Zaun: Protecting Injured Birds at Wildlife Hospital

Mesh once used to protect people and world leaders at the G8 summit and London 2012 Olympic games is now being used to protect injured birds at a wildlife hospital. The material was manufactured by Zaun and supplied to the cause for free.

Lower Moss Wood Wildlife Protecting Injured Birds is an educational reserve and wildlife hospital. Founded in 1989, it provides a place for schools, disabled visitors and environmental groups to visit, to enjoy the countryside and learn about conservation and the environment.

Neil Hughes, System Channel Manager at Abloy UK, started manufacturing bird boxes for a local community project giving page. Hughes was encouraged to volunteer at Lower Moss Wood Wildlife Hospital, ran by Ray Jackson MBE, and asked if he could build an aviary for larger birds such as buzzards so they could free up space in the hospital.

Once completed, Hughes moved on to designing and manufacturing an enclosure for ducks and ducklings, which also required to be vermin proof due to the local rat population. Hughes' design featured a concrete base, supplied for free by RT Mycock and Sons, and 50 sheets of HiSec 358 mesh, supplied for free by Zaun.

“When Ray first gave me the task to make a vermin proof duck enclosure, Zaun fencing came straight to mind as I knew they could at least advise," Hughes commented. "When I first spoke to Alastair Henman MD and explained what I was doing, he had no hesitation offering the ex hire stock for such a worthy cause. A couple of other calls and we had it delivered in a matter of days. Myself, Ray and staff at Lower Moss cannot thank Zaun fencing and their staff enough for the generous contribution.”