Gower Bird Hospital – Vets in Swansea
Clinic Overview
- Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive about the care shown to wildlife, especially birds and hedgehogs, with staff described as welcoming, expert, polite and very caring. - Communication stands out as a strength: reviewers mention quick callbacks, staff answering promptly at the bell, and offers to provide updates on how an animal is doing or when it may be released. - The most repeated drawback is access.
Services
- •Wildlife treatment and rehabilitation: The hospital’s stated focus is caring for wildlife with the goal of release back into the wild.
- •Bird intake and drop-off support: Reviews frequently mention injured or vulnerable birds being brought in, including a baby crow, with staff described as welcoming and reassuring at handover.
- •Help for other wildlife: Reviews also mention support for hedgehogs and bats, including a prompt callback about bringing in a bat and acceptance of a mother hedgehog and baby when other places would not take them.
- •Communication around cases: Reviewers mention being invited to ring back for updates, leave a message, or hear when an animal may be released.
- •Onward referral when needed: One reviewer says they were directed to St James’s in Sketty when the hospital was not open as expected.
- •Practical arrival support: Reviews mention staff answering promptly at the bell and warning visitors in advance about the difficult access road.
Pricing
No published pricing information is currently available for this clinic.
People
No individual staff members are named, but reviews consistently describe a friendly, caring and helpful team, with prompt callbacks and reassuring support when wildlife is dropped off.
Reviews
Google reviews are 4.8/5 from 88 reviews, suggesting a strong overall reputation from a modest review base.
- •Recent feedback is overwhelmingly positive about the care shown to wildlife, especially birds and hedgehogs, with staff described as welcoming, expert, polite and very caring.
- •Communication stands out as a strength: reviewers mention quick callbacks, staff answering promptly at the bell, and offers to provide updates on how an animal is doing or when it may be released.
- •The most repeated drawback is access. Multiple reviewers describe the approach road as narrow, badly potholed and difficult for lower vehicles, with some choosing to park and walk part of the way.
- •There is one clear report of the hospital not being open as expected on a Monday morning, though the reviewer also says they were given details for another practice and were grateful for the help that followed.
