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The Mersey Forest comes to the rescue!

26 May 2011

The Mersey Forest has helped the local animal rescue centre, Freshfields Animal Rescue, to revitalise the grounds of its Ince Blundell branch following weather damage to its garden.

 

Severe damage due to weather

The recent bad weather resulted in severe damage to fencing along the perimeter of the rescue centre's garden which prompted volunteers Breda Sweeney and Fran Walker to contact The Mersey Forest for help.

 

Creation of 100m of wildlife friendly hedge

Hedge trees have been funded by The Mersey Forest who also provided advice to assist in repairing the damaged land. The planting has led to the creation of 100m of wildlife friendly hedge, including species such as beech and hawthorn.

 

Hedges are one of the most biodiverse of all habitats found in Britain. More than 80% of our farmland birds rely on hedges for protection and food, and 10 of the 18 most threatened mammals feed on their fruits and berries. Click here to discover more about the range of wildlife in our hedges and to take part in the Opal biodiversity survey to investigate your own hedgerow.

 

Freshfields Animal Rescue's work

Freshfields Animal Rescue is a registered charity which was founded in 1975 and rescues and re-homes in the region of 2000 dogs, cats, small animals and birds annually across Merseyside and North Wales.

 

The Ince Blundell branch is home at any one time to 50 dogs, 120 cats, 60 rabbits, 50 hedgehogs and 200 or more assorted small animals and birds.

 

As well as the Ince Blundell centre, another is run in Caernarfon which operates predominantly as a horse and pony sanctuary. The work of both centres relies entirely upon public support.

 

For more information and to find out how you can help the Freshfields Animal Rescue centres, visit www.freshfieldsrescue.org.uk.

 





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