Courses

Activities and Training

The Cumberland Bird of Prey Centre offers a wide variety of falconry and hawking training courses and activities - from one-hour Hawk Walks to Five-Day Hawking Courses - all from the centre in Kirtlebridge, near Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway. There are activities and courses to suit all to give exciting days out in North Cumbria and South West Scotland.

Order Form

Once you've decided which hawking or falconry course or activity please use our online booking form. to book your Two-Day Course.

Hawk Walks

If you look for a taste of falconry and don't want to break the bank the centre offers Hawk Walks. Lasting about one hour this is a great way to get some hands on experience, without taking a whole day.

Half-Day Activities

The centre offers half-day activities. On a half day you can expect to fly around four or five different species on a more condensed version of the activity day.

Activity Days

Throughout the year the centre runs activity days: these are hands on days flying as many of the birds housed at the centre as possible.

Hawking Days

Hawking Days take place between the middle of October and the middle of March. The Cumberland Bird of Prey Centre gives guests on the hawking day responsibility for one of the centre's harris hawks and shown how to carry and recall it to the fist, making an exciting day out in North Cumbria and South West Scotland.

Two-Day Course

The centre offers two-day falconry breaks, although these are not falconry courses they do offer a toe-in-the-water insight into keeping birds of prey.

Five-Day Course

At the centre I am often asked “is it possible for me to keep a bird?” I now run five-day hawking and falconry courses from the centre teaching the skills required to keep and train a Harris Hawk.