You will already know that we have been trying to get retrospective planning permission for The Wolf Centre at our current location at Newberry Farm in Combe Martin for a couple of years. After our first application was refused last October, we submitted a re-application in spring this year. In talks with the council recently we have been informed that this application has been recommended for refusal once again, and additionally advised that any appeal is likely to be unsuccessful - for this reason we have now withdrawn our application.

So the sad news is that we will be moving away from Combe Martin, although no new location has been chosen as yet, we are looking for areas outside of North Devon. Despite the fantastic support we have received from the many members of the public, the continued negativity that we have encountered through neighbours and the stressful burden of the application process that has been laid on the staff at The Wolf Centre has been growing, this stress has taken its toll on our animals too who pick up on the atmosphere and the feelings of their keepers. For this reason we have made the proactive decision to move forward positively to a new location where we are welcomed, and where the local authorities are more inclined to support a unique centre such as ours.

The time scale of our big move is not yet known, although we don't anticipate this will be a quick progression as the welfare, safety and security of the animals is, of course, our priority. You can book to visit the centre throughout the rest of August, and our courses during the autumn will still take place at our current location, apart from this we will be busy preparing for the big move.

Thanks for your support, from all at The Wolf Centre