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 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
Wildlife Crime Detection Dog Appeal Smashes Target
June 2025: Hen Harrier Action’s appeal to raise funds for the training and deployment of wildlife crime detection dogs has smashed its £10,000 target in less than 3 weeks. First announced in the Skydancer Day live broadcast from the Yorkshire Dales National Park, where the hosts interviewed DI Mark Harrison from the National Wildlife Crime Unit and met detection dog Gem and her handler Kevin, we learned about the vital role that the dogs can play in locating bird carcasses and remains, often in difficult terrain, after reports of suspected illegal killing of birds of prey.
DI Harrison explained, “We’ve tested the dogs on several deployments and they’ve been incredibly effective – even finding carcasses buried underground“.
Every donation goes directly to the NWCU, ringfenced for this purpose and your support will help fund training, equipment, and field operations throughout 2025 and beyond.
Huge thanks to all our supporters and friends who made this possible with their remarkable generosity.
Meet our four 2025 satellite tagged Hen Harriers - Circe, Clara, Frigg and Henrietta - tagged with the generous donations from our supporters.
— Hen Harrier Action (@HHDayUK) September 13, 2025
Satellite tags not only help to monitor the health and wellbeing of the birds; they also discourage persecution.https://t.co/0e9DIQW03k pic.twitter.com/UFSLsAlgnh
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