Special Offers
FOR A LIST OF ALL OUR UP AND COMING EVENTS PLEASE VISIT EVENTS Field Sports Day - We have just a few spaces available for this event on May 12th, reduced from £35.00 to £28.00, book now to avaoid disapointment 01767 627527 or 01767 627752 Special Offers The BIG 5 - The ultimate of all of our experiences has landed, spend half a day at the centre handling and flying the giants of the skies. White Tailed Sea Eagle, American Bald Eagle, Andean Condor, Eagle Owl and African Fish Eagle make up the BIG 5, your have the opportunity to come face to face with these amazing birds, feel the weight and an ideal opportunity to get souvenier photos. This is followed by free flying these amazing birds as they glide into your arm, see their giant wing span. £60.00 per person Please note this experience is not suitable for children under the age of 16 years. Half Day Introduction and Activity Day or Half Day Owl Experience WAS £78.00 NOW £39.00 Spend half a day either handling and flying a variety of birds or a variety of owls. You will have the opportuntiy to get close to many different species, come face to face with Eagles, experience the silent flight of the owl or the swift flight of the hawk. Gift Vouchers are valid for 12 months, you choose the date and you fly the birds. Call 01767 627527 or 01767 627752 for more details Raptor Awareness & Conservation Day - May 25th 10am - 4pm With the land use change over the past years, it is now more important than ever to help out British Wildlife. Join us at the Bird of Prey Centre for our Conservation day, this day is designed to give you an insight into conservation projects across the UK, and have fun with the birds as well. The day starts at 10am with an introduction by the falconers over tea/coffee; you will then be given a guided tour of the centre visiting many of our native species. You will have the opportunity to handle some of our native species, including; Barn Owl, Kestrel, Long Eared Owl, Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, Golden Eagle, White Tailed Eagle and re-established now in the UK the European Eagle Owl. This is followed by talk given by a vet on what to do if you come across a wild bird or a disabled bird. In the afternoon you will be taken out to a nesting site of a Barn Owl in the hope we can see wild owls and then given a talk by a game keeper on how field margins help our wildlife. We then return to centre and finish off the day by free flying many of our native species, the ideal opportunity to see the birds in flight and to get some souvenir photos. Conservation pack and lunch is included in this day £35.00 per person – Book now as places are limited PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR EXPERIENCE DAYS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 7 YEARS. |
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Photography Workshop July 29th & August 8th
The English School of Falconry is pleased to have local professional Photographer, Darren Harbar offering his extensive experience at our workshops. Darren not only runs his own photography buisness, but he's also an internationally published photographer with an eye for action images. Before setting up his own buisness, Darren served as the editor of Which Digital Camera? magazing and as the test and technique editor on Practical Photography. Darren is therefore highly experienced in delivering technique training and indeed now runs his own photography training academy.
We know that every photographer has different levels of knowledge, so our day starts with some classroom time where our professional photographer will be able to get an idea of what you already know. There may well be some technique training in this part of the day that some students will already know, but our workshop is designed to accomodate the entry-level user as well as the enthuasiast. In the class room we will cover the use of shutter speeds and aperture, as well as ISO sensitivity, metering and those all important focussing techniques.
The first pratical part of the day will cover the technique of photographing static birds. You will have plenty of time with the falconers to get some great images, and we will show you how to use the natural backgrounds to get morre natural images.
After a buffet lunch, we explore the challenges of capturing a bird in flight. This is where your classroom work will fall into place and you'll get the chance to put it into practise. We'll start you off nice and slow with some of the sedate flyers, and then work up to some fast birds throughout the afternoon. By the time the mid-afternoon flying display starts you'll be ready to try your hand at a whole range of birds. After the show, we have the chance to sit down and evaluate your images and experiences from the day. This is the time to ask lots of questions and our professional photographer will be on hand to guide you.
The centre is home to over 200 birds of prey, so there is plenty to choose from, each giving thier own unique flight. From American Bald Eagles, Andean Condor, Red Kite, a variety of Owls, Stellers Sea Eagle and more, you will be spoilt for choice of who to capture next.
Our group days are limited to a maximum of eight students, to ensure you get a more personal service and therefore achieve better results.
£89.00 per person (includes a buffet lunch)
Call 01767 627527 or 01767 627752 to book your place. |
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| February Half Term - October 31st |
10:00am-5:00pm Seven Days a Week |
| 1st November - February Half Term |
10:00am-4:00pm Seven Days a week |
| 24th December - 1st January |
Closed |
| Admission |
Adults £12.00
Child up to 16 years FREE (up to a maximum of 4, extra children £5.00 each).
Concessions £11.00 |
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