'If Wildlife Aid is able to continue, then my dad lives forever.’

One of the UK’s biggest wildlife charities has an uncertain future, as its founder has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Simon Cowell MBE, the founder of the Wildlife Aid Foundation, has spent most of his life saving animals.

The charity and rescue centre is based on land at his home in Leatherhead but it will have to relocate once Simon passes away. They bought a pocket of derelict land by the M25 where it plans to relocate to and are in the process of turning the site into a wetlands environment, but need to raise more funds to build a visitor centre and wildlife hospital.

Now, Simon's dying wish is to raise enough money to secure the charity's future, with the campaign already being supported by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Stephen Fry and Chris Packham.

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