Featured Attractions

Featured Attractions

Falconry Village

Falconry has been present at Living Heritage shows since 1985.

The aims of the Falconry Village are two fold:-

1. To provide the falconer a forum and meeting place to discuss all  aspects of falconry including health, welfare and legal issues.

2. To provide spectacular static and flying displays for the show visitor.

Three years ago the first ever Falconry Village was trialed at the Sandringham Game and Country Show, it has now evolved into a very interesting project.

Local Falconry and Hawking Clubs are also lending their support to  the village with one or two clubs attending each show, an important step in attracting the new and inexperienced into falconry. The village has always been keen to attract newcomers to falconry. Lantra are also on hand to discuss their Introduction to Falconry courses.

Meet The Resident Falconers

John Akerman

A special feature of the village  is the "Wings Out Of Africa" with John Akermen. The featured birds will include an African Fish Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, White Headed Vulture and the star of the show Oscar, a Cape Vulture. The Cape Vulture is a very rare bird thought to be the only one in the UK. With a wingspan of about 2.5 metres Oscar will make an impressive sight in the main show arena. We hope to attract and welcome an increasing number of falconers to our shows to visit and to demonstrate in our Falconry Village.

Andy Cook

Andy is a very experienced Falconer flying Gyr/Saker hybrids, Ferruginous Buzzards and Peregrine hybrids. He entertains the public with a most impressive demonstration of Harris Hawks and Ferrets, including supervised visitor participation and his jovial mannerism is a real hit with the general public.

Chris Neal

Chris has a wealth of knowledge and experience and has developed the Falconry Village into its present day format.  His flying demonstrations consist of the ever popular Maggie & Rocky the Harris Hawks and Flower the Gyr/Saker falcon, who disappears almost out of sight on a warm thermal before her dramatic stoop back down to the lure!

Jon Hall

Jon is founder of the Wessex Bird of Prey Rescue, based in Poole, Dorset.

They cover the whole of Dorset up to and including the New Forest and Somerset Borders. No injured bird is ever refused treatment on the basis of cost or species. 

Graham Glanville

Graham owns and runs an owl and hawk rescue in Worcester and has done so for approximately 25 years.  He has a wealth of knowledge and you can witness a wide variety of birds on his static display.

Chrissie's Owls

Chrissie's enthusiasm for owls shines through during her talks on owls and their welfare.  Her stastic display shows owls from around the world, including the barn owl, the eurasian eagle owl, tawny owl and the eurasian little owl to name but a few.  Chrissie also runs an Owl rescue centre from her home in Oxfordshire.

Clubs and Trade Stands

Living Heritage welcome new organisations and clubs to their shows, if you are interested in joining our regulars in the Falconry Village please do not hesitate to make contact.

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