The Barn Owl Centre has re-located to Netheridge Farm
3/27/2008
Scroll down for latest news & images: New images can be seen below showing entrance to flying area, seating within flying area, 2 of our birds at work, plus indoor flying/multi-media presentation facilities, this facility can accommodate up to 80 people, great for schools, groups & during bad weather conditions etc.
Due to the settling in period for us & our birds we are now pleased to announce that all flying activities & photographic days have commenced as from the 6th April 2008. It took us & our birds a little longer than anticipated to adapt to their new environment.
Re-location news from the Barn Owl Centre
Dated of re-location: Friday, Sunday, 02 March 2008
We have now re-located the whole of our charity to our new site: Our new address details & contact number can be found below & throughout our website. Our old number 01452 865999, this will be diverted to our new number for a period of 12 months. All post sent to our old address will be re-directed by Royal Mail.
Please Note: Our farm is located on the opposite side of Hempsted Meadows, this is where the new open market will to be located, this is alongside the new link road close to Hempsted Village. (Please note we are not located with Hempsted Village itself). we are close to the new swing bridge going over the canal. We now have in place new road signs to help guide visitors to us, note that the signs are white & read Barn Owl Centre.
Address details are:
The Barn Owl Centre.
Netheridge Farm
Netheridge Close
Hempsted
Gloucester
GL2 5LE
(Navigation systems do not recognise the new link road yet, read info above address)
Our New Telephone Number is: 01452 383999
CLICK HERE TO VIEW PLANNING DOCUMENTS
This will take you to Gloucester City Council Web site
The purpose of re-locating was simply because the Brockworth site was too small for us & the birds we have in our care, re-locating supports the expansion of our aims & objectives in the field of Education, Conservation & Bird Welfare.
The new location at Netheridge Farm (images below) boasts many redundant buildings, all in need of repair. In addition the Farm as fields that cover an area of 12½ acres, future plans will be to create an Environmental Centre for Gloucestershire with the improvement of on-site habitats conditions to attract more wildlife to the area. A section of land close to the aviaries where our birds are kept will be allocated as a flying field.
Netheridge Farm is much different than what we had at the Brockworth site; at Brockworth we had very little freedom to operate effectively with a small area of approximately 3500sq ft, too small to accommodate the expansion of our charity. All in all, moving has been big step for us as a charity for which we would like to thank those who offer us support.
Images seen below are of Netheridge Farm.
All aerial shots below were taken by Birdman Photography
Image above taken late 2007 by Birdman Photography
This shows the number of buildings that will form our new Centre. Some buildings will be made accessible in support of localised wildlife such as Owls, Swallows & Bats etc.
Taken by Birdman Photography
Showing Netheridge Farm (Central) surrounded with its own 12.5 acres.
Above & Below Image: Showing pathways through what is going to be our own 12.5 acre Nature Reserve.
Above image taken by Birdman Photography
Our new spacious aviary area completed March 2008.
Entrance leading to outside flying area.
Our new flying area that can seat up to 100 guests, this has been created for flying displays during future opening days etc.
The 2 images above & below were recently taken showing flight shots of one of our Barn Owls called Paddy. What a beauty she is!
Eagle Owl Experiences
This is Kaln, one of our Eagle Owls we fly, here he can be seen showing off whilst practicing for the start of our Photography Days
Indoor flying area & multi-media presentation facility for schools & group bookings etc.
It is important to note that our new address will only be open to pre-arranged visits until we have created a visiting Centre we have dreamed of, pre-arranged visits will include an array of activities, nest box sales & rescue work. A proposed Visitors Centre is in the planning stages & should be open in the future.
If you have any queries or questions regarding our move please do not hesitate to contact Vincent Jones (Centre Director/Trustee by telephone: 01452 383999.
This is a positive way forward & with your support we can achieve a special place for all to enjoy & appreciate.
A big thank you to everyone who supports us.
The Barn Owl Centre
Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
