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Cambridgehsire DofE Open Award Centre – Raptor Foundation (small zoo) residential – October 2025

• Would you like to learn how to care for and fly birds of prey (Raptors)?
• Would you like to help to repair aviaries, maintain the environment and look after the visitor site?
• Would you like to learn something about Raptor conservation and rehabilitation and help to support the work of this amazing charity?
• Are you interested in the care and conservation of animals? Cambridgeshire DofE Open Award Centre and The Raptor Foundation https://raptorfoundation.org.uk/ will work together to deliver our Raptor care and handling experience. We will stay in the grounds of the Raptor Foundation and hear the wonderful calls of the birds throughout our stay. Learning about a wide variety of Raptors and their care whilst also helping to restore some of the grounds and aviaries for a better visitor experience. The Raptor Foundation also care for a “mob” of meerkats and a “creep” of tortoises, as well as a pond with a “school” of fish……Loving those collective nouns!!! A “kettle” of hawks, a “wake” of buzzards, you can of course use “flock”. ? All need careful care, handling and maintenance of their surroundings. The Raptor Foundation are a member of BIAZA https://biaza.org.uk/

Course date:
October 25th to October 29th 2025
Course location:
Cambridgeshire
Course fee:
£210

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