Haven Falconry Bird of Prey Centre

This place is a hidden gem and needs better advertisement!! I've been to Isle of Wight multiple times over the years and I had never heard of this before. I thoroughly enjoyed my flying experience, the team are extremely knowledgeable and ensure you have a great time flying the birds. Really impressed, will definitely return!

BRILLIENT day out.... Treated hubby to a birds of prey experience.... You not only get to meet the birds up close you get to fly them and learn so much about each bird of prey❤️. Truly amazing, beautiful birds with the individual personality... Plenty of time to take some amazing photographs up close AND in flight...A fantastic day out.Owls oin the forest stage.Ferret walking.Birds if prey show on main field where the birds fly right past you AMAZING for adults and to capture and educate your children... Highlight the red kites flying to music... A sight of beauty.Very friendly staff and affordable gift shop too.Don't forget to say hello to the Skunks xThank you for some perfect memories on our Honeymoon... Coal you made it very personal for us both and look forward to posting pictures on our return home x

The bird display was brilliant and we visited the center afterwards. You get half price entry if you have train tickets to the steam train which we had. Even though they were close to closing the staff were friendly and took time to talk to me and the kids. They clearly love their birds and care for them. They were very knowledgeable and there's a huge variety of birds and information there.

Fantastic little friendly independent bird of prey centre. Staff are super knowledgeable and I have a new found love of vultures after the display with Ringo.Well priced and there are different bird of prey experiences to match all budgets from holding a bird to a full days experience. A nice visit to include if you are using the steam train also. You won't be disappointed

Clean and tidy enclosuers with lots of birds to see. 2 free flying displays per day at 11:40 & 1:40 (to steam train ticket holders) and half price admission to the enclosuers if you have been on a train ride.

Simply WING-DERFUL. Had an amazing day visiting the Falconry.When you first arrive at the Falconry I was a little taken back thinking it would be tiny, but how wrong was I! It's a beautiful place and the birds are well kept.The staff are so friendly and engaging and make the day even better.Any questions you have they go out there way to answer.There are shows throughout the day, where they bring different birds of prey out to show off, not that they need much help there beautiful anyway.The staff go into fine details about each one and tell you about them. Between the staff they get the birds flying between you and then walk each one around for photo opps.For a small fee you can hold and fly a bird! Do it!! It's and amazing experienceThanks for such an amazing day!!

Absolutely phenomenal. Luke was excellent and really took care of us in our bird of prey session. His knowledge and attention to detail was impressive. Cole knew her stuff too, and took care in the handling sessions, sharing amazing detail. Their passion really shone through.Really recommend what Sam and team are doing. They were all so friendly and attentive.

Unfortunately the day we went the birds they fly for displays were all off site at other events. It was a little frustrating as this wasn’t communicated on the website. This said a member of staff wanting to make up for this instead allowed us to see a baby barn owl and gave us an insightful talk on them which was a lovely customer focused touch. There’s a nice variety of birds on site in the aviaries and whilst a small site it’s still worth a visit!

My overwhelming impression was how inappropriate it was to have adult and young (one looked very young) birds of prey tethered to plinths with no space to fly. A child who was with me used the word cruel and we couldn't find any information to explain why it wasn't. It could be that the birds were waiting to be picked for the flying show and, to be fair, they didn't look stressed except perhaps for one that seemed to be trying to flap and fly.Falcons in small aviaries cited opposite owls in small aviaries didn't suggest great planning (owls hunt falcons so perhaps this caused stress for the falcons although these falcons were big).The indoor reptile house was okay with the Mantis the star of the show.The skunks seemed content as did the ferrets although I didn't want to pay £5 to walk a ferret in order to get closer.Maybe the birds have a much better and safer life and better care than they would have in the wild. They all looked beautiful with healthy and immaculately shiny feathers.But there needs to be more information on display and more active explanation as to why large birds of prey - and some of the owls are huge - are kept in fairly small aviaries and why this is okay if it is okay.And they really need to get their act together with the tortoises. A decent substrate and information on tortoise diet and how the keepers try to meet dietary needs would be good.The bird of prey flying show was impressive. The birds on display to get to fly and are majestic to watch.The staff clearly work hard and care about the animals but at the end of the fifteen minute visit I had more questions than answers including questions about the ethics of big birds living in small aviaries.

Thank you Charlotte and Mike for our One Hour Falconry Experience. We learnt so much in a short space of time with all of your facts and knowledge. You both had a great sense of humour which made it even more memorable and we can’t wait to come back again! Also we really appreciated you squeezing us in last minute, and loved watching the public displays before and after our private experience. Your birds are clearly well looked after, and seeing each of them fly was just incredible. Thanks for a great day out.