Directory of Avian Vets

List updated: April 2022


When you agree to foster one of the Birdline birds, we ask you to promise to take your bird to a properly qualified avian vet. This is because general vets do not usually receive adequate training to provide more than emergency care and don’t have extensive experience of handling birds. This has in some cases caused injury and death to our birds, so you will understand that this issue is extremely important to us.

Not all vets at the practices listed below will have post graduate exotics qualifications. When you make an appointment please make sure you see the correct vet.

If you would like to suggest a veterinary practice to add to our list, or to inform us that a vet has left a practice, please contact us.

If you are a birdline member, you must take out an insurance policy to cover your bird’s medical care. We have a special policy with Exotics Direct. Find out more here.

WALES

CardiffValley Veterinary Hospital

Dr. Tariq Abou-Zahr BVSc CertAVP(ZooMed) DipECZM(Avian) MRCVS EBVS

Unit 2C, Gwaelod y Garth Industrial Estate, Gwaelod y Garth, Cardiff, CF15 9AA

Telephone: 02920 001 454
Email:
Website: https://www.valleyvets.net/contact-us/valley-veterinary-hospital


West Glamorgan
Origin Vets

Dr. Lance Jepson MA VetMB CBiol MRSB MRCVS
Dr. Tom Bailey BSc, BVSc, MRCVS, CertZooMed, MSc, PhD, Dip ECZM, RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Consulting hours: 10.00am – 12.00pm on Thursdays by appointment only at
St. James’ Veterinary Group – Neath
35a Lewis Road, Neath, West Glamorgan, SA11 1DJ

Telephone: 0333 800 1602
Email:
Website: http://originvets.org/
PembrokeshireOrigin Vets

Dr. Lance Jepson MA VetMB CBiol MRSB MRCVS
Dr. Tom Bailey BSc, BVSc, MRCVS, CertZooMed, MSc, PhD, Dip ECZM, RCVS Specialist in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Consulting hours: 10.30am – 12.30pm every Friday by appointment only
Malthouse Vets
Malt Yard, Malt Square, Narberth, Pembrokeshire, SA67 7AU

Telephone: 0333 800 1602
Email:
Website: http://originvets.org/
Swansea Origin Vets

Dr. Lance Jepson MA VetMB CBiol MRSB MRCVS
Dr. Tom Bailey BSc, BVSc, MRCVS, CertZooMed, MSc, PhD, Dip ECZM, RCVS

Consulting Hours: 10.00am – 12.00pm on Fridays by appointment only

St. James’ Veterinary Group – Penllergaer
Penllagaer  Surgery. Llys Nini, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9WB

Telephone: 0333 800 1602
Email:
Website: http://originvets.org/

SCOTLAND

Midlothian Dick Rabbit and Exotic Practice

Dr Emma Keeble BVSc MRCVS Dip Zoo Med

Royal Dick Veterinary School, University of Edinburgh,
Easter Bush Campus, Midlothian, EH2 68BE

Telephone: 0131 6507650
Email:
Website: https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/services/small-animals/rabbit-exotic-practice
StirlingshireLawrie Veterinary Group
Dr. Becky Coles BVM&S CertAVP(Zoo Med) MRCVS

Unit 2 Williamson Street Falkirk FK1 1PR

Telephone: 01324 624361
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.lawrievetgroup.co.uk/

ENGLAND

BristolHighcroft Vet Hospital Group
Dr Sonya Miles BVSC CertAVP (ZM) MRCVS

615 Wells Road, Whitchurch, Bristol, BS14 8BE

Telephone: 01275 832410
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.highcroftvetreferrals.co.uk
Bristol Highcroft Veterinary Group
Dr Jemma Hildrew BVSC CertAVP (ZM) MRCVS

15 Duckmoor Road, Ashton, Bristol. Somerset, BS3 2DD

Telephone: 0117 9530707
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.highcroftvetreferrals.co.uk
BuckinghamshireAston Clinton Vet Centre
Ann McLoughlin BVSc CertZooMed MRCVS 

107 Aylesbury Road, Aston Clinton, Bucks, HP22 5AJ

Telephone: 01296 630600
Website: www.acvets.co,uk
CambridgeshireCambridge Veterinary Group
Dr. Mikel Sabater CertZooMed DipECZM MRCVS 

Consulting hours: Mondays & Tuesdays
89A Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge,CB1 4BS

Telephone: 01223 249331
Website: www.cambridgevetgroup.co.uk
CheshireBirch Heath Veterinary Clinic
Dr Suzetta Cameron BVSc BSc MSc MRCVS
Birch Heath Road, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 9UU

Telephone: 01829 733777
Website: www.birchheathvets.co.uk
Cheshire Cheshire Pet
Dr Emily Hardacre BVM&S Cert ZooMed MRCVS

