The ravens

Meet our new ravens

We’re delighted to welcome Edgar and Branwen to join the Tower’s legendary corvid community!

In the vote for naming our newest baby female raven, the winning name was Branwen! Thanks to everyone that voted.

Having been closed to visitors since 2020, the Tower of London has been hit hard by the impact of the pandemic, which saw its visitor income drop by 85%. If you’re in the UK and would like to help support the costs of caring for our historic landmark and its iconic raven residents, text RAVENS to 70085 to donate £5. Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message.

Or if you would like to support us from the USA, find out how you can do so here.

Discover the stories of the ravens at the Tower of London as told by our resident Ravenmaster, Chris Skaife.

Why are the ravens' wing feathers trimmed?

The Ravenmaster occasionally trims some of the ravens' primary and secondary flight feathers to encourage them to stay at the Tower. All the Tower ravens are able to fly but, with careful feather management, plenty of food and a comfortable new enclosure, they are happy to call the Tower their home.

However, some ravens have gone absent without leave in the past and others have even been sacked. Raven Muninn flew off to Greenwich and was eventually returned by a vigilant member of the public after seven days. Raven George was dismissed for eating television aerials and Raven Grog was last seen outside an East End pub.

A diet of meat, biscuits and blood

The ravens are fed twice a day by our Ravenmaster and dine on a special diet of mice, chicks, rats and assorted raw meats. As a special treat, they are given biscuits soaked in blood.

Meet the four raven chicks that were born as part of the Tower of London's breeding programme in 2019, in this short video.