Our 2026 Calendar features some of the creatures in our care. Buy now fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-cal... Our weekly Facebook Auction sells good quality preloved & brand new items www.facebook.com/groups/Folly... Our eBay features quality items and collectibles. charity.ebay.co.uk/charity/i/Th...

This Tawny owlet is both calendar cover star & features for March! 🌟🦉🪶 It was the perfect choice for amazing sponsor Nevill Golf who’ve released 5 of our Tawny Owls at their course & installed owl boxes!⛳️ Buy your calendar here fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-cal... #birds #owls #owlets

Did you know...? ❓ Hedgehogs actually have quite long legs in proportion to their body size? 🦔 🦵 #Hedgehog legs are about 10cms long & these enable them to run as fast as we can walk! For more #HedgehogFacts, visit buff.ly/42eUlZW 📹 @wildlife_ln #FridayFact #FunFactFriday

Happy Friday everyone ❤️ We thought you might like to enjoy the start of your weekend by watching this mighty Brown Long Eared Bat having his dinner 🦇 It may look like the video has been sped up, but he's just super speedy 💜 @batconservation.bsky.social @kentwildlife.bsky.social

Our 2026 Calendar 📆 has been entirely created by volunteers. Alongside our the photos of our 2025 patients, each month also has an illustration bringing the pages to life thanks to amazing local artist Jennifer Russell. 🦉🦌🪶🦔💕 Buy yours today from fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-cal...

Book your ticket now to our #Hedgehog Research Virtual Symposium in November📣 Brought to you by People's Trust for Endangered Species and the @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social @biologicalrecording.co.uk Book now🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hedgehog-research-virtual-symposium-tickets-1672786903659

Help #hedgehogs with a single click! Share this simple tip to make your garden #wildlife friendly & safer for our beloved hedgehogs 🦔

Today, we're challenging you to think about LITTER! Remember - #recycling & disposing of litter correctly can really help #wildlife like #hedgehogs! ♻️ 🦔 🗑️ Cut up elastics & rubber bands before binning & crush tins & plastic pots before recycling. #mondaymotivation

February on our 2026 Calendar ‘A Year at Folly’ is one of the 15 cubs admitted in February 2025. Huge thanks to February sponsor ‘Lettology by Alexia’! Buy yours now fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-cal... 100% of proceeds supports the vital work we do for wildlife in Kent & Sussex 🦡💕

1/3 This tiny Goldcrest is one of the UK’s smallest #birds. It was also one of our quickest patient turnarounds! Brought in yesterday after colliding with a wall, it was very quiet & likely nursing a sore head. After a checkup, rehydration & time in an incubator, it didn’t take long for this…

Did you know…? 🦔 Exactly when #hedgehogs hibernate is dependent on the weather & other factors - usually the first start to hibernate when temperatures drop & remain low. But it's complex! Click to learn more 👇 www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/hibernation-2/ #FridayFact

Have you seen a #hedgehog you're worried about? 📞🦔🩹 Follow the simple steps on our website & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible. buff.ly/2wodWgS Don't delay - acting now can make a difference! #WildlifeWednesday

Our Calendar has featured on #WestKentRadio www.westkentradio.co.uk/news/feature... Get your 🗓️ here fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-cal...

1/2 It’s #NationalBadgerDay. So far this year, we’ve admitted 60 badgers, including 22 cubs. Badgers are omnivores with earthworms being around 80% of their diet. They’ll also eat invertebrates, slugs, fruit & small mammals, They especially love digging up leatherjackets which become craneflies…

⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️ 📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/... 📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/... 📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv... #UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland

1/2 Meet our January calendar star 🦔⭐ It’s not every day we care for a Hedgehog with a pink nose! Buy your 🗓️ now fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-calen… Thanks to @sjdprojects Land & Development Consultants for sponsoring him! It’s not Stephen at SJD’s first time helping us. He’s been a…

We’re hiring a #vetnurse! #kentjobs #Sussexjobs #TunbridgeWells #wildlifevetnurse #wildlife #UKwildlife #kent #sussex @RoyalVetCollege.bsky.social

