We are delighted that Investec has chosen to partner with the Hawk Conservancy Trust on selected conservation projects. Investec is an international specialist banking and wealth management group that has supported conservation initiatives since 2012.
If you’ve visited us this year, you won’t have been able to miss the building works taking place on site, next to our National Bird of Prey Hospital™. Here we’re constructing an annex to the hospital, made possible with the help of very generous donations from Animal Friends Pet Insurance and Life Members Graham and Rita Morgan. This project will expand our facilities and allow us to improve our biosecurity measures. (more…)
We are extremely proud of the work we do in the National Bird of Prey Hospital™. Hospital Manager Cedric, along with other dedicated staff members and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure all the birds get the highest level of care possible, and the best chance at survival when they are released back into the wild.
So far, 2021 has been no exception, and Cedric and the team are very busy as always. Read on for the latest updates from the hospital! (more…)
All living species have a common name and a scientific name, but what’s the purpose of the scientific name?
In very sad news this week we learned that the Secretary Bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)and Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus) are among the species up-listed this year on the IUCN Red List of threatened species. The two species are now categorised as Endangered, and considered to be at very high risk of extinction.
Throughout the year, we are constantly monitoring our birds and their living conditions, and making various renovations and repairs to their accommodation. For our breeding birds, this can be a little trickier as we prefer to leave them undisturbed during the breeding season and so this has to be done visually and from afar. Outside of the breeding season, we take the opportunity to catch them up for a full health check and, at the same time, carry out planned maintenance work on their aviary before returning them. This involves a big team effort to ensure we can make the process as quick and easy as possible for the birds. (more…)
Plan your next visit to the Hawk Conservancy Trust for this autumn and make the most of all we have to offer. Book your visit now!
We are delighted to announce that the Hawk Conservancy Trust has reinstated the Marion Paviour Award for 2020, thanks to a generous donation from E3 Leadership Development. Applications are now open! (more…)
Thank you to everyone who entered our Art Competition. All the entries were fantastic, and showed real creativity, effort and skill. Judge Paul Durrant, our Graphic Designer, commented on how tricky it was to judge but he really enjoyed the range of approaches and materials to this challenge. We’ve shared all entries here so we hope you enjoy looking through them too.
We are pleased to announce that the overall winner of the competition is William, aged 8, who has a won a years’ family membership to the Trust! Our judge loved your use of colour, texture and layers. Well done William!
We have three runners up who have each won a family ticket. They are:
Well done to all three of you!
Thank you to all other entrants for your wonderful artwork. Here are the fantastic entries:
Martial Eagle attacks Warthog by Josiah Evans, 11
Owl by Faye Lloyd, 7
Owl by Hannah, 8
Owl by Jessica, 9
Owl by Libby, 11
Owl face by Chloe, 3
Owl family by Alfie, 8
Owls by Amelie, 7
Peregrine Falcon by Advait Sharma, 8
Peregrine Falcon by Rose, 7
Peregrine Falcon by Theo, 15
Peregrine Falcon by Ashleigh Goodday, 21
Puffin by Ellie, 5
By Rebecca Smith, 11
Red Kite by Riley, 3 and a half
Red Kite by Frankie, 8
Secretary Bird by Summer, 11
Secretary Bird Sydney, 11
Secretary Bird by Tomos, 8
Secretary Bird by William, 13
Snowy Owl by Florence, 10
Tawny Owl by Eleanor, 5
Tawny Owl by Isabelle, 11
Tawny Owl by Toddy (adult)
By Tilly, 9
Two owls by Mollie, 5
By Valerie Salveson, 71
Vulture by the Booth family
Vulture eye by Lucie, 12
By Alison Brown, 33
By Alison Brown, 33
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
By Annemieke de Wit
Barn Owl and Tawny Owl by Jack, 7
Barn Owl by Holly, 11
Barn Owl by Rose, 5
Barn Owl by Suzannah, 11
Burrowing Owl by Jill Bishop, 59
Buzzard chasing a Blackbird by Nicholas, 5
Chilean Hawk by Ariela, 26
By Chloe Stamper, 20
By Dylan Goodday, 18
Eagle by Thea, 6
Eurasian Eagle-Owl by Finley, 7
By Eve, 15
Fagin by James, 10
Flappy the Bald Eagle by Blossom,9
Griffon Vulture by Liz Buckley, 53
By Hannah Simms, 30
By Hattie, 6
By Jacob, 4
By Jenny Leighton, 71
By Katie, 13
By Kaz Trinder (very old – her words not ours!)
Long-eared Owl by Joey, 8
By Mia, 10
By Michael, 5
Osprey catching fish on the wing by Zoe, 7
