The Barn Owl Centre is set in a 12 acre natural venue in the Gloucestershire countryside, we have the perfect location to photograph owls & birds of prey.

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Photography Days are by booking only & bookings need to be made by telephone. Once the booking is made, Photographers simply pay on entry. No deposit is required. Photographers with Gift Vouchers simply hand this in on their booking day.

Non Photographer guests have to pay on the day when booked in with a paying photographer.

Pay on the day of booking or buy a (Gift Voucher CLICK HERE)

For those looking for a more Private Photo Day for yourself or for a Group.
We can arrange this for a fee, seperate days can be provided outside the dates listed below. For enquiries, please call us on 01452 383999

Further dates to be added - PLEASE READ BELOW
During 2025, a new batch of dates will be created. For queries, information etc, please do not hesitate to call Vince on 01452 383999.

Prices for a 4hr Photography Day

• £100 per photographer
  (Choice of Pay on Day or Gift Voucher)
• £30 per spectator/guest/assistant
  (No Vouchers, simply Pay on Day)
• Gift Vouchers as a gift for a photographer

How to book

• Call 01452 383999 to Book.
  Bookings can only be made by telephone
  Best time to call is between 6pm & 9pm any day

During 2019 we reached our 22nd year of running dedicated Photography Days!
Dates/times above with examples of images you can capture seen below.

What does our photography day include

• Species we work with:
  Barn Owl, Eagle Owl(s) & Golden Eagle. (Birds species listed may be chanable on the day based on their availablity & the available of other species we have at our Sanctuary)
  
  
• Flight and Natural Stills
  With 22+ years of photography experience under our belt, our days are very supportive to all amatures, semi pro's & professionals. An assortment of lenses can be used to take some breathtaking images. Lens requirements can be anything from a macro lens right up to 600mm prime lenses, 70 to 200mm, 100 to 400mm or 300mm are good all round lenses to bring along.
  
  
• Privacy for Photographers during a Photo Days
  We are not open to the public during any of our Photography Days, this helps to make the day (4hrs approx and sometimes longer) very private for visiting photographers & their guests.

Information regarding your host

Your host will be Vincent Jones, Vince is the founder of the Barn Owl Centre and he is one of the charity's Trustees. Working with Vince on the day will be a small dedicated team who assist in making each of our Photography Days enjoyable and successful.

Vince's experience is wide ranging when it comes to knowing the birds and their behaviour. He spearheads the charity's Barn Owl Conservation work programs, he's a professional Bird Trainer plus he is the Barn Owl Centre's in-house Photographer where his images can be viewed throughout this website & on the charitys Social Media Pages. With supportive knowledge and understanding, this simply provides all the qualifications needed to make each of our photography days successful.

The Barn Owl Centre is a great natural venue to photograph Owls and Birds of Prey in wild settings, a place where you can learn to home in on your photography skills whilst learning about the birds & their welfare.

A few example images of the birds taken on photography days

Here are just a few of the image we have taken. To see more images like this taken at the Barn Owl Centre, please click here to view our image gallery.