Robbie was often described as someone who had lived several lives — and she knew it herself.
In her twenties, she was very much a London girl. She had a life filled with opportunity: a yacht, multiple properties, and all the comfort and security that came with them. Horses were always part of her world too. From a young age she rode, and throughout her life that love never left her.

But decades passed.
And somewhere between then and her sixties, Robbie found herself standing in a life she could never have imagined — dealing with neglect, cruelty, mud, stress, and situations most people would walk away from. It was in those moments, usually when facing irresponsible or downright awful animal owners, that she would laugh or shout, “I was a London girl!” — a sharp, almost disbelieving reminder of just how far her world had shifted.

She was a force to be reckoned with — outspoken, unapologetic, and fiercely vocal when it came to animals and their welfare. She never softened her stance or diluted her voice to fit expectations. Robbie spoke up, stood her ground, and refused to stay silent when animals were suffering.

She never set out to build something big.
She didn’t plan a legacy, a charity, or a name that people would come to know.
What she had instead was a heart that simply couldn’t look away.

She never once imagined how her future would pan out. There was no grand plan and no roadmap. What began as helping “just one more” slowly became a way of life. Before she even realised it, those savings were gone — replaced by stables, feed bills, vet calls, late nights, early mornings, and animals who had nowhere else to turn.

That was how Woodfield Animal Sanctuary was born: not from ambition, but from compassion.
Robbie didn’t hesitate. She didn’t hold back. When animals needed her, she gave everything — even when it meant sacrificing her own security. And she never once regretted it.

She worked quietly and relentlessly, often behind the scenes, often exhausted, often carrying far more than she ever let on. There were no days off when an animal was cold, hungry, or frightened. No excuses when something needed doing. Helping wasn’t something she chose — it was simply who she was.

Robbie saw animals that others had written off. She offered patience where others gave up, understanding where others judged, and safety where there had been none. Animals trusted her — even those who had every reason not to trust humans at all.

Her passing left a silence that cannot be filled — not just in the places she worked, but in the lives she touched, animal and human alike. Yet her spirit lives on in every life she saved and every act of kindness inspired by her example.
Robbie’s story isn’t about buildings or numbers.

It’s about compassion in its purest form.
About doing the right thing, even when it costs everything.

Robbie didn’t just rescue animals.
She showed the world what it truly means to care without limits.