Obituary: 1st October 2009, Buster the Fox
By David Mills

Sadly Buster passed away this morning at the ripe old age of 13. He had been ailing for sometime as his body was shutting down due to kidney failure. Our vet made the final decision this morning.

All his life Buster had been my friend and over the years we have spent many an hour together just sitting and watching the world go by, enjoying each other's company. It was a privilege to be absolutely trusted by him and he will be sadly missed.

He lives on in his offspring, Frodo and Pickles, and of course in the thousands of photographs taken over the years. He is buried in the fox enclosure next to his lifelong mate, Honey, who died in January.

Otter Family in Observation Holt (August 2009)
Our otter family, made up of Stirling, Thistle and their three adorable cubs can now be viewed in our fantastic new observation otter holt. Visitors enjoy seeing these beautiful creatures at close quarters, through the glass top. The otters have got very used to the new arrangement are quite relaxed, huddled together sleeping, occasionally glancing up to see who's visiting them. The otters can be seen for the duration of the Summer holiday opening (last day 6th September).

New Life - Cubs, Calves & Kits (July 2009)
It's been a very productive spring and summer here at the BWC. New life abounds, with cubs, calves and kits adding to our collection of native wildlife. Three new otters have been born to parents, Stirling and Thistle, and are now venturing out of their holt and getting to grips with swimming. Humbug the badger is nursing two cubs, named Bubble & Squeak. Though they can be seen in the underground badger sett, we hope they'll be brave enough to come outside with the adults for late afternoon feeds so visitors can see them in the daylight. Both otter and badger cubs are already celebrities, as footage of them was shown on BBC's Springwatch last month. We've had a number of red squirrel litters and the lively kits are now scampering around their enclosures. Red deer calves can be seen in the Deer Park and a snowy owl chick (currently grey, very fluffy and not at all 'snowy') will be seen out and about with a Keeper during the summer months. Lovely Luna the fox cub is still delighting visitors and growing daily. She's loving life at the Centre and is as playful as ever.