The Falconry Centre, Hagley is a charity and was established in 1983. We house the most varied collection of flying birds of prey in the West Midlands. We are home to over 80 birds including owls, hawks, buzzards, falcons, eagles, vultures, and caracara. The Centre houses over 30 species, ranging from those native to the UK to all over the world.
There is no pre-booking to visit our Centre. Our peaceful and attractive Visitor Centre is open every day from 11:00am until 5:00pm with last admission at 4:00pm (winter opening times vary Nov-Feb). Our main flying display is at 1pm all year, with a second display featuring different birds at 3:30pm from March to October (weather permitting). Enjoy a stroll around, seeing the birds in the aviaries and learn more about them during the afternoon displays.
These must be booked in advance. Bird Flying Experiences give you the opportunity to get up close and experience the thrill of flying and handling our magnificent birds. You learn about them as the birds fly and land on your gloved hand. We have experiences suitable for children age 6+ and adults, flying everything from owls to eagles. To see what we have available in the next 6 weeks, please click here use our new Online Booking System.
We have a team of birds that will fly in school halls, offering educational sessions tailored to suit the age group and any relevant areas of study. Led by one of our experienced falconers, a session usually lasts for 50 minutes and features at least 5 birds, from a mixture of kestrels, hawks and owls. Our birds fly in close proximity to the children, who are encouraged to ask questions throughout the sessions.
We take in a small number of injured wild birds of prey each year that are brought to us by members of the public or vets. These are kept in a wild bird hospital offsite from our visitor centre. We feed, treat, care for and release these birds back into the wild.
