Thanks for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page, and helping Suffolk Owl Sanctuary.

During one of our recent daily flying displays - central to our charity’s mission to educate schools and the public about birds of prey and the need for their care and conservation - our Lugger Falcon, Frankie, flew out of range. Despite immediate searching, we couldn’t pick up his transmitter signal, triggering a three-day search across Suffolk. 

At dawn on Sunday 27th July, Head Trainer Harry finally picked up a signal and found Frankie 16 miles away after a member of the public reported a sighting. As soon as he saw Harry, Frankie flew straight to him—safe, well, and clearly ready to come home. 

Along with all our flying display squad, Frankie is a key part of our educational team, inspiring thousands of children and visitors about raptor conservation. For instance, Frankie  helps us raise awareness of the threats facing Lugger Falcons, a species now classed as Near Threatened. 

To improve the safety of all our free-flight ambassadors, we urgently need to upgrade our outdated short-range equipment to a more modern GPS tracking system. This will allow us to monitor their exact location from far afield in real time. 

A full kit of the Marshall GPS equipment required costs £2,685, and we’ve launched a JustGiving page to help us raise £2,000 toward it. Every donation - however small - will directly support the welfare of our birds and the future of our flying displays. 

Above all, thank you for helping us keep these educational ambassadors safe and soaring. 

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.