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FUTURE PLANS FOR THE BARN OWL CENTRE

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Working to support the environment, our wildlife & the community through EDUCATION, CONSERVATION & BIRD WELFARE

The building our new Owl Conservation Centre will create huge benefits for the environment & for wildlife. Through our on-site facilities, communities of all age groups will benefit through an interactive Educational Centre where people can learn more about Owls, their habitats & their ability to survive in a forever changing countryside. For Gloucestershire & the surrounding counties, our new Centre will become an important asset for everyone especially young children.

The building of our new Centre isn't going to be easy especially in todays financial climate (2013). If we keep our feet on the ground we will acheive what we have set out to do. Support offered from the wider community is important to us, so if you can offer any help, materials or extra funding through a donation, this would be greatly appreciated.

This video below provides a 3D the dream plan of what we would like the Barn Owl Centre to look like, for this to happen we would need the security from the council & the neccessary support from donors & grant funding.

 

Here is some history

The Barn Owl Centre is now settled & established within its new home at Netheridge Farm, located on the outer ring road (A430) close to Hempsted Village, Gloucester. For those who are new to our organisation, we moved to Netheridge Farm from a previous location in Brockworth on the 8th March 2008.

The 12.5 acre farm we have moved into was leased to our charity by Gloucester City Council; we have been given a supportive long-term lease for a period of 99 years with a peppercorn rent period for the first 25 years, over time we have asked if the farm could be sold to us to which the answer was no, this was to be under a lease basis only.

The farm was in need of a lot of TLC when it was handed to us in its derelict state. Before we moved from our previous location at Brockworth to Netheridge, we took the route of re-building within a temporary area, this was from scratch with very little funding to hand, this made the task very difficult & harder than we expected! Over time we achieved what we set out to do.

 

 

This image show the temporary bird aviaries that were initially build when moving onto the farm, all aviaries you see have been professionally constructed by the charity & positioned to the north side of the many derelict buildings we have future plans for. By building temporary it simply kept the initial moving costs down, this allowed our charity & our birds to move to the farm much quicker & cheaper. With the tightest of budget & determination WE & OUR BIRDS MADE IT!

 

 

 

 

Aviaries awaiting wire fronts & doors, Garden area infront toalso be completed over time.

During 2010 we continued building more aviaries that will help accommodate more birds that come into our care. Because we support many birds that become unwanted through the pet trade or birds that have mis-treated by their owners, more space is required to provide adequate housing that can offer unwanted birds the support they need.

This image shows the 35 new aviaries that will be in addition to aviaries we already have, the below image shows the scale of the aviary complex & where they are positioned on the farm.

This aviary project is now very close to completion & soon they will be providing permanent or semi permanent homes for birds that are in need.

With the temporary Barn Owl Centre successfully up & running & working brilliantly, we are able to continue the charitys work & its activities comfortably with the knowledge that minimal disruption will be caused later on & during future development stages of the farm buildings.

To help with the extra funding needed for future works, we need to look at increasing the charity's income levels so we can meet all future expenditure that will occur, this includes the cost of all future development that is to take place.

With the the plans in place to build Gloucestershire’s first Barn Owl Conservation Centre with full educational facilities, we need to reach out for all the support we can get, no matter how small, the community have been brilliant but we do need added support with grant funding & any funding or materials we can obtain from the business community. Any offer of support will be of greatly appreciated because it is a huge benefit to the work of our charity.

 

Business Sponsor needed.

Could we interest you in becoming a Business Sponsor, if so please get in touch. It would be a great pleasure to show you around & provide a detailed insight into the work & future of our charity. A visit will enable you see the full potential of a growing charity that connects with communities both locally & at a national level.

Here is a link that provides information on Tax Benefits given to charities by the Business community BUSINESS TAX DONATIONS - CLICK HERE
Can a small percentage of your taxable business profits be donated to support our charity?

Images below will help to show the scale of the project work in front of us, some of the images will also show you how we have progressed with the minimal of funds to work with.


If you wish to support us by post, donations can be  forwarded using the below address

 

Barn Owl Centre
Netheridge Farm. Netheridge Close
Hempsted. Gloucester. GL2 5LE
Tel: 01452 383999
Email: info@barnowl.co.uk

 

Your support is very important to us - Our Charity Number is: 1097410

WISH LIST

We are looking for support from the skilled trades (below) that have some spare time on their hands, the support offered will help enormously to further the development of our new Centre. In addition we are also looking for much needed materials (listed below) to help cut down our charitys development costs.

Transforming Old Farm Buildings into our new Owl Conservation Centre & Owl Sanctuary is huge task, if you have the skills, the time or the materials & you want to get involved, please get in touch.

Skilled Trades Required are:

Skilled Carpenter wanted.
Skilled Roofer wanted.
Skilled Bricklayer wanted.
Skilled Electrician wanted.
Skilled Plumber wanted.
Skilled Dryliner/Plasterer
wanted.
Painter & Decorator wanted.

Building & other Materials Wanted - WISH LIST
Is anyone in a position to help donate to our charity any of the below materials, if so please give us a call.

Aggregates to create paths.
Building Sand
Timber - 4x2, 5x2 & 6x1
Fence Stakes, stock proof fencing.
Plants for garden areas.
Native hedging & trees, any quantity.
Mini Digger & Dumper Truck
Compact Tractor with attachments for habitat management

Telephone: 01452 383999 between the hours of 9am - 9pm

Ask for Vincent Jones.

Netheridge Farm 2007 prior to us moving inProposed 3D front elevation showing Entrance ViewProposed 3D design showing inner courtyard with seating areasProposed 3D Plan showing view at rear leading to Exit & Educational BuildingPlan for new aviaries to include rehabilitation aviaries for wild casualties
Proposed Plans 2009 showing new aviaries & Education/Conservation CentreTemporary Aviaries at NiightSize of New Barn Owl CentreLocation of Barn Owl CentreExisting Summer 2008
Spring 2008. How the paths are looking within 5 monthsCreating paths through 12.5 acres of land for reserveSpring 2008. Training area for our birds with seatingNew Temporary AviariesNew temporary aviary area
Now cleaned up to house temporary aviary areaAfter - Temporary Indoor flying areaBefore - Temporary Indoor flying area

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