Welcome to Ledbury Park Veterinary Centre, where decades of trusted care meet modern veterinary expertise. Our dedicated team are here to provide compassionate, independent veterinary services in Ledbury.
At Ledbury Park Veterinary Centre, we are an independent, community-focused practice offering expert, compassionate care for your pets.
Located on the edge of Ledbury’s historic old town, our experienced team provides personalised, in-house services to meet your pet’s needs.
We pride ourselves on building lasting relationships, ensuring your pets receive the highest quality care from a trusted local vet.
At Ledbury Park Vets, our mission is to provide exceptional, compassionate care for your pets while fostering strong, lasting relationships with our local community. As an independent veterinary practice, we pride ourselves on offering high-quality, dependable service with a warm, friendly, and calm environment that puts both pets and their owners at ease.
Our highly experienced team of veterinarians is always on call, ensuring you’ll be greeted by the same trusted faces, day or night. Our team is passionate about delivering honest, genuine care, and we are proud to offer a full range of services right here in our clinic. With a focus on personalised care and tailored treatment plans, we aim to build trust with every visit, ensuring you and your pets feel supported at all times.
Ledbury Park Vets is dedicated to being more than just a vet—we are your local partners in caring for your pets, always here when you need us.
Vet Care With Love
Hi! We’re Caroline, Janet and Amber, the proud owners of Ledbury Park Vets, and we’ve made it our mission to provide not only the highest standard of care for the pets of Ledbury, but also a warm, welcoming environment where both you and your pets feel at ease.
We’re passionate about what we do, and it’s our privilege to care for your pets as if they were our own. We look forward to building lasting relationships with you and your furry family members for many years to come.
Your Ledbury Park Vet Team
Vets
Dr Janet Martin
BVMS, MBA(Warwick) MRCVSPractice Director, Veterinary Surgeon. Proud pet parent of a cat, a Hungarian Vizsla, and four bee hives. 🐝
Dr Janet Martin
Janet graduated from Glasgow veterinary school in 1988 and spent the first 8 years in a mixed practice in South-East England. Janet then decided to see what else she could do with her career, she and her young family took the leap and moved to Osnabruck, North Germany, where Janet worked in practice for 4 years before deciding to move back to England
Upon returning, Janet became a Clinical Director for one of the UK’s first corporate groups, CVS. She spent the next 15 years managing different corporations before deciding to go independent again. This is when Janet partnered up with Caroline and Amber to buy Ledbury Park in 2023.
Within practice, Janet’s main interest is soft tissue surgery, however she enjoys all aspects of small animal work
In her spare time, Janet spends a lot of time with her companion, Alfie, who is a Hungarian Vizsla! They enjoy walking, working and training together
Janet has a cat called Florence and is also a beekeeper! She currently has four hives
When circumstances permit, Janet enjoys travelling and backpacking through the UK and abroad, Alfie comes along too whenever possible!
Dr Caroline Queen
BSc (Hons), BVSc, CCRT, MRCVSPractice Director and Veterinary Surgeon. Owner of six horses, twenty sheep, three dogs, six ducks and two cats!
Dr Caroline Queen
Caroline graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1996 with commendation, she also graduated from University of St Andrews in 1991 with a Honours degree in Biochemistry. She joined Ledbury Park in 2023 as one of three partners.
Before joining us, Caroline worked in both mixed and equine practices throughout Mid Wales and Warwickshire. In 1999, Caroline and her husband, Jock, set up and opened Severn Veterinary Centre in Worcester. Since then, Severn Vets has expanded to a 6 centre small animal first opinion, orthopaedic and spinal referral practice, with a rehabilitation and hydrotherapy facility in locations across Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
Caroline has particular interest in management, dermatology and canine rehabilitation and acupuncture. She also sits on the RCVS PIC committee (Royal College Preliminary Investigation Committee).
