2017 Bikers Day

Posted on by May 24, 2017

SUNDAY 25th JUNE 2017   11am—4pm … Continue reading →

New all weather owl encounters barn

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

Great day for our 2017 opening with lots of visitors and a smashing team! … Continue reading →

South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2017

Posted on by May 24, 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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

These are our recent ugly ducklings which will soon turn into beautiful Barn owls! … Continue reading →

Western Siberian Eagle owl trio

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 24, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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!

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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 →

Winter TLC for our resident owls

Posted on by May 23, 2017

The girls are very busy at the moment health checking & worming every single owl on site! It is a BIG task, but a great learning opportunity for our apprentice Fiona, pictured here restraining one of our large female eagle … Continue reading →

Tawny Owl Release

Posted on by May 23, 2017

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 →