Visitors Information

Entrance Fees

Adults: £5.00
Senior Citizens: £4.50
Children: £3.00 (aged from 4 to 15)
Family: £10.00 (up to 2 adults, 2 children)
Free entry for under 4's

Hot & Cold Drinks available.

The Barn Owl Centre is a registered charity that was formed in January 1997. For those who are not aware, we moved the whole of our organisation from Brockworth in to Netheridge Farm during March 2008. Since the move we have rebuild a new Centre to accommodate the work of the charity, which included new facilities for the many birds in our care. During the summer of 2009 we opened our doors to the visiting public. More information can be found by scrolling down the page or by visiting other pages of our website.

Summary to what’s on site

 - Barn Owl Centre – We offer support to the conservation of wild owls & the rehabilitation of all raptors that come into our care. Come & meet our Conservation staff, there is always someome available to talk to or to offer advice on how you can support your local Owl population.
 - Bird of Prey Centre – As an added section we have created Gloucester City's first Birds of Prey Centre, this is proving a great success with our visitors. Come and join us to enjoy the working relationship we have with our birds, here we have a variety of Owls, Hawks, Buzzards & a magestic Golden Eagle.
 - 12 acre Nature Reserve – During the summer of 2009 we opened the first stages of our new Owl Conservation Centre with our first Nature Reserve spread over 12½ acres. This is our first nature reserve in the making & already we can see how the local wildlife is benefiting from the hard work that has been done. For visitors who enjoy wildlife, this simply adds so much more during a visit.
 - Bird of Prey Experiences – All our hands-on Bird of Prey Experience operate separately to the visiting centre, this is by booking only, with or without gift vouchers. Click Here

For all enquiries call 01452 383999 

No Dogs are permitted on site	Good access including toilet facilities

See below for further visitor information including directions on how to find us

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.

Free flying displays with new birds being trained
During a visit you can meet the different species we have the pleasure of working with, take some time & relax & enjoy the flying & training demonstrations which take place throughout the day, this being with a natural wild setting as a backdrop.

Indoor Flying Area for Rainy Days
In the event of bad weather conditions, Owl flying displays can continue within our 70 seated indoor flying area.

 

 

 

Visit our Nature Reserve
In between flying times why not take a gentle stroll though the 12.5 acre nature reserve we have at the Farm. Here you can have great views of some of the wild residents that inhabit the farm in addition it is a great place to photograph an array of species that are present during a visit. With approximately 3 miles of grass footpaths, this provides our visitors with easy access through the habitats we have given back to support localised wildlife.

Wildlife species that inhabit the Farm
Barn Owls. Little Owls, Tawny Owls, Kestrels, Buzzards & Ravens. In addition our Farm supports an array of hedgerow birds, woodpeckers plus a range of mammal life & insect life.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

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 SAT NAV users
We are along side a new link called Secunda Way, this might not show up on a SAT NAV system? See below for directions on how to find us.

We can be located along the new link road called Secunda Way directly opposite Hempsted Meadows, the New Open Market/Car Boot. The Old Hempsted Bridge is now only open for foot traffic only.

For a detailed map, please go to 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