Conservation

The future of our world's raptors - birds of prey - is important to the order of our own existence. The erosion of nature's resources and wildlife habitats is creating a situation where the future of certain species of bird at the top of the food chain is unnecessarily becoming strained and unbalanced.

Our goal here at Beamish Wild is to reach people of all ages, from all walks of life. We want to be able to provide every person who visits our Birds of Prey Conservation Centre with an interesting insight into the various species of bird that we have at the site, and well-informed basis of knowledge on the many dangers that they face. We want to impress that our planet is full of natural wonders that require only basic and simple methods of care and support from humans in order to survive and thrive.

We will look to assist existing conservation projects and help develop future programmes relating to birds of prey and other animals. We aim to take a simple look at how it is possible to engage in conservation on a local and international level. Our purpose-built centre at Beamish Hall Country House features captive species of birds of prey from within the British Isles and around the world. The birds that we have here at Beamish Wild could possibly provide the cornerstones to producing and raising future young for potential breeding and release programmes, whilst offering valuable study resources.

We aim to succeed in our conservation goals through co-operation and hard work, by the use of common sense and being hands-on!