Wood Green Animal Shelter has two key locations: one in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, and one historically in Wood Green, North London.

🐾 Main Godmanchester Centre (Cambridgeshire)

This is the large countryside-style site many people now mean when they say “Wood Green”:

  • Name: Wood Green Animal Shelter / Woodgreen Pets Charity
  • Address:
    Wood Green Animal Shelters
    London Road
    Godmanchester
    Huntingdon
    Cambridgeshire
    PE29 2NH
  • Area details:
    • Located on London Road near Hemingford Abbots and Godmanchester in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire.
* Nearby places include the town of Godmanchester (about 2 miles away) and the village of Hilton.

This site is the main registered address for Woodgreen Pets Charity and is where a large amount of their animal care and rehoming work happens.

🐕 Historic North London Site (Wood Green)

Wood Green began in North London and is still strongly associated with that area.

  • Original centre location:
    601 Lordship Lane
    Wood Green
    London
    N22 5LG
  • Background:
    • The charity was founded in 1924 by Louisa Snow, who opened a centre in a house on Lordship Lane in Wood Green to help abandoned and injured animals after WWI.
* It has long been described as the “original Centre, first opened in 1924, based in North London and still rehoming hundreds of cats every year.”

There have been local campaigns and discussions about ensuring the charity keeps a presence in Wood Green, underlining how important that site has been to the community.

🌍 Quick view: which one do you mean?

If you’re asking:

  • “Where is Wood Green Animal Shelter?” in a general/official sense →
    The main, official address is the Godmanchester site in Cambridgeshire on London Road, PE29 2NH.
  • “Where is the original Wood Green shelter in London?” →
    601 Lordship Lane, Wood Green, London N22 5LG.

📌 Mini FAQ

  • Is Wood Green the same as Woodgreen Pets Charity?
    Yes, the organisation currently goes by Woodgreen Pets Charity and was formerly known as Wood Green Animal Shelters / Wood Green, The Animals Charity.
  • Why is it called ‘Wood Green’ if the big site is in Cambridgeshire?
    The name comes from its founding in Lordship Lane, Wood Green, North London, in 1924; the charity later expanded to the larger Godmanchester site but kept the original name.

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