SWAN LIFELINE
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Mission Statement
Swan Lifeline rescues and provides treatment and shelter for sick and injured swans. Our aim is to return them back to the wild as soon as possible. We welcome special needs students from schools and colleges to increase confidence by giving them the opportunity to help care for wildlife and spend time in a secure, outdoor environment. We educate the public through talks and events about the incidence and effects of pollution and human activities on swans and other wildfowl on the UK's rivers and waterways. We aim to provide a professionally managed treatment centre to continue in perpetuity, not dependent upon any one person or group for its survival.
About This Cause
Swan Lifeline is the oldest registered charity devoted entirely to the care of sick and injured swans in the Thames Valley and surrounding areas. Our centre on Cuckoo Weir Island in Eton includes a dedicated treatment centre and intensive care unit with ten heated ICU pens and washing station for treating oiled birds. The centre can house up to 180 swans and on average, we are called to rescue over 700 swans and admit over 300 for treatment in any given year. We work within a 50-mile radius of our site and are often called on to advise a course of action for any enquiries outside of this radius. We work with RSPCA, Thames Valley Police, Metropolitan Police, Network Rail as well as other wildlife organisations whose inspectors will call us to help with swan rescues throughout the South East. Additionally, we have links with The Rangers who work in country parks and call on us for advice and help. Our on-site team are available seven days a week, providing rescues, advice, treatment and care to our admitted swans. Our staff members are supported by volunteers and a hands-on management team of Trustees. Swan Lifeline was founded in 1986 and initially used the private homes of the volunteers but in 1992 Eton College offered us the lease of Cuckoo Weir Island, a 4-acre wooded island to the west of Eton. The centre was purpose built to our needs and includes a treatment centre, intensive care unit, 10 outside pens (all with ponds fed with river water), cygnet pen, accommodation and The Swan Education Centre. Our work is possible only through donations, legacies and support from the general public, our sponsors, trustees and volunteers. With your support over 30,000 swans have been rescued and treated to date.