Gentleshaw Bird Of Prey Wildlife Hospital
Charity 1054685
Overview
Summary
Gentleshaw Bird Of Prey Wildlife Hospital appears to combine frontline wildlife care with a broader conservation education role. Its core operating model is practical and place-facing: it provides facilities and human resources to treat injured wildlife, aiming for release rather than permanent care where possible. Although its stated remit centres on birds of prey, its inclusion of other wildlife suggests it may function as a specialist-led point of support within a wider local wildlife-care landscape.
Operational geography
Coverage: Neighbourhood
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Remaining uncertainties
- There is no direct current evidence that the charity delivers services, maintains a site, or has a material delivery partnership within any of the supplied Birmingham wards or the City Centre.
- The organisation's actual rescue and referral catchment is not stated on its current website. It may receive animals from beyond Eccleshall, but the available evidence does not establish whether Birmingham is included.
- The official website says that the centre works with other organisations to help exotic animals in need, but does not name those organisations or identify locations through which they extend operational reach.
- The supplied registered address in Rugeley conflicts with the current official website's stated centre location in Eccleshall, Staffordshire. The current website provides stronger evidence of the active operating site, while the reason for the differing registered address is unclear.
Additional evidence needed
- A current service or intake policy identifying the geographic area from which the hospital accepts injured wildlife or referrals.
- A current annual report, impact report, or case data showing the locations of rescues, releases, education sessions, or referrals.
- Named partner agreements or partner statements showing whether any Birmingham-based organisations refer animals to, host activity for, or otherwise work operationally with the charity.
- Confirmation from the charity of whether it currently operates any outreach, collection, education, rescue, or partnership activity in Birmingham.
Areas of work
- Animals
Who they help
- The General Public/mankind
How they help
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Human Resources
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
Rehabilitation, not simply rescue, appears to be the central purpose
The organisation appears to measure its role beyond immediate treatment: releasing animals back into the wild wherever possible suggests a rehabilitation model oriented toward restoring wild animals' independence.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a permanent sanctuary or education-only centre. It implies a need for clinical care, suitable facilities and decisions about whether an animal can safely return to the wild.
Show evidence
“Treating sick and injured wildlife and releasing back into the wild wherever possible.”
Source:Organisation“TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF BIRDS OF PREY AND OTHER WILDLIFE WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.”
Source:Charity Commission
Birds of prey provide a specialist identity within a broader wildlife remit
Birds of prey appear to be the organisation's defining area of expertise, while care for other wildlife extends its practical relevance beyond that specialist focus.
Why it matters
This may make the hospital a distinctive potential partner for veterinary practices, wildlife rescuers and conservation groups needing raptor-specific knowledge, while also positioning it within wider wildlife-support networks.
Show evidence
“TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF BIRDS OF PREY AND OTHER WILDLIFE WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.”
Source:Charity Commission“TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ANIMAL CONSERVATION AND BIRDS OF PREY GENERALLY.”
Source:Charity Commission
The organisation links animal welfare to public conservation awareness
Education is not presented as incidental; it appears to be a second charitable pathway through which the hospital may turn direct experience of wildlife harm into wider conservation understanding.
Why it matters
This suggests potential value beyond individual cases. The organisation may be able to contribute practical insight to community education, prevention and local conservation conversations.
Show evidence
“TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ANIMAL CONSERVATION AND BIRDS OF PREY GENERALLY.”
Source:Charity Commission“The General Public/mankind.”
Source:Charity Commission
- The geographic area served and the organisations that refer wildlife to the hospital are unknown.
- It is unclear how much activity is devoted to birds of prey, other wildlife, treatment, rehabilitation and education.
- There is no evidence about capacity, funding model, volunteer involvement or release outcomes.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports or service data showing animals treated, species, referral routes, outcomes and release rates.
- Information on education activities, partnerships, catchment area and relationships with veterinary and conservation organisations.
Additional evidence needed
Charity Commission profile
Activities
Treating sick and injured wildlife and releasing back into the wild wherever possible.
Charity objects
TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF BIRDS OF PREY AND OTHER WILDLIFE WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ANIMAL CONSERVATION AND BIRDS OF PREY GENERALLY