International Centre for Birds of Prey - Newent, Gloucestershire

I visit the first, the biggest, and best known, bird of prey wildlife centre in the world.
International Centre for Birds of Prey - Website:
www.icbp.org/
Since this video was recorded, the ICBP have made the very difficult and sad decision to close their doors permanently. More information in this ITV article here ....
www.itv.com/news/westcountry/...

[@michaelpilling9659]

Hello Paul - greetings from Poland Vlog number 70. One word - "BRILLIANT" Your still photographs were absolutley wonderful and the video of the flying display, fantastic. A remarkable video. Thanks so much for producing it.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Michael. Glad you enjoyed it. Unfortunately the Birds of Prey centre has now closed. A victim of the pandemic sadly. So now this little video is an archive piece. Thanks again, Paul

[@brizzolglover7518]

Gutted to hear the news that they have made the difficult decision after 55 years to close to the public. The charity will still exist and the collection is to be partially distributed back to other conservation centres. After many happy visits thanks to all the wonderful staff for educating us all about these majestic creatures….

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you for letting me know. I wasn't aware of this. I'll put a link in the description. This is so, so sad. Struggling to process it to be honest. Thank you for sharing and commenting. Cheers, Paul 👍

[@royedwards8713]

Hi Paul that was great to watch and nice photos ,have a nice weekend

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you Roy. I really enjoyed my day out there. Hope you have a great weekend too.

[@whatsthatguydoin8603]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you! I loved visiting this place. The bird keepers were so knowledgeable and rightly enthusiastic. Thanks for commenting.

[@CarolandDerek]

Must get there some day. Thanks for sharing 🙏👍 great quality as always 🎥

[@westcountrywanderings]

Thank you! Yes, it is well worth the entrance fee and the trip out there. Thanks for the comment. Take care.

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Hi paul,just got back from hubbys 60th,What lovely birds of prey,i have never seen so many lovely birds of prey,thankyou for this lovely video paul,hope you have a lovely week ahead and stay safe. debs..

[@westcountrywanderings]

Hi Debs. Thank you for your kind comment. I had been there before a while ago, and thought it'd make a nice subject for a video. There are three displays a day currently - 12pm, 2pm & 4pm. I got there a little late for the 1st show, as I was sat too far back to get any decent photos, footage and sound. So, I made sure I got a prime seat before the 2pm show. As you can see I had a good view. Hope you have a great week too. Take care and stay safe too, Paul.

[@faithg9766]

You captured a moment in time there, with them being closed now. I particularly liked the spectacled owl & the burrowing owl. Thank you.

[@westcountrywanderings]

Yes - it is sad now it is gone - I didn't know it was going to close at the time of filming. Such a sad loss. Thank you for watching and commenting, cheers, Paul.

[@martinvick1884]

Sadly now closed to visitors

[@westcountrywanderings]

Yes, it is such a shame. I did put a note about that in the description of the video, and a link to an ITV Westcountry News article about the reasons for its closure on the day it closed. It was a wonderful Birds of Prey Centre. There is another one near to Gloucester, I believe, and another near Padstow in Cornwall, which I visited a couple of years ago. Thank you for the comment. Cheers, Paul