As the leaves change colour & fall from the trees - don't be so keen to tidy them! 🍂 🍃 They play an important role in the lifecycles of many species - from butterflies to #hedgehogs! 🦋 🦔 💤 If you must tidy gardens, leave a designated patch or corner untouched for #wildlife 💚 #WildlifeWednesday

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Huge thanks to Chapter 36 Photography & our wonderful sponsors💕 SJD Projects, Lettology, Nevill Golf Club, Innerminx, Retail Fire Ltd, Kentec Couriers, Tunbridge Wells Personal Training, The Acorn Group, Savills Tunbridge Wells, Goupie Chocolate, Tunbridge Wells Coffee Roastery & Earth Island Books

Introducing ‘A Year at Folly’ our 2026 Calendar! Meet 12 patients from this year & help us rescue even more in 2026! 100% goes to support the work we do for wildlife in #Kent & #Sussex 🦔 Purchase from Reception, our Facebook auction or our website for UK postage fwrt.org.uk/seasonal-cal...

Did you know…? A #hedgehog’s back & sides are covered in modified hairs - AKA 25mm long spines? These spines are absent from the face, chest, belly, throat & legs are covered with a coarse, grey-brown fur! 🦔 #FunFactFriday #FridayFact 📷 Rob Lamont

1/2 This poor collared dove looks like he’s done 10 rounds with Mike Tyson, but it’s actually a reaction to a tick bite! 🪶 At this time of year, we see a rise in patients with this problem. Their eyes can swell up dramatically, making them look as though they’ve been punched. In some cases…

1/2 May & June are usually our busiest months for deer fawns, so it was a surprise when this little lad was admitted over the weekend. He’d got tangled in barbed wire. The finder managed to free him, but sadly he had a serious wound on his back leg. We’re carrying out daily…

Join BTO Youth and @essexbirdnews.bsky.social for a Wetland Bird Survey walk on 4 October. ➡️ www.bto.org/our-work/eve... The event is FREE and open to young people between the ages of 12 and 25. #EssexBirding @webs-gsmp.bsky.social

Hedgehog Champions check your inbox for September's Hedgehog Street e-news ✉️ We provide ways you can help #hedgehogs prepare for hibernation before the cold sets in🍂 Not already a #HedgehogChampion? Sign up 👉 hedgehogstreet.org/register Hedgehog Street is run by us & @hedgehogsociety.bsky.social

This weekend, consider adding an undisturbed log pile or #hedgehog house to your garden or allotment! 🦔 🏠 🪲 A quiet, shady, sheltered, dry undisturbed area is best - find out more ➡️ www.britishhedgehogs.org.uk/hedgehog-hom...

Have you seen a #hedgehog you're worried about? 📞🦔🩹 Follow the steps on our website & call us on 01584 890801 or your local independent hedgehog rescue as soon as possible. buff.ly/2wodWgS Don't delay - acting now can make a difference! #MondayMotivation

We need your help to spot hedgehogs! 👀🦔 As leaders of the National Hedgehog Monitoring Programme, in partnership with @ptes-org.bsky.social , we're surveying #hedgehogs across the UK using AI & volunteers! Help spot 'hogs on our trail cams 👉 www.nhmp.co.uk 📷 NHMP #WildlifeWednesday

1/2 🪶 The 1st pic isn’t a blackbird, it’s a starling! It came to us after getting stuck in a chimney. Covered in soot & with not knowing how long he’d been trapped, he was kept in for monitoring and care. Once moved to a bigger enclosure & given his own bath, he wasted no time…

1/2 We’ve been releasing hand-reared wildlife throughout our busy season & it was time for the Tawny Owls to spread their wings in the wild. Most of the owlets arrived in June, each with their own story from falling out of nests to being found alone on paths. It’s common to …

We love a baby pigeon here & we've got quite a few at the moment. When they’re this young, they’re always asking for attention & food! Hard as it is for us, we have to ensure these gorgeous babies don't imprint on humans so they've the best chance of survival in the wild. 💕🪶

