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The Honeybuns blog has moved From honeybuns in honeybuns (301 days old)

The Honeybuns blog has moved to: www.honeybuns.co.uk/blog Em x… more

Be careful what you wish for From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (337 days old)

Quick update Well, boys and girls, be careful what you wish for. Just a couple of weeks back I was moaning to a friend of mine that The Wildlife Rescuer hadn't really taken off and I was wasting my… more

Update: Sonic the Hedgehog From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (350 days old)

Thanks to everyone for their interest in little Sonic. Just a quick update (cuz I'm shattered!) He made it through the night (hooray!) I checked on him around 2am and he was having a drink which wa… more

Sonic From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (351 days old)

Y'kno I've been wondering when my first hedgehog call would come through. Wildlife centres all over the UK are fit to burst with young hedgehogs born later due to the mild weather, who haven't reached… more

Men! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (368 days old)

Apologies to those of you who enjoy reading my blogs for the wildlife aspect; this one is purely about my shonky love life! A vent blog, if you will. Ok, so some of you will know that I broke up with… more

A HUGE thank you From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (384 days old)

I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to the British Hedgehog Preservation Society for sending me a complimentary electric heat pad. I haven't encountered any financial pro… more

Llanthony Secunda Manor House Paranormal Investigation From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (404 days old)

Hey all! Llanthony Secunda Manor - Caldicot, Gwent, Wales This was my first investigation in about 6 months, so was well looking forward to it! It was a last-minute arrangement which included my… more

Hovercraft Pirates - Mixtape From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (406 days old)

Hovercraft Pirates - Mixtape Let me set the scene... it was 3:30, I'd just worked a long, boring day in the office and all I wanted to do was get home before the traffic piled up. I was tired, unmo… more

Paranormal Investigation - 3rd October From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (407 days old)

Hey guys Just a head's up that I've agreed to attend a last-minute paranormal investigation of a manor house in Caldicot, Gwent, south Wales. Apparently Sugar Magazine investigated and wouldn't sti… more

Kingfisher! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (426 days old)

Wow what a week! It started off really well when I had a conflict management course on Monday - may seem boring, but it was excellent! Really interesting and we did self-defence techniques, which is a… more

Choosy animal lovers From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (432 days old)

Ok, sorry guys, this is a bit of a vent & would appreciate if you respect me enough not to reproduce my comments on other blogs/websites... but... I met up with an old friend today who I haven'… more

Rain rain and more rain From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (433 days old)

Everybody enjoying the rain? I personally love this weather and, living in Pontypridd, I seem to be at the epicentre of the flooding right now - a neighbouring village, Treforest, flooded yesterday, t… more

Tale of the Sitting Duck From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (437 days old)

First comment of the day - wow, what a weekend! The other half and I needed a break - overworked and underpaid doesn't come close. When we were invited to north Wales by my good friend Robin Pierce, w… more

Paranormal fundraiser From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (448 days old)

Hey Just another blog to advertise the proposed paranormal fundraiser for The Wildlife Rescuer. Thinking of going somewhere central, like Dudley Castle, but open to ideas. If I get enough i… more

Paranormal event - fundraising! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (451 days old)

Hi all The Wildlife Rescuer is about to offer you the opportunity of a lifetime.... Ok, little exaggerated, but hopefully it'll be fun! After speaking to, and getting inspiration, from a frie… more

Catch-up blog From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (457 days old)

Hey guys Apologies for the delay with blogging. I've not been feeling too great lately - I've been suffering from bad headaches so have been trying to stay away from the computer as much as I can. … more

Wildlife Rescuer Made! The day's finally here! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (467 days old)

Woohoo the day I never thought would come is finally here! It's a wet, grey, Saturday morning - I'm tired from only barely managing 7 hours sleep but hey, I'm super happy! Last night... what a n… more

My life changes tomorrow From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (468 days old)

The day before the biggest commitment of my life... wow How do I feel? Nervous, skint, excited, happy, optimistic.... none of those come close but it's the best I can do hah! TWR kicks off of… more

Money, money, money From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (469 days old)

:-/Wow... I've just done a bit of a price-up on the kit I need for TWR. The kit I possess currently is the bare minimum for small animal work (e.g. cages, transport boxes, nursing kit, mite treatment)… more

Volunteer of the Month July 2008! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (470 days old)

Woohoo Just a quick blog to let you guys know I've been awarded the Welsh Assembly Government's Staff Volunteer of the Month for my work with wildlife - go me! I've taken screen shots of the art… more

4 days to go!! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (471 days old)

Just 4 days to go until the kick-off of TWR!! Things are going great - I've got a number of cages bought in, just in case I need to rehabilitate anything here (a fledgling, for example, wouldn't be… more

Wildlife Rescuer Made! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (474 days old)

Hey guys! Firstly, please accept my sincere apologies for not blogging here much anymore - I've generally kept them to Myspace as I can upload more photos etc etc. Anyway... The wildlife rescue … more

My first rescue!! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (526 days old)

The Story of 23 Well, I've done it! I've carried out my very first rescue! Ok, regular readers will know I responded to collect some ducklings but that was Vale work and it was with a colleague - t… more

The Wildlife Rescuer is nearly go! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (531 days old)

I had a comment the other day asking where I was with my wildlife training Apologies for not keeping you guys up to speed; my blogs have been on myspace instead. Feel free to read them at http://ww… more

Wildlife Rescuer training starting in 5 days! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (588 days old)

Wildlife Training drawing nearer! Woohoo it’s finally got to that stage when I can count the days until I start my wildlife training! Just 5 more days to go! I’ve got kit ready, I’ve booked a B&… more

SBTS AUTOGRAPHS ON BBC WALES NEWS From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (595 days old)

What a week!! After having a very good show on Sunday in Newport Leisure Centre, organised by Fantasy Events, we started turning our attention to the Memorabilia Show, which takes place in the NEC, Bi… more

The Dirty Looks From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (627 days old)

Well, I must admit I was surprised at this one. The band, don't get me wrong, were excellent - flawless, in fact - I was even more impressed when I learnt that they were improvising due to their d… more

Simon Cowell Time! From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (629 days old)

I must admit that I am looking forward to tonight on a serious level. I still have a bad neck/left shoulder & I still have this recurring headache/sickness thing going on but this is the… more

My Hectic Day & Random Moans From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (630 days old)

I'm so bored! It's been a hectic day. I took Monday-Wednesday off to recover from the rush that was the Bluetongue outbreak last week & to take care of my puppy, Tehya, post-op (neuter). It was gr… more

Stupid weekend From wildliferescue in Wildlife Rescue (634 days old)

What a stupid weekend!! It started perfectly - I went to my fella's as per and, for only the second time since I met him, he'd gone to a huge effort for whatever reason - he was in a shirt & je… more