Echoes of the Eagle
A celebratory event to mark 50-years of successful White-tailed Eagle Conservation across the UK and iconic return to Wales.
To celebrate the return and wider UK conservation of these majestic birds we asked Welsh artists to bring the White-tailed Eagle back to life through the summer of 2025! These masterpieces are displayed at Kenfig Nature Reserve as part of the ‘Echoes of the Eagle’ Art Exhibition- set in the last known nest location for ‘Eryr y Mor’ in Wales.
INSPIRATION
The ‘Echoes of the Eagle’ Art Exhibition was inspired by William Weston Young 1816 historic artwork of the last breeding White-tailed Eagle pair recorded in Wales. This artwork was found at Amgeuddfa Cymru – Museum Wales in 2023 and came with the below historic written account:
“This drawing represents the Eagle taken near Kenfig in February 1816, a pair were seen in the neighborhood for some time, and traps were set for them, at length the female was caught, it remained in the trap for twenty four hours, before it was taken out, the foxes had visited the traps as usual to take what happened to be in them, but did not dare to attack the bird, the male hover’d over and remained near the spot most of the time, and remained some time after about that part of the country but could not be taken by any contrivance, it proved to be the Falco Albicilla or Erne.”
CONTRIBUTION
Kenfig was the last known nest location for Sea Eagles! 👉
A total of XX Welsh artists spent time producing masterpieces for our ‘Echoes of the Eagle’ Art Exhibition. Each masterpiece produced is shown below alongside information about each artist. All artwork is for sale to support artists and raise funds for both Kenfig Nature Reserve and Eagle Reintroduction Wales. If you would like to purchase any of the masterpieces shown below there is a secret biding system at the exhibition and will close on 19th September 2025.
INNOVATION
As part of these celebrations, year 9 students from Ysgol Bro Gwaun created this beautiful shadow puppet animation to tell the story and share the history of White-tailed Eagles in Wales. This animation has been a huge part of our ‘Echoes of the Eagle’ Art Exhibition and has been used to premier the celebrations! Echoes of the Eagle was created by students at Ysgol Bro Gwaun and Smallworld Theatre, written by Durrell’s Education and Outreach Officer, Krystal King. Check out this innovative work!