With an inestimable number of animals perished in the bushfires and many more left with a short window for survival and recovery, the group has knitted items to help with the recovery.

The 20 Mercy Place Warrnambool residents made nests for bird eggs and pouches for bigger orphaned animals that they'll donate to wildlife charity Wires.

Resident Eyvonne Edey, 85, said she had family in Omeo who had been volunteering during the fires and wanted to do something to help.

"A lot of wildlife have been burnt. Especially on Kangaroo Island, it's dreadful. I've been over there and it's a beautiful place," Ms Edey said.

"This makes the group feel like they can do something."

Mercy Place volunteer Jenny Pearce said the group had also knitted teddy bears in the past year for paramedics to give to trauma-affected children.

"They are always coming up with ideas, as soon as something happens on the television we think 'can we do something?'" Ms Pearce said.

"We all have grand children and great grandchildren and we are a bit concerned. There has been such a lot of land clearing and the places for wildlife to live is getting smaller and smaller. We don't want the only place you are going to see them to be in a zoo."

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