International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent

Name: International Centre for Birds of Prey
Address: Newent, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Newent

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The International Centre for Birds of Prey, formerly the National Birds of Prey Centre, in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. It works towards the conservation of birds of prey through education, captive breeding, research and rehabilitation. The centre is located at Boulsdon near Newent in Gloucestershire. The Director is Jemima Parry-Jones. ()

Elevation: 256 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°54'50"N, 2°25'40"W

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Newent United Kingdom

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International Centre for Birds of Prey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: May Hill, Highnam Court, St Oswald's Church, Gadfield Elm Chapel.

1.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
May Hill
47 min walk • May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest.
6.1 miSE
Park, Vernacular architecture
Highnam Court, Gloucester
155 min walk • Highnam Court is a Grade I listed country house in Highnam, Gloucestershire, England, constructed in the 17th century. The estate passed from the Cooke family to the Guise family and, in the mid-19th century, was purchased by a member of the Gambier-Parry family.
5.8 miE
Church
St Oswald's Church, Gloucester
149 min walk • St Oswald's Church was an Anglican church in the village of Lassington and the civil parish of Highnam, Gloucestershire, England. Only the tower survived to the present day, and it is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
6.6 miNE
Church
Gadfield Elm Chapel
169 min walk • The Gadfield Elm Chapel near the village of Pendock in Worcestershire, England, is the oldest extant chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
5 miSW
Park
Plump Hill
128 min walk • Plump Hill Dolomite Quarry is a 4.5-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust and held under agreement with the Forestry Commission since 1982.
5.4 miS
Monastery
Flaxley Abbey
139 min walk • Flaxley Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in England, now a Grade I listed manor and private residence, near the village of Flaxley in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is the former seat of the Crawley-Boevey Baronets.
3.6 miNE
National park
Collinpark Wood SSSI
92 min walk • Collinpark Wood is a 66.69-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966, revised in 1974 and renotified in 1983. There was a boundary change in 1983. There are seven units of assessment. Unit 1 is a 15-hectare area owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
4.4 miNW
Museum, Church
St Edward's Church
111 min walk • The Church of St Edward the Confessor in Kempley is a parish church in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire.
5.3 miSE
Locality
Highnam Woods
135 min walk • Highnam Wood is a nature reserve located in Gloucestershire and established by the RSPB to protect bird species in the region. A two-kilometre nature trail passes through the park, giving tourists a view of Britain's rarest breeding woodpecker species, the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.
3 miS
National park
Hobbs Quarry SSSI
77 min walk • Hobbs Quarry, Longhope is a 1-hectare geological and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, England, notified in 1966. It is situated midway between Longhope and Dursley Cross in the Forest of Dean. Adjacent woods are Kiln Wood and Coleman's Wood.
5.2 miSW
Park
Mitcheldean Meend Marsh, Drybrook
133 min walk • Mitcheldean Meend Marsh is a 0.7-hectare nature reserve in Gloucestershire in the Forest of Dean. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site.

International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent

Facts and practical information

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International Centre for Birds of Prey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)