Help Secret World Wildlife Rescue to go on being there 24 hours a day, every day to keep on saving and releasing injured, sick and orphaned wildlife. Sign up for ‘Challenge 24’!

‘Challenge24’ is Secret World’s request to individuals, schools, groups and companies all across the area to help keep its 24 hour wildlife rescue and care service going. We are asking the public to dream up fundraising ideas using the number 24! It could be swimming 24 laps, walking 24 miles, baking 24 cakes… anything goes as long as it uses the number 24.

Why not take a ‘WildWalk’– this is your chance to get out into the great outdoors by organising a nature-spotting sponsored walk. To make your walk even more enjoyable, whether out in the countryside or in a local park, we’ll send you a list of 24 animals or signs of animals to look out for. We’ll also send you a list of links to help you find lovely local walks. Maybe you could all have a picnic or stop for a smashing pub lunch too! For a WildWalk registration form email us.

Every penny raised will go to helping animals like ‘Pumpkin’ (pictured at the top of the page) – just one example of the 4,000 animals rescued by Secret World, the region’s only 24-hour wildlife rescue service every year. Little Pumpkin is a male roe deer fawn that was picked up in Crewkerne, by a concerned member of the general public, after it was thought he was abandoned by his mother. Luckily, Pumpkin’s finder knew all about Secret World and called the 24 hour emergency rescue line late on a Sunday evening.

What your support will buy: £3 helps a baby bird recovering in our care for a week £10 feeds an adult otter for a day £50 buys the milk replacement needed to hand rear one orphaned hedgehog £150 to operate on a swan that has swallowed a fishing tackle or essential warmth for a baby otter or badger for 3 weeks £350 purchases a much needed incubator £500 X-rays for 10 deer injured in road traffic accidents £1000 is enough to rescue an orphaned badger cub and care for it right through to release £5000 rescue and care for another 42 animals and birds such as swans.

The fawn was safely collected by Natalie – one of our volunteer rescue drivers and Sara, our veterinary nurse, is busy feeding Pumpkin every 3 hours – it’s a very demanding schedule with such a small orphan to care for. Now the staff are busier still because ‘Pumpkin’ has recently been joined by a further 4 orphans! Secret World saves animals found by the public often in the worst possible conditions, suffering from illness, left without mothers or in agony from their wounds – but this all costs money and without public support they wouldn’t be able to go on helping these animals.

Joining in is simple and heaps of fun! So please sign up today for the WildWalk and make sure we can keep on rescuing animals like Pumpkin. Or, if you prefer you could come up with your own fundraising idea for ‘Challenge24’. If you choose to organise your own event we’ve got lots of ideas for challenges – easy, medium or difficult for you to think about, all included in our fundraising pack.

To take part simply complete the online form below and we'll send you further information and your free fundraising pack. Alternatively you can ring Lynette or Debbie on Tel: 01278 783250.

Challenge24 Resources

• Sponsorship form
• Challenge24 Ideas Sheet
• Challenge24 General Poster
• Challenge24 Poster for Companies
• Challenge24 Poster for Schools