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The Hawk Conservancy Trust
Charity No: 1092349 - Company No: 4304161
Sarson Lane, Weyhill, Andover, Hampshire. SP11 8DY, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1264 773850.   Fax: +44 (0) 1264 773772.   Email info@hawkconservancy.org
The Trust
Conservation
Education
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Research

Sponsorship/Friends Scheme

Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl Molly
Photo John Matthews

For many years the mission of The Hawk Conservancy has been the conservation of Birds of Prey both in the UK and internationally. As a charitable Trust we run conservation projects, participate in captive breeding programmes for endangered species, care for birds confiscated by Customs and Excise, conduct research projects, rehabilitate injured birds, educate the public on raptors (especially schoolchildren) and provide specialist training courses for outside organisations.

Your Sponsorship and Friends subscription goes directly towards the day-to-day costs of care of your chosen bird, including feeding, maintenance and veterinary costs, thereby releasing valuable resources to fund our above projects.

Becoming a Sponsor or Friend not only helps the work of the Trust, but also provides an unusual gift for both adults and children for any occasion. They can be purchased by an individual, family, group or company and are all valid for one year from date of purchase.

Don't forget, if you are a UK taxpayer and agree to Gift Aid your subscription fees, the Hawk Conservancy Trust can reclaim the tax back from the Inland Revenue, currently 28p in every £1.

What do you get as a Sponsor or Friend?

Sponsorship

Barn Owl
Barn Owl by Karen White

Unlike many collections, the Trust operates a 'one sponsor per bird' scheme, which is renewable annually. The current sponsor is given the first option on renewing their sponsorship, before the bird is placed back on the sponsorship list. You will receive a mounted photograph, a bird biography, a complimantary ticket for 2 adults to visit the Trust and a year's subscription to our member's newsletter, Hawktalk. An engraved plaque will be placed on the aviary housing your bird to show your support of the scheme. Sponsorship fees range from £30 to £255. The list of birds available for sponsorship varies from month to month, so please check the current sponsorship list for availability.

Birds available for sponsorship.

Young Birds Sponsor Scheme

Every year The Hawk Conservancy Trust is involved in the rearing and eventual release back to the wild of many young birds of prey. These are either the chicks of injured British birds of prey kept here at the Trust, or some of the many young birds brought in by the public or animal welfare organisations. The birds are supported by the Trust until they are able to fend for themselves in the wild, and the Trust is currently looking for sponsors to contribute towards the cost of the care for these birds until their release.

Tawny Owl chick
Tawny Owl chick
This year, some birds will be fitted with radio transmitters before release and tracked during the summer by researchers, whilst others will be tagged uniquely and then monitored to assess their use of the post-release support we provide for them. Both components are part of a broad research project examining rehabilitation techniques and their success. Sponsorship will be for one year only and is not renewable. The sponsors will be providing a valuable resource to help us save, rehabilitate and conserve British birds of prey. The cost for the year is £100.00. Sponsors will receive a photograph of the sponsored bird and a certificate, a copy of which will be displayed at the Trust for the sponsorship period to show their support of the project.

During the season, sponsors will have an opportunity to visit a field site with one of our researchers and see the project in action. At the end of the season, sponsors will also receive a detailed report of the monitoring project, including specific information about the bird they sponsored during the tracking season.

Please note that for a short period of time these young birds may be on view in aviaries or artificial nest sites around the Trust, but when they are released they will be totally wild birds and independent of the Trust.

Click here for more details, or email me, or write to the Sponsorship Secretary at the Andover address.

Friends

Our sponsorship scheme has proved so successful that we often do not have enough birds or animals available for people that are interested, with every bird of prey and most other stock sponsored. With this in mind, we have introduced a “Friends” scheme.

Visitors can become a Friend of any bird or animal on the park, there is no limit to the number of Friends a bird or animal can have, and it makes an ideal gift for a special occasion. 

As a Friend you will receive:

The cost is £40.00 per bird or animal and your friends scheme membership is renewable yearly.

Click on the images below to see a selection of birds and animals at the Trust, that are available in the Friends scheme
Owls Eagles Falcons Vultures Other Birds of Prey Non-raptors and Animals
Barn Owl Bald Eagle Peregrine Falcon Cinereous Vulture Secretary Bird Mediterranean Miniature Donkeys

If you are interested in becoming a friend to one of our birds, please click on the appropriate image to complete the online form.