Tiggywinkles
Named after | Mrs Tiggy-Winkle from The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle |
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Formation | 1983 |
Founder | Les Stocker, Sue Stocker, Colin Stocker |
Registration no. | 286447 |
Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Wildlife rehabilitation and education Veterinary education |
Website | www |
Tiggywinkles is a British
It is based at
History
The animal welfare hospital takes its name from the character in the children's story The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, by English writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter.
In 1978, Les and Sue Stocker and their son Colin started caring for injured wild animals. In the following years, their activities began to attract attention and led to increasing numbers of animals being brought into their home.[3] The Stockers formally registered The Wildlife Hospital Trust as a charity in 1983.[4]
Les Stocker was the recipient of a
In 2018–19, Tiggywinkles had an annual expenditure of £1,618,673.[8]
Cultural impact
Les Stocker wrote a popular account of his work at the hospital, Something in a Cardboard Box: Tales from a Wildlife Hospital (1989) and a number of books based on the work of the hospital, including a veterinary manual, Practical Wildlife Care (2000).[5]
Beginning in July 2008, Tiggywinkles was the setting for Wild Animal ER, a 20-part, half-hour documentary TV series presented by
It was also featured in the first episode of Come Outside called "Hedgehogs".[10]
See also
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Wildlife rehabilitation
References
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ Tracey, Liz (10 March 2020). "Biomimicry Comes for the Noble Hedgehog". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-78477-613-8.
- ^ Kernot, Holly (25 July 2016). "Pioneering wildlife campaigner and Tiggywinkles founder dies". Vet Times. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Family, friends and colleagues pay tribute to the founder of Haddenham's St Tiggwinkles Wildlife Hospital". The Bucks Herald. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Shock as Tiggywinkles founder Les Stocker dies aged 73". The Bucks Herald. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "The Wildlife Trust". Charity Commission. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Wild Animal ER - Episode 1". Channel 5. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Jacqui. "St. Tiggywinkle's Wildlife Hospital, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire Review". eParenting. Retrieved 1 July 2020.