Parsleys Warren Residents

Get to Know our Current Residents!

Parsleys Warren is a life-long Sanctuary for elderly and ‘special needs’ rabbits, and once a new resident arrives they will hopefully be with us for many years. This means that we get to know them really well, with all their individual characters, needs, likes and (occasionally) dislikes! We like to share our rabbit residents with all our supporters and followers so read on to get to know them better!

We are currently (October 2024!) still working on a page of Sadly Missed Past Residents but have realised there are over 100 of them so progress is slow!. But we are moving ‘residents’ over to ‘past residents’ as there are sad losses - so if you wonder ‘whatever happened to’ you may find them there.

PIPER (at the Gates of Dawn) is our latest arrival - in October 2024! Half wildie he has come in from another rescue that did not have the best facilities for him. and so reached out to us. We are delighted to announce that he has immediately bonded

PIPER (at the Gates of Dawn) is our latest arrival - in October 2024! Half wildie he has come in from another rescue that did not have the best facilities for him. and so reached out to us. We are delighted to announce that he has immediately bonded with our hald blind wildie, Campion as a boy duo which is surprisingly common with wildies!

APRIL arrived with us after a call from social services and has struggled to settle with other rabbits and also struggled to gain weight. We were concerned about her health at first and, thanks to our wonderful supporters, she has had a range of test

APRIL arrived with us after a call from social services and has struggled to settle with other rabbits and also struggled to gain weight. We were concerned about her health at first and, thanks to our wonderful supporters, she has had a range of tests and diagnostics which we are pleased to say found no underlying cause.Now we are just working on her hyper-activity and disdain for other rabbits!

ASTERACEAE was brought into an animal rescue in Kent, she had head wounds which suggest she had been attacked by a cat. These have now healed but as a single adolescent wild rabbit would have no chance released on her own, she has been bonded with Br

ASTERACEAE was brought into an animal rescue in Kent, she had head wounds which suggest she had been attacked by a cat. These have now healed but as a single adolescent wild rabbit would have no chance released on her own, she has been bonded with Bracken to make a THIRD! 'wildie' group at Parsleys Warren.

ATLAS came to us via Bunny Angels, a nationwide network devoted to finding rescue space for in danger rabbits. Atlas has head tilt. vision issues and brain damage all related to EC a common issue with rabbits. He is THE most delightful, entertaining,

ATLAS came to us via Bunny Angels, a nationwide network devoted to finding rescue space for in danger rabbits. Atlas has head tilt. vision issues and brain damage all related to EC a common issue with rabbits. He is THE most delightful, entertaining, adorable, wonderful chap and ALL the other rabbits love him! He lives in a trio indoors with CHARLES and BURLINGTON BERTIE

BURLINGTON BERTIE (HEAD OF WARREN) came to us via the lovely people at RSPCA Altrincham and One Bun At a Time. He had been diagnosed with severe heart and other issues and the RSPCA were given the option of put to sleep or find a long-term sanctuary.

BURLINGTON BERTIE (HEAD OF WARREN) came to us via the lovely people at RSPCA Altrincham and One Bun At a Time. He had been diagnosed with severe heart and other issues and the RSPCA were given the option of put to sleep or find a long-term sanctuary. After a short while getting into a tizzy trying to be head of the indoor clan, he has now taken it into his stride. He has the most adorable curly ears and a slightly bemused expression much of the time!

BRACKENis an absolute scamp!! A real fabulous and cheeky wildie who came to us from Oxford Animal Sanctuary already aged 5. Now 8 years old, he lives with rather more youthful ASTERCEAE He loves humans - unless they are late with his food . . ouch!

BRACKENis an absolute scamp!! A real fabulous and cheeky wildie who came to us from Oxford Animal Sanctuary already aged 5. Now 8 years old, he lives with rather more youthful ASTERCEAE He loves humans - unless they are late with his food . . ouch!

