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Liz McQuillan

The Raptor Foundation

  • Provides medical care for injured raptors.
  • Returns rehabilitated birds to the wild.
  • Provides sanctuary for unreleasable raptors.
  • Provides research into environmental problems and conservation matters.
  • Provides visitors an opportunity to meet and learn about birds of prey.
  • Assists with "Breed & Release" programs to rebuild raptor populations across Europe.

We are a team providing a rescue service, 24 hour care and rehabilitation facilities for injured raptors. We provide a permanent, caring environment for raptors unable to return to the wild. We are committed to increasing rare species, and sharing knowledge and information on the medical treatment and rehabilitation of raptors.

Emergencies are handled 24hrs a day, check our emergency page for information on what to do and our contact phone number.

The Raptor Foundation is permanent home to over 200 birds, comprising over 40 different species of raptor. The full list of species with information and galleries is available for viewing here.

We also offer educational services to schools & other groups and can provide courses in all aspects of falconry & ownership of birds of prey. We are able to give educational demonstrations at your location or at The Raptor Foundation. For training courses, we have on site accommodation available.

As part of our commitment to education, we can also provide work experience placements for children at local schools. Children & schools are welcome to contact us for more information about what this would entail.


Christmas 2009 Holly 2010 Calendar

Christmas & New Year

Stuck for a present for a family member or friend - how about treating them to a half-day or full-day experience at The Raptor Foundation. Details of our "Meet The Birds", "Experience Day", "Halk Walks" & "Hunting Days" can be found on this page. This will be a very special event for the recipient, all of our "experiences" are done on a one-to-one basis with one of our staff or volunteers. Gift vouchers are available from our Gift Shop & are valid for a full year from date of purchase.

If you have visitors over for Christmas or New Years & need somewhere for them to stay, or if you just feel the need to get away somewhere quiet over the holiday period, our 3-star rated Falcon's Nest accommodation units are available all over the holiday period. Please contact us to find out more about the availability (normal rates apply over the holiday period).

Our 2010 Calendar is now on sale from our Gift Shop, priced £4.99 & featuring photographs of the birds that you will can see on our daily flying displays.



Opening Times and Admission Prices 2010

The Raptor Foundation is open to visitors every day of the year, except Christmas Day, Boxing Day (26th December) and New Years Day. We are open from 10am until 5.00pm (dusk during winter months).

Accommodation Availability Our Falcon's Nest accommodation units are available throughout the year, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day, though our tea room will be closed on those days.

Up until recently, if you were a UK income tax payer, the GiftAid scheme enabled us to claim back the income tax portion of the standard admission price. Unfortunately, we can now only do this if you make an additional contribution equivalent to 10% of the admission price. If you are able to do this, we can claim 25% of the total price back in GiftAid. This means that if you can donate 45p more on a standard £4.50 adult admission price, then we can claim back an additional £1.39 in GiftAid. Below are our standard admission prices, along with the admission prices with the minimum donation to allow us to claim Gift Aid. If you do pay UK income tax, then you can see that for a small additional donation, the Raptor Foundation can benefit by a much larger amount.

 StandardWith Gift AidValue To Us With Gift Aid
Under 2FreeFree£0.00
Under 5£1.25£1.37£1.71
Under 15£2.75£3.02£3.78
15 - Retirement£4.50£4.95£6.19
OAP£3.50£3.85£4.81
Wheelchair Users£3.50£3.85£4.81
Wheelchair Carers£3.50£3.85£4.81
Family (2 adults, 2 children)£12.50£13.75£17.19

Please note. Under 16's must be accompanied by an adult.


Gift Aid

Coach Parties are welcome. Please contact us in advance to let us know that you are arriving by coach and to receive details of the menu & rates for group entry & bookings in the Silent Wings Restaurant.

Members get free admission on production of their membership cards.

NOTE: Prices listed on the website are advisory only, and are subject to change, check for current prices when contacting The Raptor Foundation.


Flying Demonstrations

Flying demonstrations are at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm. (Note - during winter when there is insufficient daylight there is no 4pm display). We have over 40 birds on our flying team, so each display has a different set of birds. We have an indoor flying area where we can fly many of our birds when the weather outside is too bad.

Liz McQuillan

On each display, we aim to fly each of the different types of raptor - large & small owls, buzzards, hawks & falcons. There is the opportunity for audience participation in many of our displays - you may even get to have a bird fly to you.

Eddie (Kestrel) & Paul (volunteer)
©Andrew Riches


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(Except Guide Dogs)


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