Following the success of Curlew Action's inaugural in-person European Curlew Fieldworkers Workshop in February 2024, and our visits to Curlew conservation projects in Europe, we will be holding the Online European Headstarting Workshop on 6-7 February 2025.
This will be two-day, online event to discuss the role of headstarting across Europe. Curlew Action’s visits to European Curlew projects highlighted the importance of headstarting in supporting dwindling populations, and they also discovered the varied approaches to headstarting. This event will bring together European headstarting project leads and experts to share knowledge, experience and best practice.
The event will consist of a series of talks, workshops and panel discussions. Topics include: licensing, sourcing eggs, incubation and hatching, rearing chicks, veterinary work, release, post-release monitoring, as well as individual case studies from organisations across Europe. Full timetable coming soon.
The event is designed for people involved in Curlew headstarting, but it is open to anyone interested in this technique.
Tickets cost £100 for the two-day event, and can be bought via Eventbrite. Curlew Action is a small charity and this event will incur significant expense in staff time and platform fees. Please buy a ticket, if you are able.
If you are unable to buy a ticket at full price, please use the donate option. If you have any questions, please email ellen@curlewaction.org.
We are fundraising to cover the costs of running this workshop via Aviva Community Fund. For each donation made, Aviva will match the amount (up to £250) - effectively doubling the donations.
Plus, there are rewards available in return for your donation, including copies of Mary Colwell's Curlew Moon.
If you are interested in donating more than £250, please e-mail ellen@curlewaction.org to discuss this further.