Helena Finden-Browne is The Surrey Stuffer.
![Helena Portrait Helena Portrait](https://www.thesurreystuffer.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Helena-Portrait.jpg)
I am an amateur taxidermist working in Surrey since 2017. I mainly work with British Native Wildlife which has died accidentally or as result of pest control/culling. No animal or bird has ever been killed for the purposes of my taxidermy. I donate a percentage of any profit to wildlife rehabilitation.
I have always taken great pleasure in bird-watching (though definitely not a ‘twitcher’). As a teenager I had a fancy to become a vet, but allowed myself to be persuaded otherwise. I was fascinated by taxidermy from an early age, sparked by a visit to the Rothschild Museum at Tring (now part of the Natural History Museum).
So learning taxidermy became the new focus of my leisure time.
With help from my husband, I enjoy showing my work at craft fairs and similar events. This short video shows an example of setting-up my stand.
![Taxidermist at work Helena at work with a corvid](https://www.thesurreystuffer.uk/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Taxidermist-at-work-p4arugf2azjmn82niumzm05ch71ce1pu537o8sfso6.jpg)
My primary interest is birds and, like most taxidermists, I strive for a naturalistic mount.
I also work on mammals; I occasionally pose smaller specimens in anthropomorphic poses.
I am a member of the Guild of Taxidermists, and follow all protocols and legislation related to protected species.
![Buzzard in flying pose](https://www.thesurreystuffer.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/b-PREY-Buzzard-in-flying-pose-19B13-1024x596.jpg)
I am a member of the Surrey Hills Enterprises.