Wild animals in the wild

This series gives some basic natural history background and covers issues such as encouraging or deterring these animals to/from your garden, legal consideratons, and advice on what to do if you find an injured, sick or orphaned individual.

Worried about an animal’s health or safety?

Have you found an animal who is sick, injured or trapped? If you can’t easily help them without specialist skills, please tell us about it.

Report a cruelty

Living with wild animals

Advice on wildlife issues

Road traffic accidents involving deer

How to reduce the problem, plus tips on how to avoid colliding with deer and the best course of action if you do have an accident.

Fishing litter

We outline the problem of discarded fishing litter and suggest ways to prevent fishing tackle injuries.

Balloon releases

Find out the dangers of balloon releases and learn what the alternatives are.

Chinese lanterns

We advise against the use of Chinese lanterns and recommend harmless alternatives to use instead to help protect wildlife and livestock.

Wild birds - the danger of netting

Bird deterrent netting that's not been properly installed or looked after can trap and even kill wild birds. If you know of a building where birds are getting caught in netting, please report it to us!

Wild animals and glue traps

These traps should only be used by trained professionals. If you know of a shop that sells these traps to the public, please report it to us!