Our Great Crane Donations!

Buy them for yourself or as a magical gift for somebody you love!

What’s really magic about our donations is that the recipient actually gets to come & meet the birds they are helping when they wish with their free day pass into the park!

Choose how you would like to support our Cranes from the list below & visit the shop at the park entrance to make your gift, and in return you will received a certificate of thanks and 1 free park day pass so that you can come and see the Great Cranes you are helping.

Help us create a natural habitat within our beautiful park landscape for our vulnerable Eurasian Crane species: £5

Support Conservation Education work of the Eurasian Crane: £10

Help us improve the signs around our park for all of our Crane species: £15

Help towards running costs of heat lamps and egg incubators in the breeding centre: £20

Assist with the salary of Keepers who provide vital care to our young hand reared Eurasian Crane chicks: £3

Contribute towards the costs of housing young Cranes in their own enclosures until they are big enough to live with our adult birds: £40

Ensure our park pathways are maintained so that our current and future Eurasian Crane chicks can walk around the park safely and enjoy the exercise their growing legs need: £50

Be a Great Crane Hero: Donate £50+ to help save our park – their home – from closure.

Got your own idea? If you would like to support an area of our Crane care, conservation & education that is not listed above then just let us know and we will tailor your Great Crane Donation to the recipient’s very own interest!

Did you know that Cranes suffered a phenomenon known an Extirpation? In 1979 there were no breeding pairs left in the UK, after hunting for meat and fashion accessories wiped out the bird to local extinction. Fortunately 5 years later 3 Eurasian Cranes migrated to Norfolk in England and decided to make their home – and soon after a new baby – here with us. By the year 2014 we hope to have 150 resident Eurasian Cranes living wild in England.

Every Crane at Blackbrook plays a very important part in the Conservation of critically endangered and extirpated Crane species through their excellent role as ambassadors for wild Cranes and those who are being bred within The Great Crane Project and released into the wild every year.

Please help to support & increase the vital work we are doing to care for these magnificent birds and share them with the public visitors of the park.

Blackbrook has the largest collection of Crane species in the UK for visitors to actually visit & learn from, and the education we provide through activities, talks, and simple observation of these birds will ensure the future breeding success of those birds who are being carefully reared for release into the wild by species recovery projects currently in situ within our country, across Europe and worldwide.

To make a Great Crane Donation please email Elissa Bradley at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or telephone 07910 405456. Donations can also be made in person at the park gift shop reception.