On Saturday 5th September, 2026 we’ll be taking over the park to raise awareness of the importance of vultures for our planet.

This is an annual event at the park where visitors can learn all about their habitat, feeding habits and issues they face in the wild. Gauntlet Birds of Prey is home to six species of vulture from Europe, Africa and America. You can find out more about our vultures here and with 23 species of vulture on the planet, there’s a lot to talk about.

A bit of info about International Vulture Awareness Day

On this day zoos all over the world celebrate the mighty vulture. Raising awareness of this species of bird, spreading knowledge and discussing the problems vultures face in the wild today. We discuss ways everyone can help – through talking about the issues, by supporting and donating. We’ll show you how vultures feed, fly and educate as to how they survive in the wild. We will also be raising funds to help save Africa’s endangered vultures.

This event is open to everyone – click here to purchase our ‘Daily Entry Tickets’.

• Doors open at 11am (last entry to the park 3pm)
• Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult
• Under 3’s go FREE

On the day:

• 12pm – Vulture Talk
• 12.30pm – Flying Show
• 1pm – BBQ
• 1.30pm – Fly a vulture experience (bought on the day!)
• 2pm – Meet and Greet
• 2.30pm – Raffle
• 3pm – Flying show “Taking Flight” and the carcass feed!

For anyone who wishes to donate direct to Vulpro, here’s the link to the *donate* page on their website.