The Greenwich Wildlife Network is a network of volunteers devoted to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned and unwell animals in the boroughs of Greenwich and Bexley. In January 2022, the Greenwich Wildlife Network was granted charity status.The need for wildlife rescue services in urban environments is high. Living in close proximity to humans makes wild animals vulnerable in numerous ways - for example, to road traffic accidents, predation or injury by domestic cats and dogs, entrapment in buildings, ingestion or entanglement in human litter, injury through routine gardening work, and deliberate or inadvertent poisoning. For this reason, the lack of wildlife rescue centres serving the city of London is extremely unfortunate. Members of the public frequently encounter wild animals that are injured, orphaned or distressed, and find that there are few organisations to turn to for help.The Greenwich Wildlife Network ‘model' is founded on the idea of the community working together to serve the community, and its local flora and fauna. In addition to being reliant on the good-will of South East London residents, however, the support of rescue centres outside of London has also been essential to the Greenwich Wildlife Network achieving its goals.Although the Network's primary focus is wild rather than domestic animals due to the gap that exists in wildlife rescue services in South East London, there is no animal that the group will not assist with, should the need arise, if, for example, other local domestic rescues are not able to provide immediate help. After gaining charity status in January 2022, the Greenwich Wildlife Network's priority is now the securing of premises or land where a small number of animals can be housed whilst undergoing treatment and rehabilitation.