In her spare time, Caroline supports her husband, who is a Veterinary Orthopaedic Surgeon, and her four children. She spends many weekends at Pony Club mounted games competitions.
Caroline also has six horses, twenty sheep, four dogs, six ducks and two cats!
Dr Amber Marshall
BVSc MRCVSPractice Director and Veterinary Surgeon. Pet parent to a pug called Sven and a cat called Minnie.
Dr Amber Marshall
Amber qualified from the University of Bristol in 2017 and soon moved back to Herefordshire, where she worked locally for 6 years before becoming one of three partners at Ledbury Park Vets in September 2023. Since being in Ledbury, Amber has enjoyed meeting the new and friendly faces that come into the practice and really feels like part of the community here.
In work, Amber is very passionate about medicine and loves working up cases and creating a treatment plan for her patients and their owners. She enjoys seeing the plan put into action and become a success, with the patients recovering and returning back to a fit state of health.
Outside of work, Amber is very family orientated and loves to meet with friends and family to catch up over fun activities, good food and drink. Amber has two rescue pets, a pug called Sven and a cat called Minnie, which found her way into Amber’s home through her work 5 years ago and have never left since!
Dr Jenny Fish
BVM&S MRCVSVeterinary Surgeon
Dr Jenny Fish
Many of you will recognise this friendly face!
Jen qualified from the University of Glasgow in 1997 and worked up North for 17 years before joining Ledbury Park in 2013.
Jen’s favourite part of being a veterinarian is consulting and getting to see your pets cases from start to finish. Jen also enjoys some types of surgery, her favourite being a dog castration
She also heads up our Cat Friendly Clinic award and is our Cat Advocate 
Whilst at home, you will most likely find Jen in her freshly renovated garden, maintaining her many flowerbeds
When not in the garden Jen is usually baking some tasty treats in her kitchen – she makes an amazing chocolate cake!
Jenny also enjoys camping and exploring with her husband, Andy, and children, Alistar and Anna
She also spends a lot of time with her mum and sister
Dr Charlotte Fry
BVSc MRCVSVeterinary Surgeon
Dr Charlotte Fry
Charlie graduated from Bristol University in 2021 and, after commuting to Worcester for the last 3 years, has decided to work a little closer to home and join our team at Ledbury park!
Charlie loves the variety that general practice brings, from building a relationship with patients and owners, to being scrubbed up arms deep in a surgery or working up a sweat over a dental! 
Charlie is passionate about providing the highest standard of care and is looking forward to getting to know all of your lovely pets! 
Outside of work Charlie loves to play sport! Throughout winter, you’ll find her running round the hockey pitch like a lunatic, with an occasional cheeky ski holiday thrown in 
In the summer months, she loves spending time outdoors trying to keep an eye on her crazy spaniel, Sky!
Dr Derek Stoakes
BVSc MRCVSVeterinary Surgeon
Dr Derek Stoakes
Derek graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London in 1979 and spent the next seven years in mixed practice in Somerset, South Devon and North Wales. He joined this practice in 1986, becoming sole owner in 2013. Since selling the practice in 2023, he is now an integral part of our locum team..
Derek’s many interests in the veterinary field include surgery, cardiology and ultrasonography. Two boisterous Springer Spaniels keep him busy outside surgery hours.
Nurses
Zoe Wilkes
Head Veterinary NurseZoe Wilkes
Zoe joined us in 2020 as our Head Nurse. She is very experienced in this field as she worked at a previous practice for 22 years!
Zoe’s favourite part of nursing is wound management, she is the best at bandaging at Ledbury Park so everyone’s always after her expertise!
The most unusual animal which she has bandaged would be the feet of a buzzard
Zoe also loves nurse consults, her favourite being weight clinics such as puppy weigh-ins and weight management
She is always excited to meet new patients and you will most likely find her with a pocket full of gravy bones
Zoe likes to go hiking in her spare time and raise money for local charities, most recently completing a trek across Madagascar for Cats Protection League.
When not training for her next hike, Zoe is usually house sitting for her friends and family and can also be found taking part in animal charities. She has just taken part in a charity bake sale for Cats Protection but has worked closely with Blue Cross before
Stephanie Burton
Deputy Head NurseStephanie Burton
Steff is part of our nursing team and joined Ledbury Park in May 2024 after working in the area for 12 years!
Steff qualified as an RVN in 2013 and has since got her hydrotherapy qualification and is also a part of the Wyvern Vet club meetings in Bromyard! Steff is also wishing to work towards her Physiotherapy and Schedule Three certificates
In work, Steff loves Rehabilitation and is also very knowledgeable in nurse clinics, some of her favourite nurse clinics are weight management, pain management and laser therapy! (These clinics will be offered once our renovation is complete)
Outside of work you will most likely find Steff on her family farm with her two children, Ollie and Freya. Some of their favourite activities to do together is taking their sheep to shows and going on hacks together through Bosbury
Steff also manages her own Air B&B which is situated on her family farm, overlooking the views of Herefordshire and all of their animals!
Nicola Baynham
Veterinary NurseNicola Baynham
Nicola joined Ledbury Park in 2017 as an Animal Nursing Assistant. She went onto complete her Veterinary Nursing in 2019 and qualified as an RVN in 2021. She also graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2016 with a BSc HONS in Animal Science
In work, Nicola loves being in theatre, her favourite procedure is a Caesarean and being able to recover the puppies before they go home! The biggest caesarean Nic has done is a Labrador who had 13 puppies! She is also very passionate about rehabilitation
Outside of work, Nicola is very family orientated and loves exploring the country with her husband, Jamie, and two children, Callie and Jasper, in their camper van!
Nic is also enjoys playing Netball once a week with her friends
Deniella Saunders
Veterinary NurseDeniella Saunders
Dani is our newest member at Ledbury Park and joined our nursing team in September 2024. She previously worked, and did her training, at a practice in Worcestershire. Dani has recently moved to Ross-On-Wye, so wanted to work a little closer to her new home which she shares with her boyfriend, Morgan!
Dani qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse (RVN) in April 2023. She loves all aspects of her role, but mainly enjoys patient care, anaesthesia and orthopaedics. However, she has recently discovered interest in nurse consults, such as weight clinics, and emergency critical care
Outside of work, Dani loves to bake and enjoys trying out new recipes
She also loves reading and going on long walks. Dani spends a lot time with her family and friends too!
Stephanie Thomas
Veterinary NurseStephanie Thomas
Steph is part of our nursing team and joined Ledbury Park in 2019 as an ANA. She qualified as an RVN in July 2023 after three years of training
Steph is very passionate about rehabilitation and enjoys nursing our poorly patients back to full health
Steph also loves all things orthopaedic, so when not in the kennels, you will find her in theatre monitoring an orthopaedic surgery
Outside of work, Steph spends the majority of her time on the M5 travelling to and from Bristol to see her boyfriend, Regan! When not behind the wheel, she enjoys exploring new places with her Labrador and Spaniel, Jasper and Bailey. She is also quite partial to a bottomless brunch with her friends
Currently, Steph and Regan are planning a backpacking trip through South East Asia and Australia which is occupying quite a lot of their time!
Sophie Jones
Veterinary NurseSophie Jones
Sophie joined Ledbury Park in 2020 shortly after finishing her degree in Animal Behaviour and Welfare at Hartpury University. She went straight on to complete her Veterinary Nursing qualification at Abbeydale College and qualified as a Registered Veterinary Nurse this July!!!
We are SO proud of you!!
In work, Sophie enjoys anaesthetic monitoring, in-patient care and nurse clinics – especially small dog nail clips!
She also has a passion for small exotics such as rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters
Outside of work, most of Sophs time is spent caring for her menagerie of pets which includes 10 guinea pigs, 4 rabbits, 1 hamster and 2 norfolk terriers – she has quite a collection! 
She also loves catching up with friends over tasty food and cocktails and also likes to keep up to date with new films, she’s a keen cinema goer!
Louise McLoughlin
Animal Nursing AssistantLouise McLoughlin
Louise is one of our Veterinary Nursing Assistants and joined us in 2021, after retiring from her career in the Royal Air Force where she served as an Engineer!
Louise and her husband Jim, moved to Ledbury and she decided to retrained, she gained a qualification in Animal Care Skills at South Gloucestershire College
In work, Louise likes to make sure all our animals are kept cosy and warm in their kennels following their procedures and helping to make the more nervous ones, feel safe and secure
When at home, Louise enjoys cooking, reading and walking her rescue dog Phoebe During her time off, she takes plenty of short breaks with husband in their Campervan, taking Phoebe along with them
Lynsey Holtham
Student Animal Nursing AssistantLynsey Holtham
Lynsey joined Ledbury Park in 2023 as our practice cleaner however, in January 2024, she began training at Abbeydale College to complete her Animal Nursing Assistant (ANA) qualification.
In the future, she wishes to go on to complete her Veterinary Nursing qualification.
Lynsey has always wished to work with animals, her favourites being yorkshire terriers and spaniels. Lynsey also loves horses, in 2018 she completed her Level 2 in Equine Management at Holme Lacey College
In work, Lynsey enjoys assisting the kennel nurse with inpatients, some of her favourite jobs include walking and feeding our day patients
In her spare time, Lynsey enjoys being with her yorkie, Ollie, and exploring the countryside with her Aunt! When not in the countryside, Lynsey enjoys swimming and can also be found at carboots hunting for bargains!
Client Care
Jo White
Head Of Client CareJo White
Jo is our head of Client Care and joined us in 2020 – she has 11 years experience working as a veterinary receptionist!
Jo loves all aspects that come with her role, her favourite is having the opportunity to build relationships with our clients and their pets, which isn’t difficult for her – she has the most welcoming smile!
Jo is also one of our first aiders so when not on reception, she can be found with the first aid box mending her colleagues!
Outside of work, Jo loves all things vintage and spends the majority of her time hunting for treasures in charity shops and car boots! She then up cycles her finds and takes them to vintage fairs where they will go to their forever homes
When not on the hunt for vintage treasures, Jo can be found walking her two dogs, Betty and Beanie, along the Malvern Hills or on the beach with her family
Recently, Jo has also taken up pottery making with some of her family and friends
Kate Keetley
Client CareKate Keetley
Kate first worked at the practice for nine years until 1999, re-joined us temporarily a few years later, then came back for more in June 2013! Kate is now part of our reception team, and also manages our Pet Healthcare Plans and vaccination reminder system. She lives in Ledbury with her husband and two lively Border Terriers.
Lorna Miller
Client CareLorna Miller
Lorna joined our reception team in January 2023. She is new to the veterinary world however she’s always wanted to work with animals! She used to volunteer at Worcester Animal Rescue
Lorna loves meeting all of our clients and their pets, she doesn’t mind being covered in slobber or pet hair, as long as she gets to say hello and make a fuss of your pet!
Outside of work, Lorna has her own rescue dog, Lola, who she enjoys going walking with, their favourite places to go are along the common or the Malvern Hills
She is also a keen cyclist and loves mountain biking! So when not out with her dog, she might come past you on her bike!
When not out and about, she spends time in her garden growing, harvesting, and eating her own veg!
Tilly Radford
Client CareTilly Radford
Tilly joined Ledbury Park in August 2020 as a receptionist/animal carer. She is currently in her second year studying BioVeterinary Science at Hartpury University! Tilly would love to continue her studies by completing a Postgraduate degree in Veterinary Medicine
This makes Ledbury Park an amazing work experience opportunity for her – allowing her to gain vital skills and have an insight into the veterinary world!
Whilst at work, Tilly enjoys helping the vets during consults and loves meeting your pets for a cuddle – especially with your puppies!
Tilly has two dogs of her own at home, Betty and Nora. They enjoy long walks in the countryside together and also cuddling in front of the fire
When not with her furry friends, Tilly enjoys movie and cocktail nights with her friends in their uni house!
Michelle Atkinson
Client CareMichelle Atkinson
Claire Humphreys
Client CareClaire Humphreys
Claire joined the team at LPVC as a receptionist in April 2021, having previously worked as a receptionist at a GP surgery in Ledbury for 16 years. Outside work she enjoys walking and also running with the Ledbury Harriers. She loves animals and has had dogs all her life. She has worked, bred and shown Weimaraners for over 26 years, and recently welcomed a new puppy into her life.
Practice Manager
Helen Coe
Practice ManagerHelen Coe
Helen is our practice manager and joined Ledbury Park in 1999! She celebrated her silver anniversary with us earlier this year, what an achievement!
In work, Helen enjoys supporting her colleagues and blessing them with her wide range of knowledge, she is our go to person when it comes to Excel spreadsheets – she knows all the formula!
Helen works from home however, does come into practice one day a week, and when she’s in, she will surprise us with a new hair colour. Her hair has been through most colours, from green, to purple, to red!
Helen and her husband, Darren, love going to festivals together, Glastonbury being their favourite – they have been 17 years in a row!
Another thing Helen and Darren love doing together is watching new films, they average a cinema visit 2 times a week!
Sticking with the theme – Sparks is Helen’s favourite band, they have been lucky enough to have her in the audience 4 times!
Ancillary Staff
Sven
Head of Quality ControlPug & Food Critic
Sven
Sven came to live with Amber at the age of 5 weeks old after being born with a severe birth defect known as Pectus Excavatum. He underwent a large surgery to correct his deformity which involved him wearing a metal chest brace for 2 weeks and being waited on hand and foot by his devoted humans! After a long recovery, he now rules the household and is living his best life alongside his sister, a naughty Tortie called Minnie.
Sven’s likes involve taking long walks in new places, our favourite spots to walk are along the river Wye and anywhere else there is water for Sven to take a paddle, chasing his beloved ball in the park, barking at the birds in the sky or anything else that flies – helicopters included, cuddling up completely submerged under a blanket and eating everything and anything in sight!
Sven’s dislikes include anything cold and wet touching his feet (wet grass is the worst), the noisy hoover and lawnmower, the cardboard tube of the toilet roll and anyone that doesn’t want to share their food with him.
Sven’s love for food has made him perfect for his role as head of quality control for Ledbury Park. He ensures that nothing has been poisoned, undercooked or gone bad and is outstanding at cleaning up after people, especially his best friend Alfie the Viszla when he doesn’t finish his lunch or anybody that leaves their food unattended!
Alfie
Head of SecurityHungarian Vizsla
Alfie
Alfie is a Hungarian Vizsla who was born in Hull in January 2021.He moved down to the Midlands to be with his owner, Janet, when he was 9 weeks old. Believing he was being dognapped he howled during the entire 2-hour journey.
Luckily he and Janet survived this ordeal and Alfie is now happily settled in the Martin household where he enjoys an amicable co-existence with the cat, Florence and 4 tortoises.
Alfie’s hobbies are hunting pheasants and retrieving pheasants. When not out hunting or training Alfie enjoys meeting new people and new dogs, running , and removing the squeakers from toys.
When at work Alfie prefers to sleep on the sofa in the office and check out anyone that comes upstairs to the staff room. He takes his security duties very seriously and has a dim view of any unknown persons coming upstairs unexpectedly.
Alfie’s best friend at work is Sven the pug, with whom he often collaborates in raids on the bin in the kitchen.