Kingfisher (c) Jon Hawkins - Surrey Hills Photography
Contact us
Get in touch
Office address:
Ulster Wildlife, McClelland House, 10 Heron Road, Belfast, BT3 9LE.
Opening hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Christmas closing: Ulster Wildlife offices are closed from Tuesday 24th December 2024, reopening on Thursday 2nd January 2025
General enquiries:
Email: info@ulsterwildlife.org Tel: 028 9045 4094
Membership enquiries:
Tel: 028 9045 4094, Press 1 for Membership (please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible)
Email: membership@ulsterwildlife.org
Barn owl (c) Danny Green
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Wildlife enquiries
Useful contacts
Unfortunately, as a habitat conservation charity, WE DO NOT offer services for the care and rehabilitation of injured wildlife. Please find below a list of organisations and individuals who may be able to help
| All wildlife - rehabilitation | USPCA wildlife rescue | 028 3025 1000 |
| All wildlife - rehabilitation | Debbie Doolittle's Wild Life | 028 9082 5742; 0772 4459881 |
| All wildlife - rehabilitation | Foyle Wildlife Rescue | 07703 766887 |
| All wildlife - rehabilitation | Dooletter Wildlife Rescue | 07730404991 |
| All wildlife - veterinary care | Vets Now, Belfast | 028 9065 1729 |
| All wildlife - rehabilitation and advice | USPCA | 028 3025 1000 |
| Bats - rehabilitation and advice | NI Bat Group | 028 9039 5264 |
| Birds of prey - advice | Raptor Rescue | 0870 2410609 |
| Birds of prey - rehabilitation | Irish Hawking Club | 00353 857117863 |
| Foxes - advice | National Fox Welfare Society | 01933 411996 or 0777 818 3954 |
| Hedgehogs - rehabilitation | Loughgall Hedgehog Rescue | 07810876470 |
| Seals - rehabilitation and advice | Exploris Aquarium | 028 4272 8062 |
Marine strandings
If you find a DEAD stranded whale, dolphin, seal, basking shark or marine turtle, please report it to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) - Marine.Wildlife@daera-ni.gov.uk or 028 9056 9421
LIVE stranded whales, dolphins or porpoises should be reported to British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) on 01825 765546.
If you find a seal which is ashore and looks like it may be injured or malnourished, please do not touch it or chase it back into the sea. Observe from a distance and keep dogs and people away from it. Injured, abandoned or sick seal pups should be reported to Exploris Seal Sanctuary on 028 4272 8062 or 07701 372623.
Wildlife crime
Wildlife crime involves any action which contravenes current legislation protecting Northern Ireland’s wild animals and plants. Wildlife crime includes everything from the persecution of bats, badgers and birds of prey to illegal poaching of fish and illegal trade of endangered species.
Any information about wildlife crime should be reported immediately to the PSNI on telephone 101.
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Describe your call as a Wildlife Crime report
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Give details of the crime: the who, what, where, when and how
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Ask for an incident reference number.
For more information about wildlife crime and what to do if you witness a wildlife crime, visit www.wildlifecrimeni.org
Wildlife Crime List
Baby birds
We receive lots of enquiries in the summer about baby birds out of nests. In most cases, a baby bird should be left alone unless it is hurt or in immediate danger. Follow the useful advice below before you decide to intervene.
Dead badgers
The NI Badger Group collects reports of road kill badger to help contribute to the knowledge of badger distribution and behaviour.
Roadkill badgers should also be reported to DAERA on 028 774 42399 (Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm) or email rtabadger@daera-ni.gov.uk
Planning & wildlife
As a small charity, unfortunately, we don't have the resources or capacity to advise on individual planning enquiries. The best thing to do is to engage with the process via the Planning NI Portal and take a look at the useful planning pack produced by RSPB NI to help guide you through the planning system and help protect the wildlife that's important to you.
Kingfisher (c) Tony Dalton
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Other enquiries
Nature Reserves
For general nature reserve enquiries:
Tel: 028 9046 3117 Email: andy.crory@ulsterwildlife.org
In the event of an out of hours incident on one of our nature reserves, please call 07485 329724. Please note: this number is NOT for injured wildlife or wildlife rescue, we do not provide those services - see above for organisations and individuals that may be able to help.
Media or filming enquiries
We can provide stories, quotes and features about our stunning wildlife, wild places and nature conservation work across NI.
If you are a journalist or production company with an enquiry, interview request or seeking permission to film at one of our nature reserves, please contact Kelly Muldoon via email kelly.muldoon@ulsterwildlife.org or tel: 07485329718
Event bookings
To book a place or enquire about an Ulster Wildlife event:
Tel: 028 9046 3122
Email: events@ulsterwildlife.org
To book an Ulster Wildlife stand at a third-party event:
Email: vickie.chambers@ulsterwildlife.org
Volunteering
Volunteering is currently on hold, when we are able to safelt faciliate volunteering again, our opportunities will be listed here - see all our current volunteering opportunities online.
If you'd like to speak to someone about volunteering:
Tel: 028 9046 3114
Email: volunteering@ulsterwildlife.org
Speakers & talks enquiries
We are currently unable to offer any talks at this time.
Education sessions
We are currently unable to offer any outreach sessions at this time.
Complaints
Ulster Wildlife wants to exceed your expectation in everything we do. However, we know that there may be times when we do not meet our own high standards. When this happens, we want to hear about it, in order to deal with the situation as quickly as possible and put measures in place to stop it happening again.