How to Help Us
There are various ways that you can help us as a charity. Please read below about all the different things that you can do! We appreciate absolutely all help that you can give to us: whether this be donating money to our charity towards caring for the animals or simply spreading the message about us on social media.
How your Donations Help
- £10 pays for a course of antibiotics for birds attacked by predators
- £15 gives essential warmth to an injured animal for a week
- £35 buys milk formula for a litter of orphaned hedgehogs for one week
- £50 will pay for an x-ray on an animal involved in a road traffic accident
- £100 will enable us to buy life saving equipment
- £1,000 will sponsor a small enclosure
- £1,500 will sponsor a medium enclosure
- £3,000 will sponsor a large enclosure
Donate to us
The following 3 links are great ways to donate.
Alternatively, we accept cheques made payable to Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital Trust and posted to 12 Rookery Close, Kibworth, Leicester, LE8 0SD.
If you would like to make a cash donation, please contact the animal care team on 07951 285 366 to arrange bringing this into the centre.
If you would like to complete a bank transfer to us, the details are as follows:
- Account name: Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital Building Fund
- Account number: 00 56 10 10
- Sort code: 20-49-08
Become a Friend of the Hospital
Our friends scheme is the best way to keep up to date with the news of the hospital and you will receive an exclusive chance to have a look around some of our facilities!
It’s easy to become a friend of the hospital! All we ask is that an annual contribution of £15 or more is made
As a friend you will:
- receive a complimentary copy of our newsletter: Your Wildlife Matters, published in October and April
- Be invited to friends only events
- Support our vital work with wildlife
Please download an application form to become a friend today.
Leave a Legacy
By including Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital in your will, you can be certain that British Wildlife will continue to be cared for in years to come. Furthermore, whatever you choose to leave to charity will be tax-free. For more information, please email us at: [email protected].
Sponsor an Animal
Sponsor one of our animals today to contribute to their care for just £20 a year. These sponsorships make fantastic gifts and are ideal for birthdays, special occasions and Christmas. You, or your recipient, will receive:
- A5 information sheet about Leicestershire wildlife hospital
- A5 information sheet about helping wildlife at home
- A5 information sheet about your sponsored animal
- A5 factfile about your sponsored animal
- A5 sponsorship certificate
- Notepad with image of the species you have sponsored
- Leicestershire wildlife hospital pen – exclusive to these sponsorship packs!
- Leicestershire wildlife hospital wristband
These sponsorship packs are presented in a blue C5 presentation box and make the perfect gift for all animal lovers!
Please click here to purchase an animal sponsorship
Sponsor an Incubator
Would you like to sponsor an incubator today and know that your money is going towards saving hundreds of animals each year in your specific incubator?
Take Part in the Harborough Lotto
We have launched our Harborough Lotto page. You can win prizes of up to £25,000 and also help us in the process!
50% of ticket sales from our page go to us and another 10% to other good causes in the Harborough district. This money can then be used by us to help rescue, rehabilitate and release British wildlife.
Tickets are only £1 per week and can be purchased by following this link.
Items Needed
We are always in need of various items to help feed and care for the wildlife at our centre.
Particular items that we regularly use are:
- Strong black bin liners
- Washing up liquid
- Meaty loaf cat/dog food
- Meaty cat biscuits
- Bird seed
- Newspapers
- Clean towels and fleece blankets
- Kitchen towels
We also have an amazon wishlist which has the most up to date information on the items which we are most in need of. Please sort the list by priority high to low to see what we require the most.
Alternatively, we regularly order from Welland Valley Feeds in Market Harborough. They have a list of the items we use so that you are able to call (01858 461 463) or visit them directly to place an order that gets sent straight to us.
Volunteer with us
We rely on volunteers every day to help us look after the wildlife in our care, to maintain our buildings and gardens, and to help raise vital funds for us.
Due to insurance reasons, we can only take on volunteers that are over the age of 16.
Students who are required to complete work experience hours as part of their course are able to do that with us but spaces are limited and commitment must be to a full day.
If you are interested in volunteering, please download an application form by clicking here and email it back to us. Please write if you would like to volunteer with animal care, gardening, maintenance or fundraising.
We will then be in touch to arrange this with you dependent upon our availability.
Baby Bird Foster Volunteers
Here at the Leicestershire wildlife hospital, we are currently in the process of setting up a bird rearing ‘foster’ system to assist with the ever-increasing numbers of orphaned birds we admit to the centre each year. This includes hatchlings, nestlings and fledglings of a variety of species.
The role is home based, but transport must be available in order to collect the birds from our hospital in Kibworth, to bring them back once weaned, and in case of any emergencies with the birds you are rearing.
The birds will need feeding between every 20 minutes to every 2 hours (depending on age) from 7am to 10pm. The birds will remain in your care for the full duration of rearing (with full guidance from our team) which will be 2 weeks on average but up to 4 weeks. The birds will then be brought back to the hospital once weaned.
Please note this role is for the rearing of birds ONLY. This is not for mammals at present but once you are trained in bird rearing, you may be able to train further to be able to do this in the future.
Previous experience with wildlife or birds is not essential but is preferred. Full training will be given.
You must be able to maintain high levels of animal husbandry.
You must be 18+. This role is not to be shared with other family members as the birds cannot be habituated to too many people.
You must have an area in your home that is fully away from any pets.
You must be able to follow our strict protocol as a volunteer fosterer as we must ensure these birds can be released back into the wild.
All equipment will be provided but it will be necessary to use your own electricity.
If you are interested in this volunteer role, please complete the following application form (click here to download)
(please note this is a different form to our usual application form and states ‘hand rear fosterer’ at the top)
Please send your application to us via email: [email protected]
If you have any questions about volunteering, please send us an email or call our team on 07951 285 366. Thanks!
Share us on Social Media
A great way to help and spread the message about the work we do as a charity is to share us on social media! Find our links below:
