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Geoff F
Thanks for the replies.
This does raise some issues about when is it OK to interfere with nature. For example, when one wild creature is eating another one you should do nothing; except record the situation. Rescuing 'little lost birds' can be damaging if the parents are still feeding a juvenile just out of the nest and living on the ground before it gets full wing use.
For me, picking the creature out of the water would be questionable, but offering it a stick to climb on is OK because this is simply giving it an alternative choice.