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Bird of Prey Experiences - Half & Full Days
Introduction to the bird's species and their background. Teach you how to handle correctly, weigh and then finally fly them. Hunting days can also be incorporated into the experience day package, if required.
For full day experiences lunch is provided in local 4 times award winning pub.
Educational talks and shows
Offering schools and any variety of groups (both young & old), either half or full day educational discussions. Covering topics on all the different breeds of birds, their habitat and hunting skills. Allowing people to see them up close and then be able to recognise them in their local community.
Photographic Days
Individual and group (1/2 and full days). Full day events include lunch
* Group bookings (discount available) of 10 or more can be held in idyllic setting with conference room available. This opportunity is ideal for groups so as techniques and perfect pictures can be captured before going out into the field. Food can also be provided.
Hunting Days
This is a spectacular encounter of the birds doing exactly what comes natural to them. A walk through the fields and woods is a wonderful experience where you can witness the art of Falconry 1st hand. Teamwork between falconer and bird that come only from complete trust by both.
* The 'Hunting Days' can be incorporated into the 'Experience Days, if required. Full day events include lunch.
Corporate Events & those special occasions
Set in idyllic countryside, offering a wide variety of activities, falconry included.
The ideal, yet unusual gift to make your special day a memorable event.
Adopt or sponsor a bird of your choice
You can support your favourite bird by sponsoring it and in doing so; you will receive a photo, certificate proof and have a discounted rate for one whole year on additional visits.
Adopt or sponsor a bird box for wild birds of prey
This will allow you to enjoy the wild birds in your local area. With the expertise of the Hawk & Owl Trust, I voluntarily erect these boxes to encourage wild birds to take up residence. This has already had great success within the local area.
Every effort is made to render 1st aid treatment to wild birds of prey, with 24hr advice given for assistance and/or guidance. Wild, injured or rescued birds will receive veterinary treatment if required at Great Western Referrals and taken to Hawk Conservancy in Andover, for rehabilitation.
Success Stories......
This is a Common Buzzard, picked up very recently (July 2008), that was found on the Whitehall farmlands.
He is a young male that crashed on its maiden flight and was exhausted from lack of food. He suffered a broken leg, which we put into a splint, before taking it for specialist avarian care. The young fella was brought back here to Reybridge and is now being crop fed through a syringe for a couple of days, as he's still quite weak. When he's eating well for himself, and we believe it is safe to do so, he will be released back to the same location we found him. With ours and Great Western Referrals intervention he should make a sound recovery, back in the wild.
This is a Common Buzzard, known as 'Buddy', which we helped in March 2007.
He was brought back to full health, with assistance from Hawk Conservancy, and successfully released in November 2007 .
This is a Tawny Owl brought in to me by locals, who found it in the road.
We gave it 1st aid and glocuse and took it again to Hawk Conservancy.
****Stop Press - 17th July 2008**** The latest on this young fella is that he is fine and will be released very soon. He had most likely been hit by a car and had minor cere ( part of beak) damage.
Please note we cannot keep wild birds along side our own birds, but we do everything possible to release them back into the wild, in the area they were found.