Manor Lane, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, CW4 8AB

Telephone: 01477 544554
Website: www.cheshirepet.co.uk
Cheshire Avian Veterinary Services
Richard Jones BVSc MRCVS

16 Dalby Court, Gadbrook Business Centre, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7TN

Telephone: 01606 350410
Website: www.avianveterinaryservices.co.uk
Cornwall Penbode Veterinary Group
Dr Pascual Medina Falces PgC(EAS) MRCVS

Hillhead, Stratton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9AB

Telephone: 01288 359500
Website: www.penbodevets.co.uk
Email: [email protected]
CornwallRosemullion Veterinary Practice, Falmouth Vet Hospital
Dr Pru Harvey BVSc CertAVP(ZM) CertAVP(GSAS) MRCVS

66 Melvill Road, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 4DD

Telephone: 01326 313991
Website: www.rosemullionvets.com
CumbriaMillcroft Vets
Dr Victoria Temple BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

Unit 1, Enterprise Court, Derwent Howe, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 3YP

Telephone: 01900 66666
Website: www.millcroftvets.co.uk
DerbyshireArk Veterinary Surgery
Dr Ian Lowe BVetMed PgC in Exotic Animal Studies MRCVS

1 Holborn Avenue, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2NA

Telephone: 01246 415270
Website: www.arkvetsheffield.co.uk
DevonGreenbay veterinary surgery
Ian Sayers BVSc cert zoo med MRCVS
Consultation hours: Mornings only

34 Walnut road, Torquay, TQ2 6HS

Telephone: 01803 606059
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.greenbayvets.co.uk
DevonPlymouth Veterinary Group
Richard Hazard MA VetMB CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

Estover Hospital, Colwill Road, Estover, Plymouth, PL6 8RP

Telephone: 01752 702646
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.plymouthvets.co.uk
DevonCity Vets
Dr Kristina Hunter BVSc BSc MRSB PgC(EAS) MRCVS
Dr Livia Benato CertZooMed DipECZM MRCVS

Rosary House, 27 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2QJ

Telephone: 01392 250066
Website: www.cityvets.co.uk

DorsetPiddle Valley Vets
Dr David Holah BVSC, CertZooMed, MRCVS

The Surgery, The Backwater, Puddletown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8SD

Telephone: 01305 848 820
Website: www.piddlevalleyvets.co.uk
EssexLawton & Stoakes
Martin P C Lawton B.Vet.Med.; Cert.V.Ophthal.; Cert.L.A.S.; C.Biol.; M.R.S.B.; D.Zoo.Med.; F.R.C.V.S

8-12 Fitzilian Avenue, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex,, RM3 0QS

Telephone: 01708 384444
Website: www.exoticvets.net
Essex Southfield Veterinary Service
Dr Daniel Calvo Carrasco CertAVP(ZM) DipECZM MRCVS

No 1 Bramston Way, Southfields, Laindon, Essex, SS15 6TP

Tel: 01268 564664 
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.southfields.co.uk
HampshireAnton Vets
Dr John Chitty, BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS

11-12 Anton Mill Road, Andover, Hants, SP10 2NJ

Tel: 01264 729165
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.antonvets.co.uk
HertfordshireEast Barnet Veterinary Surgery
Dr Rachel Barnes BVetMed PgC(EAS) MRCVS

1 Cat Hill, Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8HG

Telephone: 020 8440 5742
Website: www.eastbarnetvets.com

KentMontgomery Veterinary Clinic
Clive Munns BVSc CertZooMed MRCVS

Evegate Business Park, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SX

Telephone: 01303 813756
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.medivet.co.uk/vet-practices/evegate/
KentChatham Companion Care
Dr Kate Everett BVetMed CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

Inside Pets at Home, Horsted Retail Park, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9SQ

Telephone: 01634 560660
Website: https://www.companioncare.co.uk/practices/companion-care-chatham

NB. Chatham Companion Care do not class themselves as an exotics vet because they don[‘t necessarily have a full range of suitable equipment. Use only if there is no alternative.
LancashireAshleigh Veterinary Centre
Aidan Raftery MVB CertZooMed CBiol MSB MRCVS
Dr Lianne Foxall BVSc PgC(EAS) MRCVS

221 Upper Chorlton Road, Whalley Range, Manchester, M16 0DE

Telephone: 0161 8816868
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.vets4exotics.com
Lancashire The Veterinary Health Centre
Dr Siuna Reid BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

4 Greenways, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 3LY

Telephone: 01253 729 309
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://tvhc.co.uk/
LeicestershireChine House Veterinary Hospital
Dr Craig Hunt
Qualifications: BVetMed CertSAM CertZooMed MRCVS

Sileby Hall, Cossington Road, Sileby, Leics, LE12 7RS

Telephone: 01509 812445
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.chinehousevets.co.uk
LincolnshireAnimates Vet Clinic
Dr Sarah Pellett VetMB CertAVP(ZM) BA BSc DZM(Reptilian) MRCVS

