Willowfields Sanctuary & Rescue

01/10/2026

A portrait of our beautiful girl Dolly 🦃🌿

Every day throughout October I've challenged myself to paint the portrait of a rescued individual and first up is Dolly! She was rescued from becoming a Christmas turkey three years ago and now resides at Willowfields Sanctuary & Rescue.

Rowan is a volunteer at the sanctuary, and he sent me her photo and wrote,

"Dolly is such an intelligent, curious little soul whose favourite thing is to cuddle up in the arms of her favourite volunteers. She can be quite sassy at times, chirping and standing in the way to demand attention. She loves sweetcorn, salad leaves and watermelon.

She does, unfortunately, struggle to bear her weight because of the way broad-breasted hens are bred, but we manage this with daily medication and leg & foot soaks and massages to alleviate that discomfort Despite this, she lives a happy and full life at Willowfields."

Thank you so much to everyone who sent in photos and stories. I don't know why I didn't realise this before I began, but man is it good for the soul to read them all. Makes you realise how much good there really is in the world.

I'm itching to paint cows and pigeons next, so please keep them coming and if the photo inspires something I feel I can offer my interpretation of, I'll have a go. (email [email protected]).

30/09/2026

This is Basil’s entry for the World’s Most Handsome Goat Competition 2026. 🐐🏆

Has he got your vote? 💚

27/09/2026

We’re looking for businesses to sponsor our 2027 Calendar! ✨

This year, we’d love to make our calendar extra special by inviting your business to be part of it. 🫶🏻

If you sponsor,

🌿 Your business will be featured in our printed 2027 calendar, alongside one of our rescued animals

🌿 You’ll receive a dedicated shout-out across our Facebook and Instagram pages during your month

🌿 And your business will be seen by our community, with 500+ calendars distributed locally & nationally to our supporters

Business sponsorship is just £50, which acts as a donation to Willowfields. All donations go directly towards feeding, sheltering and caring for our residents needs. 🐷🦆🐮🦃🕊️

It’s a lovely opportunity to promote your business, reach a new audience and support animal rescue at the same time! There are just 12 months available, so if you’d like to sponsor a month, please get in touch with us via the link below...

willowfieldssanctuary.co.uk/calendar-2027

Please submit sponsorship requests by the end of October 2026. Thank you. 🫶🏻

26/09/2026

Luna, snug as a bug in her nest. 🐦🪺

Hit like if you love pigeons as much as we do. 🫶🏻

24/09/2026

Just in case you were in need of a reason to smile today - here are several. ☺️🌿

22/09/2026

Just Snuffles crunching away on some tasty watermelon vine. 🍉

Wishing you a peaceful start to the week. 🙏🏻

20/09/2026

We all love Boris for his unique wonky smile, but those cute wonky teeth can also mean he needs a little extra care.🐐

He’s recently had some dentistry work done to sort out these overgrown teeth. Thankfully, it went really well, but unfortunately there’s a good chance he’ll need further treatment in the next 6–12 months. We’re very lucky Suzy has such experience in animal healthcare, but even still we encounter significant vet bills - Boris' dental work, for example.

This is where your support means the absolute world to us. 🌍

Every donation helps us tend to the wellbeing of our residents. They depend on us - and we depend on you, to help us keep them happy, healthy and comfortable. 💚

If you’re able to make a donation towards our residents' care, we’d be forever grateful... As little as a pound a month makes such a massive difference. Thank you all. 🫶🏻

🌿 SumUp 🌿

https://pay.sumup.com/b2c/QMT3ZFGS

🌿 Bank Details 🌿

WILLOWFIELDS SANCTUARY & RESCUE CIC

Account Number: 67463266

Sort Code: 08-92-99

🌿 PayPal 🌿

www.paypal.me/willowfields2025

(with Friends & Family selected)