Wildlife charity seeks funds for bigger home

A wildlife rescue charity has appealed for donations to help it move to a bigger home.

Laxey House Wildlife Rescue in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, was founded in 2022 and rehabilitates injured native wildlife to release back into the wild.

Chair and founder Tara Gough said the charity had outgrown its current premises, having taken in almost 1,000 animals this year so far, compared to 530 during the whole of 2024.

"Please just get behind us, share the posts, visit the website, see if there's anything that you can do to get involved," she said. "We just need that community support behind us, I think, to really drive it forward."

She said the charity had secured a lease for some land, but required more to be able to meet demand and secure a place for its hospital.

Gough said the move "needs to happen" or the centre would have to close.

"Everything just feels so heavy, it's overwhelming," she added.

"It feels unfair of me to constantly be like, we need this, when there's people struggling on a daily basis."

However, she said she believed the charity had had "such an impact" on the wildlife in Scunthorpe.

"We're providing a reliable, ethical rehabilitation service. We're knowledgeable and we've got the skills and experience to deal with species.

"If we didn't exist, I don't know what would have happened to those thousand animals."

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