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Jurassic Kites is the home of the 'Pterodactyl', the life-like flying reptile kite. The unique Pter

01/06/2025

Thanks to John who was on the beach in Norfolk last week with his pterodactyl kite for his great pictures, two from Gorleston-on-Sea and one taken on Hemsby beach.
We're now up to 120 sightings on our website from around the world, do keep sending your pictures to us and don't foget to take your pterodactyl on your travels this summer!

29/05/2025

We asked yesterday if you had got your pterodactyl out this half term. Well done to seven-year-old Evie who was flying her pterodactyl high above the beach at Ilfracombe yesterday.

28/05/2025

It's half term in the UK but so far in Dorset its been a windy few days with gusts over 30mph, a bit too strong for our pterodactyl. The kite really likes a sea breeze, which can often be found around the coast on a sunny spring and summer day.
During hot sunny days, the land surface heats up faster than the water surface. Therefore, the air above the land is warmer than the air above the ocean. The warmer air above the land rises with cooler air over the ocean flowing towards the land surface to replace the rising warm air. This usually happens in the afternoon and can produce a very steady 'sea breeze', around a force 3, ideal for kite flying!
If you've managed to get your pterodactyl out for some half-term kite flying do send us a picture!

12/05/2025

We've just received a great picture from Emma, taken at our nearby popular fossil hunting beach of Charmouth. Emma commented
'Hands down the best kite ever! It flys so well and lands gracefully! It’s a proper head turner, loads of people saying how awesome and cool it was! 10/10 would highly recommend'
Thanks Emma, that's wonderful to hear. Please keep your sighting pictures coming.

23/04/2025

We've been providing our unique pterodactyl kite through Jurassic Kites Ltd for the last 10 years. So we've looked back at the archives and found four customer images from 2015, one from each of the four nations of the UK.
Now that we're well into spring and summer is approaching it's a great time to get out and photograph or film your pterodactyl flying, and we'd love to see and share your results!

17/03/2025

Thanks to Michael for the picture of his pterodactyl out on Dunstable Downs. It's great to see so many other kite flyers. Comments overheard from children included 'look at the dinosaur kite!!'

23/02/2025

A friend of Jurassic Kites was on Charmouth Beach in Dorset yesterday, enjoying the welcome February sunshine whilst out fossil hunting with her son. She looked up and spotted a pterodactyl flying along the Jurassic Coast. If you are in Dorset don't forget to visit the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre with it's great exhibits, friendly advice and popular fossil hunting guided walks.

20/02/2025

We've had our furthest west in England sighting of a pterodactyl. Thanks to Kirsty for the great picture of her son Benji flying his pterodactyl, named Petrie, at Marazion Beach in Cornwall. Do keep sending us your pterodactyl pictures and films.

10/01/2025

Our pterodactyl kite is now back in stock. https://www.jurassickites.co.uk/product/jurassic-kites-pterodactyl/

We are looking forward to taking our pterodactyl on our own travels this year and look forward to seeing your pterodactyl flying in photos and films from anywhere in the world!

See our collection of customer images from Asia, Europe, Australia, North America and Africa. All we are missing is South America and Antartica!

28/11/2024

Thanks to Paul for his triple pterodactyl picture taken at Pilsdon Pen, a 277 metre high hill in Dorset, home to an Iron Age hill fort.
Paul commented that there were four pterodactyls flying at one point and we're hoping there may be another picture to come!
We've had three in the air and now Paul and Donald have both had four - is anyone going to beat that?

24/11/2024

Ever get that feeling you're being followed?!!

Martin from Jurassic Kites couldn't resist seeing if he could fly his pterodactyl close tethered from the back of his trike! Well, what else do you do when you're on the widest cyclepath in the Netherlands (at the former Soesterberg Air Base near Utrecht).

14/11/2024

Our pterodactyl kite was first available in 2013, in January we went out along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset to capture our first pterodactyl in flight. Jurassic Kites Ltd has been operating since 2015 and we've provided our kite not just to the UK but also to Europe, Australia and North America, Our pterodactyl kite is great fun for children and adults of all ages, and it's great to read all the wonderful comments from our customers. Thank you.

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