Our mission at the Hawk Conservancy Trust is the conservation of birds of prey. As top predators, birds of prey are a vital indicator of the health of the environment. Understanding how best to conserve them is paramount to conserving our planet for future generations. We care for more than 130 birds of prey from owls to eagles. Our purpose-built National Bird of Prey Hospital™ can receive and treat more than 200 sick, injured or orphaned birds of prey each year.

Our on-site British Conservation Discovery Centre is home to our Raptor Nest Box Project (RNBP), run by our Conservation Biologist Dr Matt Stevens, for Barn Owls, Tawny Owls, Little Owls and Kestrels. We explore the ecology of nest box use and how the use of nest boxes impacts raptor populations.

Led by our Head of Conservation and Research, Dr Campbell Murn, our International Vulture Programme (IVP) is a multi-partner initiative that focuses on the research and conservation of vultures. We’re a core member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s Vulture Specialist Group (VSG); a growing global partnership of more than 60 specialists working together towards vulture conservation. As a member of the conservation consortium Save Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE), we’re able to work towards preventing poisoning of vultures and creating Vulture Safe Zones in south Asia.