BRAMBLEBLOSSOMcame from a group of half wild rabbits (with one domestic parent and one wild) at Rabbit Residence Rescue, who we work with a lot. Sadly the siblings had a falling out and Brambleblossom needed a new home. She fitted in well as one of t

BRAMBLEBLOSSOMcame from a group of half wild rabbits (with one domestic parent and one wild) at Rabbit Residence Rescue, who we work with a lot. Sadly the siblings had a falling out and Brambleblossom needed a new home. She fitted in well as one of the lead rabbits in the wildie group and now bosses WILDIE BENJAMIN

CAMPION arrived with us in (April 2024) having been found with injuries and raised by a very kind human who then brought him here. Due to beng bling in one eye he is even more nervous than most wildies and also rather small so we were concerned about

CAMPION arrived with us in (April 2024) having been found with injuries and raised by a very kind human who then brought him here. Due to beng bling in one eye he is even more nervous than most wildies and also rather small so we were concerned about hhis joining the main wildie group. We are therefore delighted to announce that he has now found a new friend with our latest arrival Piper.

CHARLES GUILLAUME or to give him his full name, Charles Guillaume Maximillian the second, arrived at Emmas Rabbit Rescue in Northampton as a very very malnourished young rabbit, with very little hair and no muscle, due to the very poor way he had bee

CHARLES GUILLAUME or to give him his full name, Charles Guillaume Maximillian the second, arrived at Emmas Rabbit Rescue in Northampton as a very very malnourished young rabbit, with very little hair and no muscle, due to the very poor way he had been kept and almost starved. This sort of early neglect can lead to long term issue with bone structure etc and so we took him in and named him after the father of one of our Trustees! For many years he lived with Delphinium who sadly passed away in May 2025, henow lives indoors with Burlington Bertie and Atlas.

CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER has been with us since before 'Parsleys Warren' was created, when we were still just taking in rabbits in need. She is a magnificent woolly mammoth of a rabbit with a fine disdain for other more normal looking fellows. Following

CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER has been with us since before 'Parsleys Warren' was created, when we were still just taking in rabbits in need. She is a magnificent woolly mammoth of a rabbit with a fine disdain for other more normal looking fellows. Following a stroke she is now blind and deaf and has recently been widowed after a fairy tale romance with Easter (a wildie), but we are hoping she will find a new love soon. She currently makes her own personal home in living room and repels all incomers.

FLORENTINO (and NOT Florentina as we first thought!) was another case of severe malnutrition, although as a result of a very sad family situation. He was meant to come to us on his way to a rehoming rescue but when we opened the box he came in we re

FLORENTINO (and NOT Florentina as we first thought!) was another case of severe malnutrition, although as a result of a very sad family situation. He was meant to come to us on his way to a rehoming rescue but when we opened the box he came in we realised he was in a very bad way. Happily he rapidly made up for a poor start and is now happy and hopefully healthy. He will stay at Parsleys Warren just in case his early malnutrition has a long term effect on his health and has now been bonded with Pamplemouse (the 'Odd Couple'!)

HIMALAYAN BALSAM is now 10 years old, and almost old enough to fit into our 'older rabbit'; category! Technically he should not be here as he is fit and well, but just as he was about to be passed on to a rehoming rescue, he managed to partner with L

HIMALAYAN BALSAM is now 10 years old, and almost old enough to fit into our 'older rabbit'; category! Technically he should not be here as he is fit and well, but just as he was about to be passed on to a rehoming rescue, he managed to partner with Lady Bute and so got to stay! We always keep bonded rabbits together if they arrive together. or manage to do a quick bond themselves whilst 'passing through'!!

LADY BUTE named after the wife of 18th century plant collector Lord Bute, is a bit of a mystery. She came into the Baby Blue Bee Bunnies rescue in the normal way so to speak . . and then became ill with multiple internal adhesions. Major surgery sav

LADY BUTE named after the wife of 18th century plant collector Lord Bute, is a bit of a mystery. She came into the Baby Blue Bee Bunnies rescue in the normal way so to speak . . and then became ill with multiple internal adhesions. Major surgery saved her against all the odds, and she came to us as she could not be re-homed in the normal way in case the adhesions came back. She has been here three years now and thankfully all has been well! She is the perfect partner for Himalayan Balsam.

