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RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in urgent appeal for drivers

RSPCA Stapeley Grange wildlife centre in urgent appeal for drivers

RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich is appealing for volunteers to support a new partnership aimed at improving the transport and care of wildlife casualties.

Every year, thousands of injured, sick, and orphaned wild animals rely on quick access to veterinary treatment and specialist rehabilitation.

May 16, 2026
RSPCA equine specialists to speak at education event in Nantwich

RSPCA equine specialists to speak at education event in Nantwich

Three of the RSPCA’s top equine and large animal rescue experts are to speak at the Understand Horses Live 2026 event at Reaseheath College in Nantwich.

Leading equine welfare, behaviour and large animal rescue specialists for the charity will be sharing their expert knowledge at the annual event in June.

May 7, 2026
Brood of ducklings at RSPCA Stapeley after drain rescue

Brood of ducklings at RSPCA Stapeley after drain rescue

This brood of ducklings found trapped in a storm drain in Cheshire have been rescued and cared for at RSPCA Stapeley Grange in Nantwich.

The young birds were spotted swimming at the bottom of the drain three feet below the road surface on Mill Lane, at Great Barrow.

April 23, 2026
RSPCA Stapeley Grange appeal to give cat Marmite new home

RSPCA Stapeley Grange appeal to give cat Marmite new home

RSPCA staff in Nantwich are all of the same opinion – this friendly feline named Marmite deserves a new home!

But the 13-year-old cat has been in the care of RSPCA Stapeley Grange Cattery has been in the charity’s care for 79 days.

March 17, 2026
IMAGES MAY CAUSE DISTRESS – RSPCA appeal after dead Akita dog found in woodland

IMAGES MAY CAUSE DISTRESS – RSPCA appeal after dead Akita dog found in woodland

The body of a neglected dead Akita type dog has been found in woodland near Crewe, prompting an RSPCA appeal for help.

The brown and white coloured dog was found covered in a blue curtain on Thursday 26 February on woodland to the side of Old Park Road.

March 3, 2026
Christmas album hits right note for Nantwich animal rescue

Christmas album hits right note for Nantwich animal rescue

By Jonathan White
A festive charity album created by South Cheshire musicians has raised more than £400 for RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange wildlife centre.

Christmas Tails, released in November and on sale until the end of January, has raised an impressive £411.29 for the London Road centre, beating the total raised by a similar Christmas album in 2023.

February 16, 2026
Stapeley Grange wildlife centre unveils new Bird Flu isolation units

Stapeley Grange wildlife centre unveils new Bird Flu isolation units

RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich has unveiled purpose-built isolation units to allow safer admission of high-risk birds amid the Avian Influenza crisis.

The units at the London Road centre have been two-years in the making.

February 13, 2026
Seal pup rescued by RSPCA in Nantwich thriving with offspring

Seal pup rescued by RSPCA in Nantwich thriving with offspring

An orphaned seal pup nursed back to health by the RSPCA in Nantwich is shining bright with her own pup – more than five years after being released back into the wild.

Staff at Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre spent three months caring and rehabilitating grey seal pup Kale when she was brought in by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue back in 2020.

November 25, 2025
RSPCA warns of rise in animals being abandoned across Cheshire

RSPCA warns of rise in animals being abandoned across Cheshire

Reports of animals being abandoned have sky-rocketed in Cheshire in 2025, according to the RSPCA.

And local incidents raised with the charity are up by 10% in the first 10 months of the year, ahead of a potentially “grim” Winter for pets.

November 20, 2025
RSPCA Stapeley Grange raises £2,000 from cheese and wine event

RSPCA Stapeley Grange raises £2,000 from cheese and wine event

RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich has hailed its first Cheese and Wine Evening as a big success after raising £2,150 for the centre’s work.

The event – supported by Falcon Wealth Management – brought together supporters for an evening of fine wine and cheese, music, raffle and auction at the centre on London Road.

October 1, 2025
RSPCA Stapeley Grange to host first ever cheese and wine party

RSPCA Stapeley Grange to host first ever cheese and wine party

Stapeley Grange RSPCA wildlife centre and cattery in Nantwich is to host its first cheese and wine evening.

The new fundraising initiative aims to support the centre’s life-saving work with wild, exotic and domestic animals.

August 22, 2025
Seal pups returned to wild after treatment at RSPCA Stapeley

Seal pups returned to wild after treatment at RSPCA Stapeley

Five young seals have been released back into the wild after being treated at the RSPCA’s Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre in Nantwich.

The grey seals, brought into the wildlife centre on London Road by the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, had been orphaned, severely underweight with respiratory problems or injuries.

June 26, 2025
Abandoned RSPCA rescue cat is narrowboat TV star in Nantwich

Abandoned RSPCA rescue cat is narrowboat TV star in Nantwich

A cat who was abandoned with his mum and littermates in a bin bag and dumped by the roadside, starred in one of Channel 4’s “Narrow Escapes” episodes about living on a narrowboat near Nantwich.

Hugo, a black and white male cat, was rescued by the RSPCA 15 years ago when he was found tied-up in a bin bag on the roadside in Surrey.

June 5, 2025