Two families shared an Owl Handling experience at Talon Falconry centre last week which included flying a Barn Owl. The entire session was conducted in a friendly way, making it a real treat for our young children to be so close to, and handle, such beautiful birds. It was a wonderful hour-long session which we all thoroughly enjoyed and left... More

Booked in for the 1 hour owl experience which was brilliant. Chris ran the session we were on and he certainly knows his stuff so imparts lots of interesting facts about the birds you get to handle. As part of the package we got to hold 3 owls, a little owl, a tawny owl and an eagle owl. We also... More

We arrived at the falconry at 10am and were given a very warm welcome before being given a quick talk on how the falconry runs and what we were doing for the day. Following this we had a quick look at the snakes before meeting the birds. It was brilliant, they have so many species of bird, all of them... More

A lovely walk in itself through the woods in the estate and when coupled with Bert, (the hawk) and Chris it was a memorable experience. My daughter, (aged 10), learnt a great deal during the hour and talked about it non-stop on the way home. More

Had a lovely time this weekend with my husband and baby daughter at Talon Falconry. The owner is clearly passionate about his birds and the centre is clean and well-set out. A great place to visit in winter if you want to avoid the crowds, get chance to ask questions and see the birds up close! We live locally so... More

My husband and I spent a wonderful full day experience at the bird of prey centre. On the morning we learnt all about the birds, handling them, weighing them and learning about how they are so carefully monitored. It was wonderful to observe the care and passion that the owner Chris and his colleague Phil clearly have in caring for... More

I visited with my husband and children in August 2011 and we had a fantastic day at the Talon Falconry Centre. Very informative and friendly staff, very clean and pleasant, great picnic area, fantastic flying demonstrations and best of all the stars of the show were the beautiful birds who were all in excellent healthy condition and are so obviously... More

My partner and I visited the bird of prey center recently and had a great time. The staff are very friendly and knowledgable and really know their stuff. I was very impressed at how clean and well kept everything was and the birds were all in very good condition. I would definitely recommend it to anyone especially families with children... More

We went one the Hawk Walk that Talon Falconry hosted. It was a brilliant experience. We learnt so much and we loved the entire thing. Chris, the handler was so experienced and knowledgeable, he put you at ease handling the gorgeous Harris Hawk. The centre is a lovely gem by Lightwater Valley. It was great seeing the mass of various... More