News

Harvest Fair & Farmers Market

The Heaton Mersey Village Conservation Group will be holding their fair and farmers market on Sunday 18th September, from 11am - 3pm. The event will include a free bike surgery and security marking, fun for under 6s with the Stockport Play Development Team, a community cafe, Heaton Mersey Farmers Market, a Zumba demonstration with Georgie West, and more besides.

South Manchester Wildlife Rescue will be there, with information, flyers and owls. So, if you want to support the sanctuary, and the event, you can find more information through the link below.

Link: Harvest Fair & Farmers Market

Tree Party Big Weekender

Manchester City Council, Oldham Borough Council, Naturally Curious and Renaissance Northwest join together to host the Tree Party 'Big Weekender' - a two day event featuring activities, tree climbing, falconry displays, animal handling, tree racing and more.

Running over the weekend at two locations. Saturday 8 October 2011 - Manchester - Heaton Park - 12-4pm. Sunday 9 October 2011 - Oldham - Tandle Hill Country Park - 12-4pm.

Link: Tree Party Big Weekender

Hatton Hilltop Sanctuary Event

The Sanctuary celebrated its 5th anniversary on Saturday, 7th May, 2011 with an event at the Heaton Norris Recreational Park. The event was organised with the support of the SMBC Parks Department; and South Manchester Wildlife Rescue attended with our owls and a tombola. Despite poor weather, we appreciated all the support received at the event.

Link: Hatton Hilltop Sanctuary

Owls at The Printworks

To celebrate the release of the new Harry Potter film, The Deathly Hallows, released on the 20th November 2010, The Printworks invited the South Manchester Wildlife Rescue Centre down to display some of their rescued owls, similar to those seen in the film.

All the volunteers had a great, if cold, day showing members of the public the owls and explaining the hard work that goes into running the rescue centre.

Link: The Printworks

Press Cuttings

The following press cuttings are all in .pdf format and can be downloaded/viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Polecat making Urban Comeback
• Foxy Polecats hit City Trail
• In Search for Pet Polecat
• Wildlife Rescuer Aims for Charitable Status
• Cold Snap Drives Local Wildlife to Seek Sanctuary
• The Prickly Problem of 'Fearless' Harriet
• As Winter Warms Up Spare a Thought for a Prickly Predicament
• Chip In to Find a Ferret
• Why Martin ferrets about for Owners
• Birdman Keeps Radio Track of Injured Hawk
• Rescued Bird Dies after Return to the Wild
• Keeping Track of a Year of Rescues
• Confused Hedgehog draws blood in the Cold Light of Day
• Batty Weather Plays Havoc with Pipistrelle
• Prickly Problem of Disappearing Hedgehogs
• Mrs Tiggywinkle Rescued in Nick of Time
• Orphaned Ferrets Rescued from Patio
• Foxes 'Saved'
• Cubs Didn't Need to be Rescued
• Polecats are on Prowl
• Polecats Come in from Cold
• Missing Polecats decides there's no place like home