Visitors to The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth this winter can enjoy the new ‘Glow Trail’, which combines festive family fun, exercise and brainpower, and the opportunity to explore the sanctuary grounds to discover the hidden clues.
The trail shines a light on the stories of donkeys from around the world, and concludes in the heart of the sanctuary in the festively lit Glow Room, where...
Donkeys can play a key role in protecting vulnerable communities against global warming, according to Devon-based charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, which will take part in the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow next week.
Speaking at an event at COP26, the international animal welfare charity will explain how working donkeys play an essential role in building resilience to...
Donkeys are playing a key role in an innovative conservation scheme encouraging the growth of wildflowers at the headquarters of international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.
Paddy and Kelley, a pair of rescued donkeys, are being regularly walked through a wildflower meadow at the site in Sidmouth, as part of their routine training and exercise.
The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth will host East Devon’s new travelling creative space – the Creative Cabin on Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 August, offering visitors free hands-on activities and the chance to learn all about one of the UK's rarest bats - the grey long-eared-bat.
Activities at the 'Completely Batty' event include making flying bat models and bat masks, as well as putting...
Harry the donkey appears to be getting caught up with the football fever gripping the nation ahead of Sunday’s big game.
Like his famous namesake, England international Harry Kane, Harry aged 16, who is a resident at the headquarters of animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, Devon, seems to really enjoy playing with footballs as part of his daily enrichment...
A quick-thinking groom helped a donkey deliver her foal safely, after one of its front legs became stuck during birth, at international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.
The mare, called Abbie, went into labour on Tuesday evening (8 June), and when groom, Lisa Coles went to check on her, she quickly realised that one of the foal’s front legs was stuck. Lisa could see that...
Donkeys could play a role in an innovative conservation scheme to reintroduce one of the UK's rarest farmland wildflowers.
More than 20,000 seeds of the small-flowered catchfly have been sown in plots on farmland at the Devon headquarters of international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary.
It is hoped that the plant will establish and thrive at the sanctuary. The...
More than 500 young hedge trees have been planted at the Woods Farm site near Sidmouth
Rare butterflies and birds could benefit from hedge restoration work at animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary as part of a wider scheme to improve water quality and reduce flooding across parts of East Devon.
Staff from the sanctuary have planted more the 500 young hedge trees so far to help...
The Donkey Sanctuary is inviting people to become part of its intrepid team of runners in this year's London Marathon, which takes place on Sunday 3 October.
With four participants already signed up, the international animal welfare charity has five places still available for the Virgin Money London Marathon, with another five places available in the Virtual Virgin Money London...
The ‘Donkeys Matter’ garden was built to mark The Donkey Sanctuary’s 50th anniversary in 2019
The Donkey Sanctuary’s award-winning RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden that was re-built at the charity’s international headquarters in Sidmouth has received another accolade, after it picked up a prestigious Community Award in the 2021 Association of Professional Landscapers’ awards.
