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 2024 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.

Register now for our 2026 Skydancer Day broadcast, with live interviews and film, including Notts Wildlife Trust's plan to reintroduce European Elk to its wetlands, exclusive new film from the Yorkshire Dales, news from the #RSPB Investigations Team and more.

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Latest News

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February 13th 2026
Yorkshire Dales charity Friends of the Dales expresses strong criticism of the ‘paltry’ sentence handed down to Head Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall While welcoming the conviction of Grassington Head Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall at...
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January 30th 2026
Former Conistone & Grassington Estate Head Gamekeeper Racster Dingwall Guilty of Conspiring to Kill a Hen Harrier in Landmark Case Using Covert RSPB Footage In October 2024, RSPB covert film footage, lawfully...
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January 2nd 2026
An Inspiring Start to 2025 as the Christmas Satellite Tag Appeal Smashes Its Target for the Second Year Running Following the success of the 2023 Appeal, we launched a new fundraising campaign...