{"id":947514,"date":"2026-05-09T04:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/947514\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T04:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T04:04:16","slug":"new-duck-house-installed-on-eastrop-pond-by-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/947514\/","title":{"rendered":"New duck house installed on Eastrop pond by volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The shelter is now in place on the small pond at Eastrop, thanks to wildlife group Helping Wildlife in Basingstoke.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group said: &#8220;Residents may notice a new duck house now in place on the small pond at Eastrop.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;The structure was generously donated by Helping Wildlife in Basingstoke to provide a safe refuge for the waterfowl &#8211; particularly vulnerable ducklings &#8211; away from predators and disturbances.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\" alt=\"Volunteer Danni used a kayak to carefully navigate the hazardous sludge conditions in the pond.\"\/>Volunteer Danni used a kayak to carefully navigate the hazardous sludge conditions in the pond. (Image: Supplied)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Installed with council permission, the house was put into position by Danni, a volunteer with The Swan Sanctuary and Swan and Friends Bird Rescue, who used a kayak to carefully navigate the hazardous sludge conditions.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The new addition follows previous improvements at the pond, including a floating straw island installed by Helping Wildlife volunteer Kate.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group said: &#8220;Helping Wildlife continues to play a vital role in supporting local wildlife, working hands-on to improve habitats and respond to wildlife in need.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The group is currently raising funds through JustGiving to support its rescue and rehabilitation efforts. To donate, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tr.ee\/Jy99v8qnoJ?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">tr.ee\/Jy99v8qnoJ<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Donations will help cover the cost of essential cages for the care of injured and orphaned animals before they are released back into the wild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The shelter is now in place on the small pond at Eastrop, thanks to wildlife group Helping Wildlife&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":947515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3847],"tags":[70,16,15,1717],"class_list":{"0":"post-947514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-science","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-wildlife"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116542640303052847","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/947515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}