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Gower Bird Hospital - History

Gower Bird Hospital was founded in in 1984 by Simon Allen and Karen Kingsnorth.

They began providing ad hoc care to birds in 1984. Their efforts brought them an ever-increasing number of patients until, by the early 1990s, it was clear that the tremendous amount of unmet need would soon overwhelm them and they began erecting purpose-built facilities in their garden. These have had to be extended year by year as the patients just keep coming!

Birds and mammals treated at Gower Bird Hospital
Year	Bird Casualties	Mammals	Oil Spill Victims	Total
1993	121	0	0	121
1994	430	54	0	484
1995	729	75	254	1,058
1996 *	698	77	501	1276
1997	700	74	0	774
1998	848	152	0	1,000
1999	1062	158	29	1,249
2000	1,114	175	0	1,289
2001	1,127	204	0	1,331
2002	1,066	253	0	1,319
2003	970	227	0	1,197
2004	1314	253	0	1567
2005	1096	284	0	1380
Total	11,275	1,986	784	14,045

* In 1996, 501 of our patients were victims of the Sea Empress disaster. We were able to give essential first aid treatment to all casualties found around the Gower coast.

Since 1993, over 11,000 wildlife casualties have arrived at Gower Bird Hospital from all over South Wales. The dots represent numbers of patients, but we just ran out of space in some areas.

Donations

Gower Bird Hospital relies entirely on donations, if you would like to make a donation on line, click the button below or complete a monthly standing order to the hospital, please print our donation form and post it back to us. This form also includes the Inland Revenue Gift Aid declaration that enables us to reclaim the tax that would otherwise be kept by the treasury.

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