RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Centre Memorial Garden
The RSPCA East Winch Wildlife Centre was established in 1988 to rehabilitate sick and injured seals following a distemper outbreak. It has progressed since and now rehabilitates all British wildlife with 4000 to 5000 patients each year.
The hospital is built on a 12 acre site and we are developing ½ acre as our memorial garden. In 2003 staff built a garden which is the basis for the memorial garden. The garden was built on a budget, planting trees, shrubs, hedging and a grass area interplanted with wildflowers and a wildlife pond. It is visited by many species of birds including finches, tits and thrushes which feed on the berries and seed and nest in the hedges. Dragonflies are seen over the pond and toads shelter under the log piles. We are in the process of building a bat flight in the garden and hope the pond will attract natural food to the aviary.
In 2011 we have more natural planting to encourage wildlife with native trees such as holly and rowan, cotoneaster, buddleia, verbascum, knapweed and wildlflowers.
We hope we are developing a peaceful haven for wildlife which provides a tranquil place for the public to remember their loved one.
To commemorate a loved one you can;
- Place a plaque in the memorial garden £100
- Place a plaque underneath an existing tree in the garden £100
- Plant a native tree near the memorial garden £150
Also by appointment, you can visit the memorial garden.
Please contact Ann Smith on eastwinch@rspca.org.uk for further details.
