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LantraLantra Awards

The English School of Falconry has recently become an Approved Admin Point (AAP) for the Lantra award for beginning falconry. Having completed a course Phil and Emma Gooden are now approved assessors for the award.
The Lantra Award is now available in conjunction with our 2 and 5 day falconry courses and our 10 month evening course.

How it started
Lantra Awards and the Hawk Board have together developed and launched an award for the would-be falconers and bird of prey keepers along with Lantra SSC the Sector Skills Council for the Land Based and Environmental Sector, ensuring that it was tailored to all falconry and bird of prey keeping needs.

The award has been developed by Lantra Awards with the assistance of falconers throughout the UK, who have helped to define the body of knowledge and practical skills required. It is a formal award intended for those who are new to falconry, or those who wish to keep raptors and/or owls. The award is approved by the Hawk Board and is administered by Lantra Awards.

What the award consists of
The award assumes that candidates have no previous knowledge or experience and covers all aspects of falconry and keeping birds of prey. The award is granted to those candidates who are able to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant background knowledge, and those practical skills necessary to keep a bird of prey in a healthy and happy condition. The award consists of two units:

Unit 1Bird of Prey Management and Husbandry
Module 1 Housing
Module 2 Hygiene
Module 3 Feeding and food preparation
Module 4 Health
Module 5 Species suitability and legislation

Unit 2 Basic Falconry Techniques
Module 6 Purchasing your first bird
Module 7 Essential equipment
Module 8 Picking up and carrying
Module 9 Feeding and manning
Module 10 Weighing and weight management
Module 11 Flying to the fist

For more information on our courses and the Lantra Award please call 01767 62752

 
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Autumn Owl Watch - September 11th 6.00pm - 9.00pm

Our ever popular Owl Evening is back, spend an evening at the centre in the wonderful company of our owls. We have lots of new additions to our family including 5 baby Snowy Owls, Bruce and Shelia our Boobook Owls, Shashi our Turkmanian Eagle and our 2 Long Eared Owls. The evening starts at 6pm with a BBQ, this is followed by a guided tour of the centre, giving you the chance to see our many different species of owls, visit the walk through barn owl avairy and ask the falconers any questions you may have. You will then be given the opportunity to handle some of the owls, meet the beautiful Barn Owl, feel the weight of the giant Eagle Owl, meet our rare Milky Eagle Owl plus many more. There will be plenty of opportunities to take some photos. The evening finishes with our spectacular flying display. The display is fun, informative and more importantly gets you close to these much loved creatures. With many differnt species of owls flying you'll be able to experience thier silent flight, see their differnt characters come through and take some memorable photos. Tickets to this event are available now - Adults - £12.00 Children - Free (4 children per family, additional children are £4.00 per child) Call 01767 627527 for more details or to book your place.
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