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Adopt an owl

This is the perfect gift for all owl lovers. Whether you’re captivated by the splendour of Snowy Owls, the cheekiness of Burrowing Owls or the grace and skill of Barn Owls, you can adopt an owl for yourself, a loved one or a friend. It costs from just £25 to adopt one of our owls. Your fees, which are renewable annually, contribute to the care of our birds.

Who would you like to pick?

Charlie

Meet Charlie!

If you’d like to adopt one of the UK’s favourite birds, then Charlie the Barn Owl is the owl to adopt!

Adopt a Barn Owl
Sweeney Todd

Meet Sweeney Todd!

If you’d like to adopt one of the most iconic species of owl, Sweeney Todd is the Snowy Owl for you!

Adopt a Snowy Owl
Cottonmouth

Meet Cottonmouth!

If you’d like to adopt an owl, why not adopt one of the smallest, yet cheekiest, species by adopting Cottonmouth the Burrowing Owl?

Adopt a Burrowing Owl

Choose an owl adoption pack

Digital

Our Digital Bird of Prey Adoption packs make a fantastic present for bird fanatics! This digital package arrives straight into your inbox for you to forward on to your chosen recipient, or print out for yourself. There’s no packaging, no waiting on the post, and a lesser impact on the environment.

As part of your Digital Adoption pack, you will receive by email:

  • A digital certificate of adoption
  • A digital fact sheet about your adopted species
  • A digital, high-resolution photo of your adoptee

Your fees, which are renewable annually, contribute to the care of our birds.

£25

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Digital+

Digital+ Bird of Prey Adoption packs have all the benefits of our Digital Adoptions, plus the chance to come and see your adoptee at the Hawk Conservancy Trust’s award-winning Visitor Attraction Centre! As part of your Digital+ Adoption pack, you will receive by email:

  • An admission eVoucher to the Trust so that you can visit us and see your adoptee
  • Your name displayed on our Adoptions board
  • A digital  certificate of adoption
  • A digital fact sheet about your adopted species
  • A digital, high-resolution photo of your adoptee

Your fees, which are renewable annually, contribute to the care of our birds.

£40

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Adoption

Our Bird of Prey Adoption Pack makes a wonderful gift for bird lovers of all ages. For just £60, you will receive in your adoption pack:

  • An admission ticket to the Trust so that you can visit us and see your adoptee
  • Your name displayed on our Adoptions board
  • A certificate of adoption
  • A fact sheet about your adopted species
  • A mounted photo of your adoptee
  • A memento of your adopted species

All of this will be delivered in a beautiful Hawk Conservancy Trust embellished box.  Your fees, which are renewable annually, contribute to the care of our birds.

£60

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Premium Adoption

Help support your chosen adoptee even more and become an exclusive premium adopter. In return you will receive:

From £185 per adoption

Please note: Due to the exclusive nature of our premium adoptions, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to become the premium adopter of your chosen bird.

We currently have no birds available for premium adoption.

Premium Adoptions Enquiries

If you are interested in adopting a bird or species not currently available for adoption, and would like to be informed if it becomes available, please complete the below form. Please note that some birds are adopted long-term so we cannot guarantee that they will become available at any given time.

    Did you know?
    The Secretary Bird’s name could originate from two theories. The first is that it looks are like the old-fashioned secretaries who carried quill pens behind their ears. Alternatively, it could come from the Arabic ‘saqr-et-tair’. Saqr means ‘hunter’ or ‘hawk’ and tair means ‘flight’ or ‘bird’.
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