2012 Caption competition winner announced
07/02/2013
The monthly winning entries for 2012 have been submitted to a public vote by followers of the Trust on facebook and twitter, and a winner declared.
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2012 Photographic competition winners announced
30/01/2013
Our judges have completed their deliberations, and we are now able to declare the winners and runners-up (highly commended) in each of the six categories of the competition. We offer our hearty congratulations to the successful entrants and, indeed, to all entrants for the very high quuality of photographs entered.
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Top awards for the Hawk Conservancy Trust
03/12/2012
Success for the Hawk Conservancy Trust in the Tourism South East Beautiful South Awards. The Trust received a Highly Commended in the 'Access for All' tourism category and Silver in the 'Large Visitor Attraction of the Year' award. On the same evening, Executive Life President, Ashley Smith, was presented with an 'Outstanding Achievement Award' from the British & Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) for his service to the zoo community.
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American Bald Eagle predicts election win for President Obama
07/11/2012
A film crew from BBC TV's 'The One Show' visited the Trust the day before the USA presidential elections to see if American Bald Eagle, Cheyenne, could predict the winner - in an experiment that even Paul the Octopus, who predicted the 2010 FIFA World Cup winners, would have approved of.
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Nest Box Challenge event for wild Kestrels
29/10/2012
Chris Packham, zoologist and BBC TV presenter, hosted the Nest Box Challenge event at the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Teams made up of local businesses were directly involved in bird of prey conservation to support wild Kestrels by erecting 106 Kestrel nest boxes over a 48 hour period.
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Feathers restaurant has opened to visitors
03/05/2012
Feathers restaurant has opened to visitors of the Hawk Conservancy Trust after a six month programme of building work was finally completed.
The 120 seat, purpose-built facility, offers an extensive range of hot and cold refreshments, with a menu that has been developed to promote locally produced and sourced food and drink.
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On-line charity auction offers exclusive lots to help injured birds of prey
06/04/2012
The Hawk Conservancy Trust has launched an online charity auction to raise money for the National Bird of Prey Hospital.
The auction is offering 21 Lots including, a Scottish Highlands wildlife holiday for two; a behind the scenes trip to London Zoo, where you can feed a giraffe and meet the Meerkat family; a behind the scenes studio tour with wildlife film producer, Fergus Beeley, formerly of the BBC Natural History unit.; and, a week in a traditional Catalan farmhouse (sleeps 4-9), with mountain views, in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
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Everything changes, but nothing changes!
13/12/2011
Hawk Conservancy Trust Chairman ~ Marion Paviour announces changes in the management of the Trust
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Rare Honey Buzzard migrates to Africa by aeroplane!
10/11/2011
A rare Honey Buzzard brought into the Bird of Prey Hospital at the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire has made its return migration to Africa by aeroplane.
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Rare Honey Buzzard to make return African migration by aeroplane
24/10/2011
A rare Honey Buzzard brought into the Bird of Prey Hospital at the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire is to make its return migration to Africa by aeroplane.
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Did you know?
Of all the owls studied, the Barn Owl shows the best ability to discern exactly where a sound is coming from, and is able to memorize the complex sounds associated with a certain type of prey.
