A STAR of the Netflix series Vikings: Valhalla visited the Hawk Conservancy Trust near Andover.

Wiltshire-born David Oakes met Sage the Tawny Owl on a tour of the award-winning wildlife site, continuing his passion for birds and wildlife.

The trip brought back many happy memories of visiting the centre as a child with his family, while learning about its conservation work with birds of prey both in the UK and overseas.

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Andover Advertiser: David Oakes with Sage the Tawny Owl alongside Tom Morath, deputy head of the Living Collection atDavid met some of the most threatened birds on the planet – vultures – during his visit and heard about the trust’s work to conserve them.

David frequently discusses the natural world with guests on his Trees a Crowd podcast, but this time his chat with the Hawk Conservancy Trust’s Tom Morath will feature on the charity’s own Nature’s a Hoot podcast, published on Friday, March 1.

The podcast is available at hawk-conservancy.org/podcast.