue and Rehabilitation Charity in Wirral, treating hundreds of foxes each year. Our mission is to relieve suffering, support recovery, and improve the long‑term health of our local fox population.

Our main source of funding remains The Magic Fox Pre-loved Charity Shop in Rake Precinct, Bromborough — please do pop in and see us.

We are also proud of our ongoing educational work with Wirral Eco‑Schools and Wirral Environmental Network helping to inspire young people and strengthen community understanding of local wildlife.

25/08/2026

Here's a picture of one of our little wildlings, sneakily taken through the netting 🌿

This juvenile fox arrived with us as a tiny cub, after being found without his mum. After a short isolation period, he was raised alongside his orphaned fox friends, growing stronger, more confident and learning all the things a young fox needs to know before returning to the wild.

Now, after months of care, he’s fully vaccinated, healthy and ready for the next exciting chapter.

He’s currently enjoying time at a secret site in one of our soft release pens, where he can gradually get used to the sights, sounds and smells of the wild while still having a safe place to return to.

We've already released 15 orphans this dispersal, and before long, he and his companions will be in the wild where they belong 🌳

From tiny, vulnerable cubs to healthy young foxes ready to face the world

because they are worth it 🧡

23/08/2026

Here's Widget

Currently residing in kennel 6 - we caught him in a cage trap after a homeowner spotted Widget and realised that he really needed help

Widget is a fox who has been suffering with mange for a long time. Its highly likely that he has had the infection for as long as he has been alive

We have him now, and we are confident we can turn things around for little Widget. It'll be some time at the centre with us, but when its all over he will feel the wind in his fur again, and for the first time in his life, he will be burden free

For now, we've started treatment and he's quite happy with the dinner menu!

It all starts here little guy, you've got this 🧡

22/08/2026

Introducing Freda and Rosa

Currently residing in kennels 3 and 4, we caught Freda and Rosa while attending a call about a fox with mange in a garden.

Upon arrival, the reported fox was sitting, waiting, and wondering what all the fuss was about.

We can't just pursue a fox like this and hope for the best, as if they are fully mobile, they will run, and all we would do is deter them from the place we want them to be.

Sure enough, the fox made off as soon as we entered the garden, and as planned we set a trap to catch them when they returned.

After a little inspection of the garden, we found a shed with 5 more juvenile foxes hiding under the push bikes. We managed to gain entry without any escapes and caught 4 of them, but the 5th gave us the slip. We treated 2 on-site and released them there and then. Freda and Rosa, however, we admitted due to the severity of their infection.

They are both doing very well, and they are on track for release by the end of August.

Well done, you two! ❤️🦊

10/08/2026

Crimson is home

One of 5 releases yesterday, he's come a long way and its was time for him to go home for his second chance

We caught Crimson at a school after reports from a compassionate staff member that he was turning up looking very sorry for himself

We deployed a trap and soon enough he was caught, and due to the extent of the mange infection he's had an extended stay with us at the centre

Hes been a model patient, he's fighting fit, and he's so ready to get back out there - only this time with a clean bill of health 🩺🦊

Good luck out there 🧡

21/06/2026

Good morning everyone,

Today is a short introduction for cub group 2

A few weeks ago, our team was hit with the heartbreaking but all too familiar news of a dead vixen.

Looking at her, it was clear she had previously been nursing. We knew somewhere out there, a litter of hungry cubs was waiting for a mum who was never coming home.
Immediately, we started combing through our incoming rescue logs, cross-referencing locations to see if any sightings matched up.

That’s when we found a report. They had spotted five tiny cubs wandering completely on their own around a shed yard.
We rushed out and set up a trail camera to monitor the situation. For four long days and nights, we watched the footage closely. Tragically, no adult ever appeared. During those four days, we didn't want the cubs starving or wandering onto busy Upton roads, so the shop owner kindly support-fed them right there in the yard under our instructions.

Then came extraction day. These five clever little things had made their den deep underneath a massive, unstable pile of heavy rubble. It was a painstaking, delicate operation. We had to dismantle the pile piece by piece, carefully picking the cubs out one by one until all five were safe in our carriers.

Fast forward to today, and they are doing great

They are absolutely thriving and loving life in one of our large outdoor rehabilitation pens. We are happy to share that they are now fully vaccinated and completely parasite-free. They will spend just a little longer with us building up their strength before we take them to one of our soft-release sites.

Not long now, guys, and you’ll finally be out in the woods! 🌳

Thank you to the community, our supporters, and the amazing shop owner for helping us save these five lives. If you love what we do and want to help us keep feeding hungry mouths this season, please consider donating via our page link 🧡

https://wirralfoxrescue.co.uk/donate/

17/06/2026

We’ve never been busier than we have this year.

Not a day goes by without an emergency or two, or three, or five.

Because we've been so flat out caring for the foxes, updates have been a bit quiet lately. Our time is constantly split between rehabilitating foxes at the centre, responding to emergencies, and treating those foxes outside who need intervention, where bringing them into the rescue would actually be counter-productive

Over the coming weeks, we’re going to be introducing a lot of our foxes to you all, including cub groups 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Aside from cub group 2, every single one of them was rescued and admitted as a lonely individual, so it's amazing to see them thriving in their groups now

We also have poorly patients on the mend, and other patients who don't fit into the orphan, group, or releasable categories, but they have an excellent quality of life ahead of them and are ready to move on to their next chapter

We’re going to start the introductions with this little vixen currently in Kennel 2, Crimson 🧡

We caught her in a trap at a school after some lovely, kind-hearted staff noticed the little girl struggling and looking very sorry for herself. They took action and contacted us, and it’s a good job they did.

She wandered into our trap with no problem, and we've started her treatment immediately while we make attempts to catch her sister, who is proving a little more elusive. Crimson has obviously been suffering with mange for as long as she has been alive, but she's safe now and making the most of the peace and quiet here. She has a really good appetite, and we’re confident that we can turn her life around

You've got this 🧡

Address

Hoylake

Telephone

+447900615972

Website

http://www.wirralfoxrescue.co.uk/

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