Hi everyone,
Unfortunately we are experiencing difficulties with our email address… info@woodlandsfalconry.com and because of this some people have not been getting replies to emails that they have sent us. The email address that we are using at the moment and shall be using from now on is woodlandsfalconry@gmail.com . I apoligise for any inconvience that this has caused,
Regards,
Tom
Some days I just don’t know whether it’s all worth it.
Running a small bird of prey centre certainly has its ups and downs but recently it has all been down. I could only open to the public for three or four days in December due to all the snow and freezing conditions. Days with absolutely no money coming in were spent Continue reading
Honestly, I don’t even know where to begin on this one.
I suppose it started back in February with a guy who I did not even know, clicking the “enter” button after placing an advert on the web.
But then again maybe it had started months before when I dropped food into my pair of Lanner Falcons in a seclusion aviary and only one of them made an appearance that day and came down and showed interest in the food. Continue reading
I had a bit of a scare the other day; my long-eared owl Spook decided all of a sudden to become dead.
I have kept and flown many species of raptors over the years and I have to admit that my least favourite was always the owls. They just never done it for me, give me a stooping falcon or a soaring Harris-hawk any day. Continue reading
Hi Folks,
To anyone interested,
Woodlands Falconry and Bird of Prey Centre will be featured on the RTE One Nationwide programme on Monday the 11th of January.
Cheers Tom
I would like to thank everyone that attended the official opening of Woodlands Falconry and Bird of Prey Centre on the 15th of November.
And to all those that couldn’t make it, but sent their best wishes.
The whole day had a fantastic atmosphere about it and somehow or other the sun managed to shine all day. (I had prayed to every god I know; from Gneisha to Thor, with a special “please” to the Aztec Sun God)
A big thanks too to the speakers; Siobhan from Wicklow Leader who helped me so much. And Terry Flanagan from “Mooney Show” fame who was so good to change his plans to be there.
And a huge thank you to Saoirse Ronan who said a few words and cut the ribbon for us, and to herself and her parents who gave some super prizes for the raffle.
Anyway, it couldn’t have went better and I just wanted to thank everyone for putting in so much work.
Cheers,
Tommy
“Woodlands Falconry and Bird of Prey Centre” will give the general public a chance to experience beautiful Birds of Prey at close quarters. The recently re-introduced Golden Eagle and Red Kite will be on view, as well as a selection of falcons, hawks and owls from around the world.
We will be offering you the chance to see these fantastic birds perform in the air in our flying displays. Also, you can get up close and handle these majestic birds as well as having the rare opportunity to take a pleasant walk through the quiet woodland accompanied by your very own hawk.
We are situated in Rathwood Home and Garden, just five minutes from Tullow County Carlow.
Contact us:
059-9156878 Wednesday to Sunday 10.30 ‘til 5
Woodlands Falconry and Bird of Prey Centre will be opening on Friday 23rd October 2009. In Rathwood Home and Garden Centre
It is on the border of Wicklow/Carlow.
Just take the Shillelagh road out of Tullow and just after you enter Co Wicklow, Rathwood is on your right, you really can’t miss it!
This is something that I have been working on for the past year or so and all the hard work is finally coming together!
Come and spend some time and meet all the birds;
eagle, owls, falcons and hawks.
Hope to see you all there,
Wish me luck, thanks
Tom
I got myself a new bird today. It’s only a baby and probably one of the ugliest birds I have ever seen.
There are two types of bird babies in the world, precocial; the pretty, cute, fluffy, endearing ones, and altricial; the helpless, ugly, Continue reading
I hate rain. My birds hate rain, my kids hate rain and even my dogs hate rain. If there is a God wouldn’t you think he would have thought of a nicer way to water the Earth, or maybe Ireland is just the wrong place for me to live and practice falconry. Continue reading