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Lanner Falcon by Alan Moss

Over the summer months the Trust will be opening its door to allow visitors to enjoy an evening of summer fun with Birds of Prey.

Start the evening with a filling ploughman’s supper in our woodland picnic area followed by tea/coffee and chocolate brownie. Then everyone is divided up into small groups and taken on a tour around the grounds with an expert guide.

Barn Owl by Alan Moss

There will be a chance to go on a ride around our beautiful wildflower meadow on a tractor and trailer ride, before taking a seat in our flying arena. Here you can enjoy the unique experience of watching our birds fly to music, specially selected to add to the grace and beauty of their flying ability.

The evening ends with the opportunity for all visitors to hold a British Bird of Prey.

These evenings allow visitors the chance to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Trust and watch the bird fly on a beautiful summers night.

Photo by William McGarrigle

Fly by nights will be held on selected Saturday evenings during the summer of 2008. These evenings will commence at 7pm.

The cost of tickets are; £26 for adults and £13 for children. This includes a voluntary 10% donation towards the work of our Bird of Prey Hospital and enables the Trust, if you agree and are a UK taxpayer, to claim an additional 28% back from the Inland Revenue. If you do not wish to support this project the non Gift Aid price is £23.64 and £11.82 respectively.

The quoted price includes refreshments - Ticket breakdown: £21 is the ticket price to Summer Fly By Night and £5 for food is paid to the Hawk Conservancy Trust Trading Company.

Tickets are strictly limited and evening events at the Trust sell out quickly so please book early.

Once booked, we reserve the right to cancel the evening in the event of bad weather and re-arrange. Please note that Summer Fly By Night is an outdoor event and will only be cancelled in the event of severe weather conditions.

Black Kites by Allan Berzins

For more information, to check availablility or to book tickets, contact the office on 01264 773850, 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday.

You may also purchase tickets and gift vouchers from our online Ticket Shop. Please give three preferred dates. We shall attempt to place you in your first preferred date, but if that evening is fully booked, we shall book you into your second or third choice. Please be aware that dates tend to fill rather quickly, so it is advisable to call the office on 01264 773850, 9am-5.30pm Monday to Friday to check availablility and reserve your places.

Dates available for Summer 2008 are:

Summer Fly by Night evenings are eligible for Gift Aid - a painless way for UK taxpayers to have the Inland Revenue increase the value of your charitable spend without costing you any more. Read the flier (Adobe Acrobat .pdf format - if you don't have Adobe® Acrobat® Readerä , you can download it for free on

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