Today, I went down to the Widlife Aid Foundation in Leatherhead. I met with Founder Simon Cowell MBE, his daughter Lou and Nick Harding (pictured with me below) and a number of dedicated and passionate volunteers.
The Wildlife Aid Foundation is a fantastic organisation which is dedicated to the rescue and treatment of sick and injured wild animals and then to their return to the wild. Simon and his team gave me a tour of the site in Leatherhead, including the area where the new wildlife centre is being built. I saw the swans, badgers, owls and geese in their care, and we discussed the centre’s plans for the future.
Although the Wildlife Aid Foundation isn’t open to the public day-to-day, due to the nature of the work that it does, the Centre holds an Open Day each year, providing a unique opportunity for the public to see ‘behind the scenes’ and talk to the volunteers. This year, the Open Day is being held on Sunday 1 July. You can read more information about this on the Wildlife Aid Foundation website here.