Help animals in Sussex - wildlife

 

Please take part in the RPSB's Big Garden Birdwatch 2025 - it will just take one hour (you choose the time) on the weekend of 24th to 26th January 2025.  All you have to do is to watch birds for an hour in your garden or local park and let the RSPB know what you see.  Find out more here.

Volunteer to help animals in Sussex
 
When you think of animal charities at work in our local communities, there's a tendancy to think of the big organisations, but both East and West Sussex have many animal charities, rescue centres, wildlife centres & animal sanctuaries are at work around us.  Many charities listed below are based in Sussex but work to help wildlife overseas, such as Care for the Wild, Bornfree, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
 
Most of the links below connect to the "How you can help" pages but have a roam around sites which are of interest.  Please tell a friend about them.  Animals need all the help they can get, however little or large that may be.  
 
Animal Charities helping wildlife in Sussex include... 

The Sussex Wildlife Trust is based in Henfield but they have reserves around Sussex and lots of events and ways you can help them help wildlife and the natural world.

East Sussex Wildlife Rescue  have emergency wildlife rescue, volunteers who will help wildlife, they do wildlife care guidance, they have care guides and courses (including Wildlife First Aid and Rescue courses), too.   Find out how you can help here.

Rangers Lodge Wildlife Hospital near Horsham treat sick, injured and orphaned wildlife and nurses them back to health.  Find out how you can help here.

Help hedgehogs by becoming a Hedgehog Champion!  There are already over 130,000 in the UK - find out all about it here

Butterfly Conservation is a is a registered charity dedicated to the conservation of butterflies and moths.  It's a national organisation, but you can find out about the Sussex branch here.

British Divers Marine Life Rescue, based in Uckfield, Sussex, and dedicated to the rescue of marine life in distress around the UK

Brent Lodge & Bird Wildlife Trust, a wildlife hospital near Chichester.  It treats, rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned wildlife casualties with the aim to release healthy wildlife back to the wild.  It does not offer a rescue service

The Sussex Ornithological Society - promotes the recording, study, conservation and enjoyment of birds in Sussex.

The RSPB has lots of ways in which you can get involved and help wildlife whereever you are. Find out how you can help nature, at home or elsewhere!

Arundel Wildfowl and Wetland Centre - volunteer or simply visit.  Wetlands are brimming with wildlife who need help to preserve and protect their habitat.

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation - volunteers needed to help with surveys, toad patrols etc

Ouse and Adur Rivers Trust, working for the environmental enhancement of the Ouse and Adur rivers and their tributaries

Marine Conservation Society does cleans & surveys - care for the beach, & you care for marine & wildlife

Badger Trust West Sussex - protecting badgers & aiming to promote the understanding, study & protection of badgers

Join in the Goose Watch at Chichester Harbour & monitor the movement of Brent Geese.  Find out about their nature recovery plans for Chichester Harbour

And...

International Animal Rescue helps wild & domestic animals with rescue & rehabilitation, including cutting free the dancing bears of India                                                      

  
 
  
 



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