Oskar the otter cub is now around six months old and is getting well-used to being outside in all weathers, which is just as well...
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Tivacudda discovers water!
Tivacudda was outside exploring when she discovered a seed tray that had filled with rainwater over the previous few days. It was her first experience...

Releasing Charlie the otter
Charlie arrived at Hillswick seven months ago from North Nesting where he was abandoned by his mother. We later heard that she’d had three cubs,...

Rescuing Oskar the otter
Our latest arrival turned up last night when we got a knock on the door at about 8pm just as we were sitting down for...

Rescuing Rocky the otter cub
There was good and sad news last week on the otter front. Late on Saturday 10 July we received word of two otter cubs in need of...

Charlie finally shows his face
Believe it or not this is the first we have seen of young Charlie the otter cub since we put him outside in his pen...

Charlie update
Here’s Charlie boy again, but don’t be fooled by appearances. He’s getting bigger, he’s biting and developing real otter attitude, which is really all we...