1/2 Back in 2008, we transferred an oiled 🪶 Guillemot that was found in Margate to our friends & oiled bird specialists at RSPCA Mallydams. Their team washed it & fitted a @btobirds.bsky.social metal ring before sending it back to a life at sea 2 months later. Yesterday they were…

1/2 This beautiful #badger was found in a garden, collapsed, very dehydrated & with wounds to her lower jaw. She was stabilised & we had to remove a broken tooth. A camera trap in her enclosure soon convinced she was ready for release ❤️ Huge thanks to @badgertrust.bsky.social West Kent…

This Sunday we're asking you to #ShareToMakeAware! 🦔 👨🌾 🚫 Always check for #hedgehogs & other wildlife before using a mower, strimmer, hedge trimmer or garden fork! #ShareSunday #SundayShare

When you’ve just got to scratch that itch…🦔 This hedgehog was being monitored for mobility and vision & gave us a perfect demo of how flexible he is! Every patient that comes through our doors has their own character and story, and moments like this make our work all the more rewarding ❤️

Happy #NationalPineMartenDay! We’re exploring whether Pine Martens could return to Kent & Sussex 🐾 Early results show highly suitable habitat in the South East🌳 Stay updated 👉 kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/our-work/our-projects/south-east-pine-marten-restoration-project 📷© Terry Whittaker/2020VISION

Meet JJ, the gorgeous little rat pup who was brought to us after being caught by a cat. Luckily he had no obvious wounds or bruising & has been fostered by staff who are giving him all he needs to grow big & strong. When he's finished his milk, he gives himself a wash. Such good manners!!l💕

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Who else could claim today’s #FlyDay spotlight but the magnificent White-tailed Eagle? 🦅 Their breathtaking story of loss and recovery takes flight in RETURN, an RSPB film, released today. Watch now on YouTube: brnw.ch/21wVi9V 👈

Do you know your plants? 🌻🌼🌷🪻 We are now taking bookings for our Autumn Botany evening classes at both our Maidstone and Canterbury venues (starting towards the end of September), so get your tickets now: www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk/botany-classes

Did you know...? One simple, effective thing you can do for #hedgehogs is to add #hedgehoghighways to fences & boundaries? Create 13x13cm square gaps & allow 'hogs to move freely! buff.ly/2GbgZgO 🦔 #HedgehogStreet is jointly run by us & @PTES 📷Christopher Morgan #FridayFact

🦇 Whether you want to widen your conservation career skills or to brush up your existing knowledge we offer events, surveys, training & more that will help. Read our blog @countrysidejobs.bsky.social to find out more: www.countryside-jobs.com/article/bat-...

Remember to check for wildlife if you're tidying the garden! 🦔 ✂️🚫 #WildlifeWednesday

Did you know...? #Hedgehogs are pretty good swimmers? 🦔 💧 But it's vital to add wildlife ramps, sloping edges or a pebble beach to your pond or pool, as they can't navigate steep slippery sides! #FridayFact #FunFactFriday

The White-tailed Eagle. 🦅 The UK’s biggest bird of prey. Once extinct here, now soaring back into our skies. With our new film 'Return' about to launch, let’s celebrate these giants of the sky... (1/5)

We require a knowledgeable birdwatcher to lead the team that produces the highly respected annual Sussex Bird Report, described by @birdguides.bsky.social as ‘a gold standard of county bird reports’. Please share with your networks. Full brief in link here; tinyurl.com/y9nz7acd

Ditching the pesticides & going organic is a great way to garden with #wildlife in mind - but what's your best #organic #gardening tip? We like letting the grass & weeds grow a bit wild, creating space for #hedgehogs to forage!🦔🐞🌼 #ShareSunday #GoWildForHedgheogs #NationalAllotmentsWeek2025

Did you know…? Garden & sports netting can harm #hedgehogs! 🥅 Their spines get stuck & even if they do manage to escape, can sustain serious injuries. 🦔 📏⬆️ Tie up sports nets when not in use & raise garden netting 30cm up so 'hogs can pass safely underneath. #FridayFact #NationalAllotmentsWeek