Wildlife Conservation

This week we were hugely excited to welcome a team from Tiggywinkles, The Wildlife Hospital Trust, to release two muntjac deer into the woodland on the school site.

Every year in Britain over five million wild animals and birds are injured as a direct result of their encounters with man and man's world. Tiggywinkles, The Wildlife Hospital Trust, is a specialist hospital based in Thame, dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating all species of British wildlife. Since its formation over 200,000 patients have received treatment at the Centre.

The mutjac deer brought to Pipers had not lived in the wild before so it was important that they were released into a safe habitat where they would find plenty of food.

It was a fascinating experience for a number of our students to witness the deer being let out of their travelling cages and see them bound off into the woods. During the release the staff from Tiggywinkles also explained a little about the rehabilitation of animals and the importance of being able to utilise safe release sites, such as Pipers Corner, to support The Trust’s work.