News
February 2026
Llama Sanctuary Purchases 30 acres of land
Last year, on 27th February 2025, The Llama Sanctuary became a registered UK charity.
Today, on 27th February 2026, The Llama Sanctuary completed a purchase of 30 acres of land.
It has been a long road for the sanctuary, but we now finally have a place to call home and grow from.
The rest of 2026 will very much be about establishing our foundations and building something sustainable and future proof. We have lofty aspirations, and will soon be in the market for more stable space, livestock transport, trailers, trucks, better fencing, gates…the list goes on. The ever present day to day costs of hay and vet bills always loom large.
The charity is indebted to many people who have worked hard to get us to this point: our trustees Matt Yorke, Naomi Lewis, and Marion Dubois. Our sanctuary manager, Aleks Mykhailova. We are eternally grateful for the unbelievable support and contributions from Peter Bourne, Bruce Alexander, Ceri Alexander, The British Llama Society, and British Camelids. Our deepest thanks and gratitude to Robina Chatham for championing our cause and fighting passionately for this outcome. Likewise to Liz Butler, Tim Crowfoot, Graham Reed, Graham Duncanson and Bob Broadbent - true camelid lovers each and every one. And thanks to Jonathan Lawrence, who innocently kickstarted this whole process about two years ago when he made a casual enquiry to the sanctuary about rehoming 30 llamas...that conversation quickly snowballed and took on a life and adventure of its own - it has been quite the journey!
We are forever indebted to each and every one of the above people - this could not have happened without you and you will always be welcome at the sanctuary.
This is just the beginning, and we look forward to sharing our progress and further exciting news as the year develops.
January 2026
Raise funds for The Llama Sanctuary for free with Easyfundraising.org.uk
Easyfundraising is a free UK-based platform that allows you to raise money for charities like The Llama Sanctuary while shopping online. When you shop with over 7,000 partner brands (such as Amazon, eBay, Tesco), the retailer donates a small percentage of your purchase to your chosen cause at no extra cost to you.
The Llama Sanctuary registered on Easyfundraising this year and has seen great results. It is a great way for llama welfare supporters to easyily make a financial contribution to the charity without spending a penny!
How It Works
Register: Sign up at easyfundraising.org.uk and select The Llama Sanctuary as your cause to support.
Shop: Visit retailers via the Easyfundraising website, app, or browser extension.
Donate: The retailer pays a commission to Easyfundraising, which is passed on to The Llama Sanctuary.
No Extra Cost: Purchases cost the same as if you went directly to the retailer's website.
Key Details
Donation Amount: The Llama Sanctuary will usually between 0.5% and 10% of your purchase value.
Types of Purchases: Ranging from fashion and electronics to insurance and groceries.
Payouts: Donations are transferred to The Llama Sanctuary via bank transfer every month.
It is a simple, free way to turn daily online shopping into donations for our lovely llamas!