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Barn Owl Centre
Established in 1997, registered as a charity 2003, the Barn Owl Centre is an organisation dedicated to education, wildlife conservation & bird welfare.

British Trust for Ornithology
The BTO is an independent charitable research institute combining professional and citizen science aimed at using evidence of change in wildlife populations, particularly birds, to inform the public, opinion-formers and environmental policy and decision-makers.

Cheltenham Bird Club
Cheltenham Bird Club is for people interested in watching and learning about wild birds, wildlife and conservation.

Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society
The Gloucestershire based Dursley Birdwatching and Preservation Society (DBWPS) was formed during 1953 to bring together local people with an interest in birds and natural history.

Gloster Birder
The best birding site in Gloucestershire. Includes county news, sites to visit, trip reports and other information about birds in Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire Barn Owl Monitoring Programme (GBOMP)
A study group of committed, like-minded people who aim to monitor the status, progress and behaviour of Barn Owls within the county.

Gloucestershire Centre for Environmental Records
A unique resource for information about Gloucestershire’s natural environment.

Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society
Gloucestershire Naturalists’ Society is the natural history recording organisation for Gloucestershire, recording all of the wildlife in the county.

Gloucestershire RSPB Members’ Group
RSPB local groups are a great way to meet friendly, like-minded people in your area while learning more about birds and wildlife.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust’s ambition is to preserve, recreate and reconnect Gloucestershire’s wild places.

North Cotswold Ornithological Society
Encompasses the high ground, the escarpment, parts of the Severn Valley and Vale of Evesham and the upper reaches of the Thames Valley. The Society concentrates on surveys and mapping work, and produced ‘Birds of the Cotswolds: A New Breeding Atlas‘ in 2009.

Northern England Raptor Forum
Representing the combined fieldwork and conservation interests of ten regional raptor study groups in upland England.

Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group
A small but dedicated group of volunteer field workers who monitor and ring raptors and owls in the Peak District and surrounding area.

Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme
The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species (Red Kite, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk and Barn Owl) of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain.

South West Peregrine Group
The Group has actively been studying a number of sites in both Devon and Cornwall since 2007, predominantly the Northern Coast of Cornwall.

Sussex Peregrine Study
Sussex Peregrine Study has been monitoring the peregrine population since the late 1980’s.

Tewkesbury Abbey Peregrines
Regular updates on the progress of the Tewkesbury Abbey Peregrines.

The International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent
The International Centre for Birds of Prey is the oldest dedicated birds of prey centre in the world.

Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge
WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre is often referred to as the birthplace of modern conservation.