UPDATE: Sadly we lost PARSIFAL to a severe case of EC in Summer 2024, but still cannot quite bring ourselves to move him into the 'Past residents' category . . . even in a sanctuary for elderly and disabled losses can hit us hard. came to us from

UPDATE: Sadly we lost PARSIFAL to a severe case of EC in Summer 2024, but still cannot quite bring ourselves to move him into the 'Past residents' category . . . even in a sanctuary for elderly and disabled losses can hit us hard. came to us from Essex Guinea Pig, Rat and Rabbit Rescue. He is that very rare thing at Parsleys Warren, a young and healthy rabbit! In fact we brought him in as support from Burlington Bertie (and the humans!) and generally to give a sense of 'normality and support' to all the indoor rabbits, who include some of our oldest and chronically disabled.

POCKET Came to us direct from his previous carers in summer 2024. He is 10 years old and suffers from a touch of arthritis and a slightly weepy eye but is otherwise amazingly healthy. He has joined in a trio with Florentino and Pamplemouse and has lo

POCKET Came to us direct from his previous carers in summer 2024. He is 10 years old and suffers from a touch of arthritis and a slightly weepy eye but is otherwise amazingly healthy. He has joined in a trio with Florentino and Pamplemouse and has loved sharing adventures in the garden over summer. As winter approaches he will be relived to discover that his chalet has heating!

PAMPLEMOUSE (it means grapefruit in French) is another EC rabbit. He has had head tilt in the past and now has the typical wobbly rear legs. We were delighted to be able to offer him a sanctuary space when he came into the Rabbit Residence Rescue. Fo

PAMPLEMOUSE (it means grapefruit in French) is another EC rabbit. He has had head tilt in the past and now has the typical wobbly rear legs. We were delighted to be able to offer him a sanctuary space when he came into the Rabbit Residence Rescue. For many years he lived happily outside with Apple Blossom, but now he is an older widower he has found companionship with Florentino and Pocket, he had a nasty fy strike attack on his head in Autumn 2024, but now that has been healed he still loves his garden time!

SAFFRON came here with her sister Fleur from Northamptonshire Animals in Need, again because agouti rabbits were hard to rehome. This was before we were officially 'Parsleys Warren' and neither Saffron nor Fleur had health issues or were elderly, but

SAFFRON came here with her sister Fleur from Northamptonshire Animals in Need, again because agouti rabbits were hard to rehome. This was before we were officially 'Parsleys Warren' and neither Saffron nor Fleur had health issues or were elderly, but they had been sat in rescue for too long so we took them in. In fact we now suspect they were older than the rescue had been told by their original owners, as we lost Fleur last year and Saffron is looking rather elderly and wobbly despite officially only being 9 years old! Until recently she had a wonderful partnership with Rosehip but now she is on her own we have brought her indoors.

WILDIE BENJAMIN rarely seen (in this case hiding in a hollow tree!) Benjamin is the most reclusive of our wildies. Hand reared by the person who found him until he was too used to human company to be released, he has found his niche in our main wildi

WILDIE BENJAMIN rarely seen (in this case hiding in a hollow tree!) Benjamin is the most reclusive of our wildies. Hand reared by the person who found him until he was too used to human company to be released, he has found his niche in our main wildie group with Carrot, Brambleblossom and Brambleberry. We hope to get a better image of him soon!

UPDATE Cherry Garcia has now (Nov 2023) been adopted by one of our long term supporters to live with her two girl rabbits - and re-named Albus! We wish him well! Cherry Garcia was found dumped in a park at only a few months old. Confused and underf

UPDATE Cherry Garcia has now (Nov 2023) been adopted by one of our long term supporters to live with her two girl rabbits - and re-named Albus! We wish him well! Cherry Garcia was found dumped in a park at only a few months old. Confused and underfed, he has been with his finder for a few weeks but its not possible for her to keep him so he has come to us as his next stop on the road to happiness.

Cyrano (white out of control ears) spent a short while here whilst deciding whether he was really the supposed 9 years old he was claimed to be and thus suitable for a place at the sanctuary. He spent the time here bouncing and whizzing around . . a

Cyrano (white out of control ears) spent a short while here whilst deciding whether he was really the supposed 9 years old he was claimed to be and thus suitable for a place at the sanctuary. He spent the time here bouncing and whizzing around . . and decided that actually he was probably much too lively and has popped off to bond with Edie at Nicola's instead!!