British Divers Marine Life Rescue - Midlands

23/08/2026

Can you help our marine life? If so sign up as an ocean Ally 🫍🐬🐋🦭

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14/08/2026

Would you like to sponsor one of the pens for our seal hospital. Sponsoring a pen helps to keep the hospital going and getting the seals the treatment they need quickly, giving them a better chance at a long healthy life 🦭🦭

🦭 Your name behind every rescue story written in our hospitals 🥰

Did you know our seal pup pens and pools are available for sponsorship?

You can help provide a safe space for rescued seals receiving vital care before taking the next step in their journey back to the wild

Whether you sponsor as an individual, family or business, your support helps fund the food, equipment, treatments and care each seal needs 💙

In return: you gain regular updates on all the seals in your pen, a tour of the hospital, a personalised plaque and much more!

👉 https://bdmlr.org.uk/support-bdmlr-seal-hospitals

10/08/2026

Can you help support BDMLR and the work they do?

Rescues need people.

Medics to respond, Coordinators behind the scenes.. and you 💙

We take several thousand calls for help every year. If even a fraction of the people behind those calls gave just a few pounds a month, the difference to our rescue work would be truly enormous

That’s where Ocean Allies comes in 🥰

From just £3 a month, regular support helps keep our teams equipped, trained and ready for the next marine mammal that needs their help

No big commitment, No bank-breaking donations, just a few pounds each month doing something genuinely useful for seals, dolphins and whales around the UK 🦭

Sign up here 👉 https://bdmlr.org.uk/bdmlr-ocean-allies

06/08/2026

🦭 Mouth rot, but managing 🥰

Found at Seaham in July, this young common seal pup had been badly harassed by young adults, carried multiple bite wounds and had symptoms of mouth rot

Exhausted and weighing under 11kg, he was rescued and taken for urgent care at our NEST unit

This photo captures one of the quiet moments of success our triage unit teams work so hard for: hours of care, treatment and patience beginning to pay off as a vulnerable young seal starts to thrive

After round the clock tube feeding and assisted feeds, he slowly began practising taking food for himself. This week, he was strong enough to move to long-term rehabilitation to continue his journey back to the wild

Thank you to everyone who makes this work possible through our BDMLR Ocean Allies, singular donations, or simply sharing our posts. Every bit of support means more than you know 🥰

30/07/2026

Can you donate a pound or more, to help get much needed seal bags for our teams across the country,to be able to help the seals? 🦭

🦭 £120 left and two days to do it 🚨

This entangled seal was in a tricky access location, but thanks to our specialist seal rescue bags, our Medics were able to safely rescue the seal and get them across the tricky terrain to get the help they needed.

These bags aren’t just pieces of kit. They make rescues possible where ordinary carriers simply can’t go.

Our appeal closes on 1 August, and we’re just £120 away from funding all 25 bags! 😲

Can you help us reach this tiny milestone?

🌊 Donate via JustGiving: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/bdmlremergencyappeal

17/07/2026

🦭 We couldn't help her 😓

This young common seal pup was found suffering from a severe case of mouth rot, with most of the bone eroded away inside her mouth.

Our Medics responded to call for a seal bleeding from the mouth in Yorkshire, but tragically the condition was too advanced. The kindest decision was to humanely stop her suffering.

Read more about mouth rot and BDMLR’s five-year, UK-wide research project investigating the pathogens behind this condition. Built from several hundred real cases, it provides the most thorough and comprehensive picture of mouth rot in UK seals to date.

The yellow rescue bag used by our team was sponsored specifically for their region. It couldn't change the outcome for this pup, but it meant our Medics had the equipment ensure she was not left suffering. ❤️

11/07/2026

🦭 Put the stick down... 😱

A seal on the beach is usually resting, not asking to be poked, prodded or chased back into the sea

This week, this young seal pup was reported to being poked and prodded with sticks 😥 though luckily is now in care and undergoing rehabilitation due to being malnourished and weak

Disturbing them can cause unnecessary stress, force them into the water before they are ready and put you directly within biting range of sharp teeth

Please give seals space, keep dogs well away and call BDMLR if you’re genuinely concerned for their welfare

Observe from a distance for any concerning behaviour... but: No poking. No prodding. Zero harassment ❤️

11/07/2026

07/07/2026

🦭 What do trails in the sand tell you? 👣

Tracks reveal far more than just where a seal has been. It tell us where they were going and also if they were alone or not. Is there anything else?

Next time you're on the beach, keep an eye out... you might spot the story a seal has left behind 💙

05/07/2026

Can you donate to help us get more seal bags please