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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Trust owls join the presenters on BBC's 'The One Show'
17/10/2011
Three owls from the Hawk Conservancy Trust travelled to the studios of BBC TV’s ‘The One Show’ to appear on the live show with presenters Chris Evans, Alex Jones and special guest Bill Bailey.
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Hawk Conservancy Trust team in South Africa to assess bushfire damage
10/10/2011
Three members of staff from the Hawk Conservancy Trust have flown to South Africa to assess the damage to the White-backed Vulture Project, caused by a savage bushfire last month. A third of the 30,000 acre site in Dronfield had been affected and the field equipment destroyed.
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African vulture project suffers set-back in bush fire
08/09/2011
Reports of a fierce bush fire on a project field site in South Africa have been received with dismay by staff and volunteers at the Hawk Conservancy Trust. Over the past few years the Trust has sent teams out to Dronfield, a 30,000 acre nature reserve, as part of its international vulture conservation programme.
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How do you measure up to a vulture?
02/09/2011
The Hawk Conservancy Trust is marking the International Vulture Awareness Day, on Saturday 3rd September, with activities and information that will entertain and inform visitors, in order to draw attention to the plight of these endangered birds. Among the activities is a scale drawing featuring several species of vulture that visitors can measure themselves against. The drawings demonstrate the wingspan of the mighty condor (over 3m/10ft), down to the petite Hooded Vulture (1.6m/5ft).
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Art Exhibition opens at the Trust
09/08/2011
An exhibition of sculpture and three-dimensional design has opened at the Trust, providing additional interest around the 22 acre site.
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Did you know?
Amur Falcons are one of the world's longest distance migrants. They travel from South Africa (wintering) to northern China (breeding), and they can fly more than 3000km (more than 1800 miles) over water in one go by flying for 2-3 days non-stop!
