Visitors Information

PUBLIC VISITING CENTRE

Open Weekends & School Holidays

Doors open from 11am until 5pm

Flying Display Times
Between the hours of 11.30am & 4pm.
Times may vary throughout the year

Entrance Fees (Credit Cards accepted)
Adults: £5.00
Senior Citizens: £4.50
Children: £3.00 (aged from 4 to 15yrs)
Family: £10.00 (up to 2 adults, 2 children)
Free entry for: Centre Members, Bird Sponsors,
Owl Box Sponsors plus children under the age of 4yrs old

Hot & Cold Drinks available.

Photography Notice for Visitor Centre.
No Photography during Flying Displays
Please click here for information

Summary of what's at the Centre for Visitors.

There are a variety of Birds of Prey you can meet, species range from: Barn Owls, Tawny Owls, Little Owls, Long Eared Owls, Boobook Owl, Eagle Owls, Harris Hawks, Buzzards, Falcons & the majestic Golden Eagle.

We have Flying Displays that take place between the hours of 11.30am to 4pm

We have a 12½ acre Nature Reserve for you to walk through, which inckudes our 4 acre Wildflower Meadow.

We have friendly staff on site to assist with any questions asked regarding issues ofEducation, Conservation & Bird Welfare.

If you are looking for something more
interactive & hands-on (CLICK HERE)

See below for further visitor information including directions on how to find us
For all enquiries call 01452 383999

 

No Dogs are permitted on site	On site facilities with good access

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How to Find us

Our address details

The Barn Owl Centre
Netheridge Farm
Netheridge Close
Hempsted
Gloucester
GL2 5LE

Tel: 01452 383999

Important note for anyone using SAT NAV
Not all sat navs & maps will find us, for anyone who struggles to find us, we are just off the Hempsted link at Netheridge, this is close to the new canal bridge on the link road some distance from Hempsted Village.

Look for black & white signs for Barn Owl Centre or Hempsted Meadows, Hempsted Meadows is directly opposite us, this is the new Open Market & Car Boot.

For a detailed map, please click on the map or visit Google Maps & type in our postal code - GL2 5LE

NOTICE for Dog Owners:
WE ARE SORRY BUT NO DOGS ARE PERMITTED ON THE FARM DUE TO THE NATURE OF OUR WORK.

 

Birds at the Centre
Species at the Centre are: Barn Owls, Black Barn Owl, Little Owls, Tawny Owls, Long Eared Owls, European Eagle Owls, Great Horned Eagle Owl, Boobook Owl, Snowy Owl, Falcons, Harris Hawks, Euopean Buzzards, Red tailed Buzzard, Kestrel & the majestic Golden Eagle.

Bird of Prey Flying Displays – As an added visitor attraction & operating under our charity's name 'Barn Owl Centre', we have opened Gloucester City's first Bird of Prey Centre. This opened in July 2009 at weekends & school holidays. Now open, it is proving to be a great asset for the area & an enjoyable place to visit. Come & see us & encounter the working relationship we have with our birds, whilst here you can meet our friendly staff plus a variety of the birds we care for & support. Many of our birds are flown during the day within a very natural environment you would expect to see if they were in the wild.

Flying displays throughout the day

Indoor Flying Area for Rainy Days
In the event of bad weather, some of our birds will continue to be flown within our 70 seated indoor flying area.

 

 

 

Nature Reserve & Wildflower Meadow – During the summer of 2009 we opened up the whole farm so visitors can view & enjoy our first 12½ Nature Reserve. For local wildlife, this is becoming quite an haven for an array of insect life such as Butterlies, Bees, Moths & Dragonflies. The birdlife is excellent & species can range from Owls, Kestrel, Buzzards, Warblers, Treecreeper, Woodpecker, & 3 pairs of nesting Grasshopper Warblers, which we are very pleased about.

We also have an excellent mature wildflower meadow that that is nicely pathed like a maze, great for childen & parents In all the Barn Owl Centre's new home is improving all the time with the site maturing year after year. If you have a passion for wildlife photography, why not take your camera into our Nature Reserve to see what you can Photograph.

 

 

 

 

Barn Owl Centre – We offer support & advice to assist the conservation of wild owls & the rehabilitation of wild birds. Come & meet our conservation staff, there is always someone on-hand to discuss ways on how you can support Owl populations local to you.

Support provided for wild British Owls & Kestrel Projects
With many landowners now involved in their own conservation projects, why not come & visit us to see how we do things & view the habitats we are creating. During a visit you can share your experiences with our Conservation team, it is always a pleasure for us to hear what others are doing to support these beautiful birds.

If you are looking to acquire an Owl or Kestrel Nest Box, these can be purchase from our web shop (Here) or by visiting the Centre during opening times.