Meerkat Manor
Exciting news!! Meet our five, yes five baby Meerkats born 10 days ago to our new female and her two mates. We wanted to wait for at least a week to make sure they all survived. I am sure she … Continue reading →
Event
We are really delighted to be hosting a special day for families from the Cornwall Accessibility Action Program on 23rd August and we are jointly funding the Mobiloo for the day to enable disabled youngsters with special requirements to enjoy … Continue reading →
Weddings
Our owls love to help the happy couple celebrate their special day, please contact us for a price quote and availability. Charges depend on the location and duration of the visit. Please note that we don’t fly the owls at … Continue reading →
Bikers Day
The annual bikers day on Sunday 25th June was a great success this year despite the weather being a little drizzly in the morning. We had nearly 800 visitors and many motorbikes, dealerships and biker stalls here and everyone seemed … Continue reading →
Indian Scops babies
The two baby Indian Scops owls “Iggy” and twin hatched at the end of April. They are both a pair of cuties and have already wowed the visitors with their gorgeous characters. … Continue reading →
Two new additions of the four legged kind
Meet Thistle & Paddy our two new Donkeys who arrived this week. They seem quite happy in their new surroundings with visitors stopping to say “Hello” and giving them a bit of attention. The Alpacas in the opposite paddock aren’t … Continue reading →
New all weather owl encounters barn
We are delighted to show you all our new all weather owl encounters barn which was finished in time for the half term in February. It has low level LED lighting for the indoor flying displays and a close encounters area … Continue reading →
Team 2017
Great day for our 2017 opening with lots of visitors and a smashing team! … Continue reading →
South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2017
We were both shocked and delighted to win the Gold Award at South West Tourism Excellence awards which spans 6 counties and had 6 finalist up for awards in our category best small attraction in the south West. Well done … Continue reading →
Cornwall Tourism Awards 2016
Cornwall Tourism Awards We were absolutely thrilled to win the bronze in ACCESS & INCLUSIVITY AWARD and guess what?? We won the Gold Award again for the best small attraction for the second year running, well done team! … Continue reading →
Four new owl arrivals
Last week a colleague from Cambridge brought a new husband for “Pootle” the Ural owl and we hope she will approve of him. He is also brought a husband for “Dottie” the Vermiculated owl and a male White Faced Scops … Continue reading →
Orphaned Meerkats
We were very sad to lose our female Meerkat three weeks ago giving birth to two babies. However the youngsters have been hand reared by staff since birth and are doing really well and becoming quite a handful now. Initially … Continue reading →
Late arrivals
These are our recent ugly ducklings which will soon turn into beautiful Barn owls! … Continue reading →
Western Siberian Eagle owl trio
Please meet our Western Siberian Eagle owl triplets hatched during the middle of June. These chunky little monkeys are growing at a very fast pace and eating us out of house and home. … Continue reading →
Class of 2016
We have 8 young Tawny owls in care which were all admitted due to difficult circumstances or injuries. They are currently in our convalescing aviary building up wing muscle strength ready for release to their former locations during the next … Continue reading →
Baby Meerkat
We are excited to announce we have a baby Meerkat in our gang. It is very young and the eyes are not open yet so we are thinking it is probably a few days old. This is our first breeding and … Continue reading →
The Alpacas haircut
The three Alpacas Eddie, Giovanni and Giuseppe were so relieved to get a shearing this week with the very hot and humid weather. Eddie is posing for his before and after pictures. … Continue reading →
Baby Boobook owl
This is our latest baby Boobook owl now named Clio which will be staying with us to join the hand tame owls at the close encounters. … Continue reading →
Pair of Indian Scops owl babies
The breeding season has been very slow to start this year which may well be due to the extended cold weather. At least we have our first youngsters of the season to show off they are a pair of Indian … Continue reading →
New rehabilitation flight aviary
Kevin & Dibs have done a fantastic job in building our new flight aviary. This is a private location aviary that will aid the wild owls that we are rehabilitating to gain fitness for release. It is a lovely long … Continue reading →
Bat release
You may remember earlier in March we discovered a hibernating Pipistrelle bat under some damaged felt on our shop roof. Well our friends from the Cornwall Bat Aid returned today with our little Pipistrelle. Following medication & lots of TLC … Continue reading →
Meerkat enclosure improvements
We hope you all like the improvements we have recently made to the Meerkat enclosure. We have just replaced the front Perspex with new clear polycarbonate sheets and have put a door in the rear of the enclosure for easier … Continue reading →
Baby Tawny Owls
We are at the time of year when all the baby Tawny owls start to hatch in the trees. Long before these little creatures learn to fly they go exploring and walkabout on the ground and this is normal development and … Continue reading →
Young Tawny owl with barbed wire in leg
This poor little tawny owlet was admitted a couple of days ago after having been cut free from a barbed wire fence! The poor little blight had to visit our expert vet Chris Gardner at St Clement Vets Truro to … Continue reading →
Poetry Workshop
On Tuesday 17th May from 3pm until 7pm Dr Luke Thompson will be hosting a poetry workshop here at the sanctuary. … Continue reading →
Short Eared owl release
In November this Short Eared owl was admitted into our hospital from the Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital with a wing injury. After several months of rehabilitation and convalescing it was BTO rung and has been released back to its former location. A … Continue reading →
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!! 2015 was a pinnacle year for the sanctuary with many great memories…. our 25th Anniversary & winning Gold at the Cornwall Tourism Awards to name a few…… none of this would be possible without the support of … Continue reading →
Our 25th Anniversary celebration
On June 27th we held our 25th celebration which was well attended by sponsors, invited guests and visitors and the day was hosted by Ian McNeice. The Anniversary day was a huge success, and was attended by over 500 people … Continue reading →
Baby Tawny owls
Despite trying to encourage people not to pick up baby Tawny owls when they find them on the ground at this time of year we always have quite a number brought in to us, and currently have seven in our … Continue reading →
Meet four of our young Siberian Eagle owls
We were delighted to breed three Western Siberian Eagle owls (Bubo bubo sibiricus) and two Eastern Siberian Eagle owls (Bubo bubo yenisseensis) this year. One of these lovely youngsters now named “Mushka” will be staying at the centre and being trained … Continue reading →
Stinky the Tawny owl that fell in the slurry pit
This tawny owl nicknamed “Stinky” was admitted into us a couple of months ago after swimming in a slurry pit on a farm!! He needed to have had several baths & started eating well again, and was BTO rung and … Continue reading →
Megan’s New House
Megan has just moved into her lovely new aviary, and it looks as if she fully approves of her new surroundings. We would like to say a big thanks to “Designersunnies” for helping to sponsor the materials for the aviary … Continue reading →
Barn Owl Rescue
We were just thinking a few months how quiet our hospital unit had been & then this poor little soul turned up for admission. Unfortunately this barn owl had flown into an oil container on a farm & was covered … Continue reading →
All ears!
Lots of visitors ask us about owl ears & where they are sited because they’re not visible externally…………. Well whilst health checking our Tengmalm’s owl yesterday we managed to capture this super photo which clearly shows the tubular eye shape … Continue reading →
Tawny Owl Release
This little tawny owl was found at a nearby school that we regularly visit by a young lad just a few weeks before Christmas. He was found late in the afternoon with his leg tangled in the long grass in … Continue reading →