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Bird of Prey Half Day Experience UK Wide	Product code: 1188912

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Bird of Prey Half Day Experience UK Wide

Spend half a day with some of the most magnificent creatures on the planet!

Falconry techniques have been refined over centuries and passed down from many falconers. This half day course gives you the opportunity to share in this knowledge and also to interact these magnificent birds of prey up close before learning how to fly them to the fist. These birds are not trained to do tricks they simply mimic what comes naturally to them. All the birds on show will display their natural instincts to soar, quarter, pounce and mantle.

£75

Location

Kent, Essex, West Sussex, Bedfordshire (South East), Cornwall (South West) West Midlands, Derbyshire, Nottingham (Midlands) North Yorkshire, Cheshire(North) Fife, Perthshire, Lanarkshire (Scotland)

Agenda

Your experience starts with an informative tour of the centre where you will see the variety of birds of prey close up and learn all about their different characteristics, speed capabilities and hunting habits. After that, you will have the chance to fly some of them to the fist under the watchful eye of the trainer. Finally there will be plenty of photo opportunities to capture a truly unforgettable experience. All equipment will be provided for your experience, but it is advisable to bring a pair of wellington boots with you and wear suitable outdoor clothing for the time of year! You will be at the venue for approximately 2-3 hours in total.

Notes

Your voucher is valid for 10 months. The number of other participants on the day will vary depending on the venue. The minimum age for this experience may differ from venue to venue but will range between 10 and 16 years of age. The venue in Perthshire does not include a tour of the Centre you will instead be met by the falconer at a rendevous point and then taken to see the Birds in their natural surroundings. Please note that the species of bird flown will be dependent on the time of year. The venue in Kent does not offer a tour but you are free to wander around the centre and see the birds of prey on display. The Cornwall venue allows a maximum of one spectator on this half day experience. Please note dogs are not permitted on site at some locations.

Customer Reviews

Bob Granger, Stoke-on-Trent

My wife bought this bird of prey experience for my birthday, it was thoroughly enjoyable and I have some amazing photos of these majestic birds.

Jake Warmley,

I've always been fascinated by birds of prey so when I got given the voucher for this falconry day I was really excited. My experience was wonderful from start to finish. I loved the tour of the centre and it was incredible to see some of the birds in flight and get them to land on my arm.

Dennis Collins, UK

Not knowing what to expect before the Bird of Prey experience, I was delighted with the quality, interest and enjoyment of this particular experience. It is to be recommended to anyone as interested in wild life as I am. Thank you for helping to make this possible.

Lisa Harwood, UK

Today we had an amazing morning with Bob at Hamptworth Falconry on a half day bird of prey day. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU WHAT A BRILLIANT MORNING IT WAS! I think Bob went above and beyond to make our day an amazing experience. My little girl is going to be a falconer now and it’s the first time in her whole life she stopped talking while we were there! She went to bed still talking about Whiskey, Bella, Amelia, Maud, Captin Crazy etc to name but a few characters that will stay in our hearts forever. Good luck to Megan in her release. Thank you for finding Bob he is a gem. We will definitely be going back for another fix. Can you please see that he gets our thanks?! I know Ellie is planning to send him a drawing.

Pete Hannaford, UK

I just wanted to write and say what a wonderful day I had yesterday. It was a marvellous experience and I would be happy to recommend to anyone interested in the Bird of Prey Experience. The instructor’s knowledge and expertise were first rate. He really made the day very special for me.

David Bates, UK

The experience with the birds of prey at Hagley was fantastic! I wish I had the whole day I would certainly tell other people of the experience.