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Birds of Prey Staffordshire

Rangemore, Burton on Trent

10 Reviews

What's Included

• Falconry experience voucher for two people
• Welcome and tour of the falconry collection
• Learn about the behaviour and characteristics of a variety of birds
• Handle and fly the birds to glove
• Plenty of photo opportunities
• You may be part of a small group of up to 10 participants

Birds of Prey Experience
• Learn about the husbandry of Birds of Prey
• You will be shown the basics of training and fly some of the birds to your gloved fist
• Birds flown include Harris Hawks, Kestrels, Ferruginous Hawks and a selection of owls
• Allow two hours for this experience

Owl Encounter
• Get up close and personal with a selection of owls
• Species include Barn Owl, Dark Breasted Barn Owl, Long Eared Owl, African Spotted Eagle Owl, Vermiculated Eagle Owl and Great Grey Owl
• Informal and educational talk about each species of owl flown
• Allow two hours for this experience

What Can I Expect

See birds of prey in Staffordshire and enjoy meeting the magnificent raptors in a very lovely setting at Byrkley Park Garden Centre, just a few miles west of Burton upon Trent.

David the falconer and his feathered friends love life here in Staffordshire and love to show you, the inquisitive visitor, their world. You'll look at husbandry skills and how the birds of prey are housed, as well as discovering more about their diet, how food is prepared and why weight control is important.

Then there's the long process of how young birds are trained for flight, using specialist falconry equipment such as lures and jesses and even how telemetry plays a part. It's all truly fascinating stuff here in Staffordshire!

The main player during these birds of prey experiences in Staffordshire is Scout the Harris Hawk. He loves nothing better than to put a bit of a show on for spectators. Then there's Jess the gorgeous little European Kestrel and Frog, the Ferruginous Buzzard.

The two hour Owl Experience concentrates on these wonderful, almost mythical creatures. You'll hear all about their nocturnal and diurnal habits, as well as being able to get right up close to these little cuties. You might well meet the likes of Hobbit, the Vermiculated (that's wavy-effect feathers) Eagle Owl with his tufty ears, Tilly the gorgeous Barn Owl or Kojo the lovely African Spotted Eagle Owl.

The land surrounding the garden centre is a wonderful mix of woodland, fields and fish ponds, interlaced with walking paths along hedgerows - the perfect habitat for watching and participating in owls and raptors in flight.

Throughout your two hours with the birds of prey in Staffordshire, there's ample opportunity for everyone in the group to handle and fly birds. 

When Is It Available

• Selected weekdays and weekends throughout the year
• Subject to weather conditions

Location

• Rangemore, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire

Suitable For

• Minimum age 10 for Owl Encouter and Bird of Prey Experience
• Under 16s must be accompanied by a participating or spectating adult

Spectators

• Spectators are welcome for a charge of £10 per person payable on the day

Anything Else

• Byrkley Park Garden Centre includes crafts, clothing and jewellery shops as well as the Topiary coffee shop and restaurant
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Reviews

5 out of 5 stars

Average Rating: 5
Total Reviews: 10

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Reviews

  based on 10 reviews

Rating: 5 stars
Chrissie Lovatt
A suberb experience, both David and Amy were very welcoming and clearly care very much about the bi...
Rating: 5 stars
Bec
an amazing experience! great for couples, families or alone it as brilliant. get to see a variety o...
Rating: 5 stars
Heather Morris
Very informative and interesting. Great to have the rare opportunity to get close and take part in...
Rating: 5 stars
Debra Whalley
2 Months ago
Very enjoyable Dave was welcoming & friendly. Told us interesting information regarding birds of pr...
Rating: 5 stars
Paul Baker
11 Months ago
A great day, conditions weren't perfect but it didn't matter, the day was interesting and at times ...
Rating: 5 stars
CWhyler
Absolutely fantastic day. I wish I would have taken more photos - especially of the hawk, but it wa...
Rating: 5 stars
Connie Towl
Lovely day. Both men were knowledgeable, funny and encouraged ALL questions. They clearly loved the...
Rating: 5 stars
Steve and Dawn
Very enjoyable 3 hours,birds are fantastic, bought as present last Xmas and finally managed to use,...
Rating: 5 stars
Mark Hancock
It was a fantastic day out. To walk round the fields watching a Harris Hawk doing it's thing and h...
Rating: 5 stars
Karen
Fantastic experience, Dave was a joy to watch and imparted his knowledge in a easy and clear way. ...