Telephone: 01778 420462
Website: www.animates.org.uk
LondonC J Hall Veterinary Surgeons
Dr Matthew Fiddes BVSc DZooMed(Avian) MRCVS

15 Temple Sheen Road, Sheen, London, SW14 7PY

Telephone: 0208 8769696
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.cjhall-vets.co.uk
LondonAnne Nelson Vets
Mark Rowland BVSc CertZooMed MRCVS

Consultation hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays

238 Pampisford Road, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 6DB.

Telephone: 020 8686 6070
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nelsonvets.co.uk/
NottinghamshireScarsdale Vets
Dr Yvette Rowntree, BVSc CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

227 Station Rd., Langley Mill, Nottingham

Telephone: 01773 304914
Website: www.scarsdalevets.com/practice/langley-mill
Nottinghamshire Eastwood Vets4Pets
Dr Jonathan Hadley MA VetMB CertSAS PgC in Exotic Animal Studies PgD AVPS MRCVS

246 Nottingham Rd, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3GR

Telephone: 01773 533254
Website: www.vets4pets.com/practices/vets4pets-eastwood/
Norfolk Medivet Horsford
Dr Louise J Rayment-Dyble BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS

Sandy Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3FB

Telephone: 01603 898984
Website: www.medivet.co.uk/vet-practices/horsford/
Norfolk Toll Barn Vet Centre
Dr Faye Bethell BVetMed PgC EAS MRCVS

Heath Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 0JB

Telephone: 01692 407126 / 07880 233835
Website: www.tollbarnvets.co.uk
SomersetHighcroft Vet, Ashton Vet Surgery
Dr Jemma Hildrew BVSc CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

15 Duckmoor Rd, Ashton, Bristol, Somerset, BS3 2DD

Telephone: 0117 953 0707
Website: www.highcroftvet.co.uk

SomersetHighcroft Vet, Highcroft Vet Hospital
Dr Sonya Miles, BVSc CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

615 Wells Road, Whitchurch, Somerset, BS14 9BE

Telephone: 01275 832410
Website: www.highcroftvet.co.uk
SuffolkNewmarket Vets4Pets
Dr Iain Cope BVM&S CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

Inside Pets at Home, Studland Retail Park, Fordham Rd, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7SX

Telephone: 01638 676340
Website: www.vets4pets.com/practices/vets4pets-newmarket/
Suffolk Exotic Vet Suffolk c/o Wangford Vet Clinic
Dr Catherine Thomas BVM&S CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

Pound Corner, Wangford, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8RS,

Telephone: 01502 447 501
Website: www.exoticvetsuffolk.co.uk
SussexMedivet Faygate (Formerly Seers Croft)
Dr Gianluca Deli PgC(EAS) MRCVS

Tower Road, Faygate, Nr Horsesham, West Sussex, RH124SD

Telephone: 01293 851122
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.medivet.co.uk/24-hour-emergency-vet/24-hour-faygate
West MidlandsManor Vets – Edgbaston
Mikel Sabater Gonzalez CertZooMed DipECZM MRCVS Veterinary
Sergio Silvetti CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS Veterinary Surgeon

371/373 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B17 8DL
 
Tel: 0121 429 2829
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.manorvets.co.uk/en-gb/exotics
WiltshireGreat Western Exotics at Vets Now Hospital
Dr Thomas Dutton BVM&S CertAVP(ZM) DipECZM(Avian) MRCVS

Berkshire House, County Park Business Park, Shrivenham,Swindon, Wilts, SN1 2NR

Telephone: 01793 603800
Website: www.gwexotics.com
YorkshireArk Veterinary Services
Dr Lara Hueston BVSc PgC(EAS) MRCVS

87 Sheffield Road Killamarsh Sheffield, S21 1DY

Telephone:  0114 247 0828
Website: www.arkvetsheffield.co.uk
YorkshireHull Anlaby Vets4Pets
Dr Tommaso Giorgi PgC in Exotic Animal Studies MRCVS

Inside Pets at Home, Anlaby Retail Park, Springfield Way, Hull, HU10 6RJ

Telephone: 01482 353116
Website: https://www.vets4pets.com/practices/vets-in-hull/vets4pets-hull-anlaby/
YorkshireBattle Flatts Veterinary Clinic
Mark Naguib BVMS CertAVP(ZM) MRCVS

Buttercrambe Road, Stamford Bridge, York, YO41 1AN

Telephone: 01759 371066
Website: www.battleflatts.co.uk
Yorkshire Holly House Vets
Dr Sarah Brown MA VetMB CertZooMed MRCVS

468 Street Lane, Moortown, Leeds, LS17 6HA

Telephone:  0113 2369030
Email:  [email protected]
Website: www.hollyhousevets.co.uk