Wild about Britain

We were delighted to welcome Connie from Wild About Britain to one of our recent Living Well sessions. Wild About Britain is a local organisation which promotes the conservation of British wildlife through educational animal encounters. Connie and her team visit schools, care homes, clubs, fetes and country shows, to talk to people about the UK’s native wildlife and offer them the chance to meet and hold some of the animals who live here.

Our Living Well patients and staff met a very cute African pygmy hedgehog called Snowdrop, Freddie who is a beautiful tawny owl, Conker the inquisitive toad, and a smooth snake which our Living Well sister Rachel was a little fearful of holding!

“It was fantastic for our patients to be able to meet such an array of British creatures, who reveal the wonders of our native wildlife,” said Rachel. “I’m so pleased that I conquered my fear and held a snake! Experiences like this are so beneficial for our patients, enabling them to engage with activities and conversations that aren’t connected to their illness, encounter and learn about new things, share their own knowledge, and interact with others.”