I was pleased to hear this week that the former Greenmount Wild Bird Hospital; now renamed Kirklees Valley Wildlife Rescue in Bury, and under all-new management; will finally be officially opening for casualties from 2nd September 2024**. We have managed to get some casualties admitted there this week - but next Monday is the official opening date.

With our own hospitals in Rochdale relocating to Wigton some fifteen years ago, followed by Greenmount Wild Bird Hospital in Bury closing under a cloud back in 2019, then Every Feather Bird Rescue in Bolton suffering a bereavement in 2022 which meant it's own temporary closure and now very limited operation .... The north Manchester area has been sadly lacking in wild bird rescue facilities for the past decade.

Unfortunately also the new RSPCA Wildlife Centre at Rochdale which opened in 2023 has not proved easy for the public to get casualties admitted into - we hope this will improve in the near future.

We all wish the new team at Kirklees Valley Wildlife Rescue all the very best with their endeavours, and hope it can be a resounding success for ALL injured/orphaned wildlife, but especially for our feathered friends.

** KVWR have emailed us to advise that they have temporarily closed to new admittances, and plan to re-open mid-September. Therefore please do ring to check before travelling to ensure they are able to admit the casualty you have found.

Nigel