Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Purpose and Values
    • Meet the Team
    • Meet the Board
    • Careers at Access Training
    • Locations
  • News and Views
  • Employers
    • Apprenticeships
    • Traineeships
    • Access Works
    • Training support for the Housing sector
    • Success Stories
    • Recruitment Tips
  • Learners
    • Learning with Access
    • Apprenticeships for Learners >
      • Business Administration
      • Childcare
      • Customer Service
      • Adult Care
      • Healthcare
      • Housing Property Management
      • Property Maintenance Operative
      • Teaching Assistant
      • Team Leading / Supervisor
    • Apprenticeships Vacancies
    • Traineeship Vacancies
    • Full-Time Courses >
      • Animal Care
      • Childcare
      • Construction
    • Success Stories
    • Access Works Courses
    • Advanced Learning Loans
    • Learner Zone
  • FAQs
  • Application Form
  • DBS Checks
  • Parents
  • Useful Links

Caring for Animals and Wildlife in Winter 

Picture
20th January 2020
What does caring for farm animals and wildlife look like during the Winter months? Animal Care Trainer Lauren Cooper-Rawson gives an insight into Access’ full-time programme on animal care for the large and small, and how we can all play a part.
 
Animal care in Winter

Caring for animals in Winter is, quite literally, an opportunity for animal care learners and apprentices at Access to take stock. For those sites such as city farms and parks that welcome visitors and which are quieter during this season, it’s an opportunity to deep clean the animals’ living areas, audit the stock room and undertake more regular health checks.
 
Preparation work also begins on advertisement drives to attract new visitors for the next busy season of Spring.
 
Which animals do Access learners support?
 
We care for a huge variety of animals through our training programmes; from feline and canine at RSPCA kennels to hoof stock like sheep and ponies, through to smaller creatures like rabbits and guinea pigs.
 
What about wildlife?

We’re as passionate about caring for wild animals as we are farm animals. As part of Access’ enrichment programme, we encourage our learners to put activities such as creating bird feeders into use at home.
 
How can we all support our wildlife over the colder months?
 
Birds must feed often to maintain their body weight. Frozen ground in Winter makes it difficult to feed on soil-dwelling small invertebrates.
 
Whilst different birds prefer different foods (blackbirds enjoy fatty treats and mealworms, blue tits like seeds and finches like sunflower hearts), offering a variety of kitchen scraps will encourage birds of all varieties to visit your garden over Winter months:

  • Fat from unsalted cuts of meat.
  • Fruit and vegetables (even roast potatoes).
  • Cheese (except very strong or blue cheese).
  • Dried fruit.
  • Biscuits, cake and pastry.
 
It’s also a great opportunity to record which feeders visit through January’s Big Garden Bird Watch. More information is available at: https://www.rspb.org.uk.
 
As a threatened species in the UK, hedgehogs too could do with a helping hand:
  • Tinned cat or dog food.
  • Meat-flavoured cat biscuits.
  • Bird nuts.
  • Mild cheese.
  • Cooked leftover chicken or mince.
  • Specific hedgehog food from pet shops.
 
Food should be chopped finely and, if temperatures start to drop, biscuits favoured over tinned food (which tends to freeze quickly).
 
Further advice is available at: https://thehedgehog.co.uk.
 
More information on careers in Animal Care is available from Access Training, www.atem.co.uk, tel: 0330 002 6266, info@atem.co.uk.
​Share this post
info@atem.co.uk • 0330 002 6266
Distraction Free Policy
​Recruitment of ex-offenders
Disability statement

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy
Equal Opportunities & Diversity
Harassment and Bullying
Remote Education Offer
Complaints Procedure
Safeguarding and Children Policy
GDPR Privacy Notice
Subcontracting Policy and Fees 2021/2022
Bursary Policy

16-19 Tuition Fund Statement
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Nottingham: Cawley House, 96 Cliff Road, Nottingham NG1 1GW
Derby: Unit 1 Derwent Park, 214-216 London Road, Derby DE1 2SX
Copyright © 2022 Access Training (East Midlands) Ltd, 149 – 155 Canal Street Nottingham NG1 7HR
Company Registration No: 5398372

  • Home
  • About
    • Our Purpose and Values
    • Meet the Team
    • Meet the Board
    • Careers at Access Training
    • Locations
  • News and Views
  • Employers
    • Apprenticeships
    • Traineeships
    • Access Works
    • Training support for the Housing sector
    • Success Stories
    • Recruitment Tips
  • Learners
    • Learning with Access
    • Apprenticeships for Learners >
      • Business Administration
      • Childcare
      • Customer Service
      • Adult Care
      • Healthcare
      • Housing Property Management
      • Property Maintenance Operative
      • Teaching Assistant
      • Team Leading / Supervisor
    • Apprenticeships Vacancies
    • Traineeship Vacancies
    • Full-Time Courses >
      • Animal Care
      • Childcare
      • Construction
    • Success Stories
    • Access Works Courses
    • Advanced Learning Loans
    • Learner Zone
  • FAQs
  • Application Form
  • DBS Checks
  • Parents
  • Useful Links