Brambles Wildlife Rescue

Brambles Wildlife Rescue All wildlife patients are only accepted via appointment only

Our rescue predominantly covers Longridge and Ribchester area but will accept from other Lancs areas if finders can travel and subject to patient numbers within the rescue.

20/06/2026

** Sorted now, thank you Sarah**
Can anyone please collect an injured gull from our vets in St Annes and bring to Brambles near Longridge anytime today please? 🙏

New arrivals at Brambles this week 💗
19/06/2026

New arrivals at Brambles this week 💗

Well done to wildlife helpers Ian and Stuart for extending the ramp at St Annes Boating Pool this morning to give the sw...
19/06/2026

Well done to wildlife helpers Ian and Stuart for extending the ramp at St Annes Boating Pool this morning to give the swan family the chance to leave now, should they wish. Sterling job 👌🦢🦢

Yesterday we were made aware by Help for Fylde Coast Wildlife that a gull had been trapped on the 3rd floor of an empty ...
18/06/2026

Yesterday we were made aware by Help for Fylde Coast Wildlife that a gull had been trapped on the 3rd floor of an empty hotel on Blackpool Promenade since Monday. Wildlife lover Muz checked for us that he was still there in the wee hours of Wednesday, and he was!

We then made enquiries with our contacts at Blackpool Borough Council and were able to secure help for him just after lunch. The Council's Animal Welfare Officer attended with the support of the police to force entry and free the gull. Luckily he still had enough energy to fly off!

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Á happy ending thanks to a bit of teamwork! Thank you Blackpool Council for a compassionate response and helping him to get on his way 💗

P.S. He left a 1 star Trip Advisor review 😉

18/06/2026

📢 Statement on St Annes’ Boating Lake Water Levels.

Fylde Council is aware of concerns raised by residents regarding the current water levels at St Annes’ Boating Lake and understands the importance of this local asset to the community.

The reduction in water levels is suspected to be the result of failures to historic repairs within the lake’s floor structure, which are allowing water to escape from the lake. Officers have been closely monitoring the situation and are actively progressing both short-term and longer-term solutions. Due to the time of year, natural replenishment from incoming tides is not expected to be possible for at least a month, and would require a specific combination of high tides, strong westerly winds and low atmospheric pressure to provide a substantial fill.

As an immediate measure, the Council is exploring options to temporarily replenish the lake using a fresh water supply. Discussions are currently taking place with several organisations and service providers to identify the most practical and effective solution. However, due to the ongoing water loss and the significant volume of water required to meaningfully raise lake levels – a 0.5m lake fill equates to 2.5 million litres of water – it is important to be clear that any temporary refill may only provide short-term improvement while permanent repairs are arranged.

At the same time, work is underway to procure specialist contractors to undertake desilting and repair works to the lake. These works will require the lake to be fully drained to allow repairs to be completed safely and effectively. Subject to contractor availability and suitable tidal conditions, the Council is currently expecting this work to commence in mid-July, to coincide with the next high tide that could potentially replenish the lake levels subject to the correct environmental conditions.

The welfare of wildlife at the lake remains an important consideration throughout this project, and officers will continue to monitor conditions closely while repairs are progressed.

We appreciate the strong interest shown by residents and thank the community for its patience and understanding while these necessary works are planned. Further updates will be provided as arrangements are confirmed and works progress.

St. Annes Boating LakeWe are receiving a number of messages about St Annes Boating Lake, asking us to 'just move' the Sw...
17/06/2026

St. Annes Boating Lake

We are receiving a number of messages about St Annes Boating Lake, asking us to 'just move' the Swan family somewhere else.

We approached the Council Leader 2 weeks ago with our concerns of the safety of the lake including the lack of water and the debris. Unfortunately we did not receive a reply until Monday of this week when we received the same reply as we did in November 2025, that the Council are investigating and are considering options. Nothing has changed in 7 months since our last request for it to be addressed when a young swan crash landed in shallow water there and subsequently injured itself and had to come to Brambles tor rehabilitation.

We have expressed our concerns that action has not been taken during this period and have asked for a timescale for resolution, we have yet to receive a reply.

Moving the family isn't as easy as it may look to the armchair experts sat on local chat groups telling us what 'we should do'. Can we just remind people that swans are aggressive when they have young cygnets and a number of risks to peoples safety have to be considered first. That and separation of the family, however short, is incredibly stressful for these creatures. Also what if we are unable to catch any of them and they become separated? What if we move them to the Promenade Gardens only for any to be hit by cars in time? Fairhaven Lake is not an option as there are already several breeding pairs on there and they are highly territorial. Ashton Gardens is not an option as they need an open body of water when learning to fly. Previous breeding pairs at Ashton Gardens always walked their family to Fairhaven to learn to fly which involves crossing roads and poses great risk.

The risks are many so please refrain from advising a rescue what to do. We continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and any decision has to weigh up the risks and benefits carefully.

The swans can choose to move their family if they want to, as many of you will know they have done in times before. We do wonder that although they are well loved that they possibly moved to the Boating lake because of the persistent human attention at the Promenade Gardens. Something made them choose this bad decision.

If local residents want to help, the best thing you can do is write into the council at [email protected] addressing your concern to the Council Leader to express your concerns or telephone them on 01253 658658.

Alternatively contact Andrew Snowden MP if you are in his constituency.

We will update you if there are any developments.

Photo Credit: Stuart Beaton

Found a little newt during muckout this morning in the ledge of a door to one of the aviaries 💗I gave him a much safer s...
16/06/2026

Found a little newt during muckout this morning in the ledge of a door to one of the aviaries 💗

I gave him a much safer spot in the undergrowth to be on his way 🦎

Baby gulls Bea and Bruce have arrived at Brambles for safe haven for the next couple of months. Gull guardian Deb did a ...
15/06/2026

Baby gulls Bea and Bruce have arrived at Brambles for safe haven for the next couple of months. Gull guardian Deb did a great job saving Bruce when he was critically ill and she has done an amazing job raising them both this far since then 💗

Ourselves and the baby gull guardians are trying to keep up with message enquiries on the Blackpool Baby Gull Guardians page - please be patient and kind whilst we assess the situation to try and reunite babies with their parents where it is safe to do so. There is an extremely limited number of spaces for babies this year because so few people have volunteered to be a guardian for them for 8 weeks 😔
When spaces run out all we can do is advise people how to care for them themselves.

It's not too late to do a good deed this summer and become a guardian. Please contact the Blackpool Baby Gull Guardians page if we can tempt you to join us to care for these gorgeous little fluffmuffins this summer.

You will need:

✔️ shed, greenhouse, garage or large metal crate with a tarpaulin cover to pop them in at night for safety
✔️ to let them out for exercise during the day
✔️ to feed them, mostly wet dog or cat food two or three times a day (or sprats if you like)
✔️ to be tolerant - poo will need to be washed down with buckets of water or a garden hose
✔️ to take a minimum of two so they grow up together, they usually arrive separately from different incidents.
✔️ be able to keep them until ready to fly at around 8 weeks in Aug /Sept
✔️to not be taking a holiday during the period you are caring for them
✔️ to supply a bathing tub or paddling pool
✔️ to keep your own pets separate, baby gulls must not be tamed to dogs so they lose their fear of them
✔️to be responsible and dedicated to caring for them, they can't be handed back if the novelty wears off

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