Hen Harrier Action: Wildlife Charity
- celebrating wildlife, reclaiming our uplands for nature and for people
A Helping Hand for Upland Wildlife
Protecting and celebrating upland nature and biodiversity
Welcome to the Hen Harrier Day website, run by Hen Harrier Action, which celebrates and protects the wildlife of our uplands. We do this in a number of ways, including an annual Skydancer Day live broadcast, raising funds through appeals, and supporting and promoting events and Hen Harrier Days around the UK and online. These events aim to provide information about and celebrate the wildlife of the uplands and the problems it faces. They are also an occasion to raise our voices against the main reason for the Hen Harrier’s rarity in the UK– illegal persecution. Read our 2025 Review of the Year to find out more about what we do.
A place where nature thrives
Our vision is of the UK’s uplands as places where all nature thrives unharmed by human activity. Places where people can enjoy a rich and diverse environment in harmony with nature rather than in conflict with it. Places where the land is managed sustainably and proactively to increase biodiversity and protect and encourage all the species that call it home.
Ways that you can help
There are a number of ways to become involved with our work – the News & Events pages and the Get Involved menu are helpful places to look for more information – and of course you can contact us if you would like to help: info@henharrier.org.uk
2025 Christmas Satellite Tag Appeal
Thanks to an amazing response from our supporters, once again donations flooded in and we have been able to fund four satellite tags, which will be fitted to fledgling Hen Harriers by licensed taggers from the RSPB and local raptor study groups this summer.
In total, the Appeal raised almost £12,000, an astonishing figure. Every penny raised has gone directly to fund these vital satellite tags.
You can read more about how the satellite tags are fitted, and how the vital data is transmitted in near real time, here on our website.
Record numbers of Hen Harrier fledglings have taken to the skies in England and Wales after a successful breeding season, helped by good Spring weather and an abundance of prey. At least 73 chicks have fledged. Read the full story here. www.henharrierday.uk/news/hen-har... #birds #henharriers
— Hen Harrier Action UK (@henharrieraction.bsky.social) 6:24 · Oct 8, 2026
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Join us at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory for a Hen Harrier Day on the 14th November, with talks, walks, crafts and activities. The event is free for everyone, but please book for the walk and the talk to help us keep track of numbers! #birds #henharrier www.henharrierday.uk/news/sandwic...
— Hen Harrier Action UK (@henharrieraction.bsky.social) 6:46 · Oct 23, 2026
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