Willow R7/14

Willow is a silver fox dwarf lop buck who came to us because his owner was struggling to care for him as he often worked away from home. Willow is an exceedingly friendly lively rabbit who was born in 2008/9. He won over Madam Bo with his enthusiasm and gave …

Buttercup R7/13

Buttercup was an agouti crossbreed doe, born in Oct 2012. She arrived in Feb 2013 with her littermates and a  grumpy Netherland Dwarf. One of the littermates was disabled from having injured her hips probably from being chased by the Nethie in the crowded confined space of the small indoor cage …

Orchid R6/13

Orchid was a silver fox crossbreed doe, born in Oct 2012. She arrived in Feb 2013 with her littermates and a  grumpy Netherland Dwarf. One of the littermates was disabled from having injured her hips probably from being chased by the Nethie in the crowded confined space of the small indoor …

Alvin R5/12

Alvin was a shiny black lop buck who we first got to know in 2007 when he took Pearl home to be his lovbun. After Pearl sadly passed on in 2010 he came back and took Holly home with him. When Holly became very unwell she came back to us …

Chestnut R18/11

Chestnut was a sooty fawn dwarf lop buck born in 2009. He came to us after intimidating his family so much that they couldn’t cope with him. You have to admire a cute fluffy creature who can scare people like that!! He was two years old at that time. He lived …

Fern R7/11

Fern is a blue-eyed gold uppy eared rabbit with white markings, she was born in the Sanctuary on 18/4/11 after her mother. Violet was brought to us after she was given to someone while pregnant still with the buck who fathered the first litter. We took her to prevent the new …

Mayfly R17/10

Mayfly was a very fluffy black lionhead doe. She came to us in May 2010 when she was a year old because her owner was having problems and wasn’t looking after her. She was a dreadful matted mess and was thin and frightened. I had to cut the matts off and …

Firefly R8/10

  Firefly was a sooty fawn lionhead buck. He came to us after being hunted down by a great hoard of people after he was spotted straying near the train station in 2010. He made quite a few people late for work, and turned up outside the sanctuary on someone’s …

Rose R104/09

Rose was a blue grey lionlop doe who was about two when she came to us in October 2009. She was  part of a group of 14 who were given to us because of her owners mental health trouble. The group included Old Bonnie, who of course wasn’t Old then. They …

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I know this needs work, it is on my to do list. I need to decide how to present the information, but at least this is here in the meantime…   Rabbit Care Rabbits need as much exercise as a small dog, and as they can not be walked the …

Bonnie R98/09

Bonnie was a brown and white speckled lop butterfly marked doe with a moustache. She came to us with her litter of five in October 2009 due to her owners mental health issues. She was Butterfly’s mother, but outlived her. She was adult when she arrived, probably about two years …

Myra R59/09

Myra was an English marked lionhead doe with a flaming temper. She came to us in June 2009, but it was not our first encounter with her. We rehomed a buck to live with her in 2008, and she bit the homechecker. Her owners moved and did not want to …