Huxley's Birds of Prey and Gardens is located on the A281 one mile south of Horsham; Access via Hilliers Garden Centre.
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Come and meet a variety of birds of prey in a beautiful serene garden setting. We have our character birds including Kali the White tail sea Eagle and Mr Huxley Himself as well as our large flying team! Watch our flying displays at 12pm and 2pm (weather permitting) and meet a bird at 12.30pm and 2.30pm. We run special experience days including: raptor days, raptor and owl afternoons, hawk walks. A
lso the always popular Barn Owl experience where you can have a session flying and handling our friendly and cute Owl Casper.
Huxley’s Birds Of Prey is open this weekend so fly in for a visit! 🦉
We’re on Summer opening hours;
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon!
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Think meerkats are just cute? Think again! 🧐
A study at St Andrews University revealed that meerkats are incredibly smart, showing complex coordinated behavior similar to chimps, baboons, dolphins, and even humans! 🧠
These little geniuses use both teamwork and independent thinking to solve tasks, proving they’re more than just adorable faces.
Want to see these intelligent creatures in action? Come visit our meerkats at Huxley’s Bird of Prey Centre! 🦅
A rather intense Topaz here! Come and visit Topaz and our other birds at Huxley’s Birds of Prey (and meerkats!) visit in Horsham West Sussex. We’re open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
Did you know birds of prey have a ratchet mechanism in the tendons of their toes? 🦅
This system enables them to tightly close their feet so they can carry their prey long distances, saving muscle energy.
Want to find out more about these amazing birds? Come and visit Huxley’s Birds of Prey in Horsham, West Sussex! 🦉
Huxley might not look that excited 😂 but we have some incredibly exciting news here at Huxley’s Birds of Prey Centre! 🦉
We were a not for profit organisation but are delighted to announce our application for charitable status has been successful and we are now a registered charity! 🤩
Thank you to everyone who’s supported us on this journey and continues to support us, you can find out more over on our website. 🦅
Let’s go fly a hawk! Yes, you can actually come and fly a hawk yourself here at Huxley’s Birds of Prey Centre! 🦅
Our Harris Hawks are happy to fly to your hand whilst walking through some beautiful Sussex countryside. 🤩
The Harris Hawks particularly love this part of the job and if you’re lucky you might get the opportunity to see a hunt in action! 🦅
Find out more on the website.
We’re still fundraising…please let others know about this post - keep telling everyone!🦉
Back in 2021 Huxley’s was taken over by Luke, following in footsteps of the amazing Julian Ford after 30 years of love and passion he put into Huxley’s. 🥰
However, it has very much remained the same over those years, despite Luke doing much needed repairs himself, it desperately needs urgent attention and a makeover! 🔧
Huxley’s is now a charity organisation, relying on amazing volunteers who give up their time out of love and passion for the amazing animals we have here! 🦅
We are looking to raise funds to give you a live online experience to our birds, revamp and enhance their enclosures, replace furniture around the site and overall make it a fun, vibrant and unique experience. 🤩
However, we can’t do this without your help, we know times are tough, so if you can spare just simply £1 or £2 please donate, if you can’t, a share will help us too! 🙏.
Please don’t forget, we are volunteers, we rely on donations, please come and see the work we do, meet our animals and lastly check out our shop! 🛍️
Thank you for supporting us. 🥰
https://gofund.me/4c0145d0
Just look at those wings! An amazing inflight photo of our Great Horned Owl by 🦉📸
Suzi took this during our flying display; come and visit to see our birds in flight for yourself!
We’re open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
We’ve been asked a lot about starting a young falconers club at the centre. We’re currently working on it…. 🎉 In the meantime can we ask anyone interested to fill in this short survey please, this will allow us to evidence research for it and show a want/need for the club.
Thank you in advance!
The meerkats have been relaxing in the sun! We think this photos perfect for a funny caption - what would you suggest? 🤔
How about a Meerkat experience here at Huxley’s Birds of Prey Centre as a gift or perhaps treat yourself?
Head over to https://www.huxleysbop.co.uk/meerkat to book your time slot to meet the meerkats now! 😍
Want to get this as a gift? Then head over to our gift certificate section. 🎁
Did you know a group of Meerkats is called a 'mob'? They live in groups called "mobs" of 2-3 families of meerkats, one mob shares a single burrow. 🥺
Want to visit our mob?We’re open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
As photographed by Shelia Daglish 📸
A cheeky wink to start the week 😉🦉
When an Owl gives you a cheeky wink 😉 😜 😂
Huxley's Birds of Prey Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
The sun’s out and it’s a lovely time to come and visit us, Dakota, our Bald Eagle, certainly wants you to! 🦅
We’re in Horsham West Sussex and open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
As photographed by Shelia Daglish 📸
STOP PRESS! You’ve all been asking so the Meerkat experiences are happening! Head over to https://www.huxleysbop.co.uk/meerkat to book your time slot to meet the meerkats now! 😍
Want to get this as a gift? Then head over to our gift certificate section. 🎁
He’s waiting for you so come and visit us this weekend here at Huxley’s! 🦅 (Still no meerkat emoji!)
We’re open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you very soon!
Just look at Topaz strolling along here! Photographed by 🦉📸
Come and visit Huxley’s Birds of Prey (and meerkats!) visit in Horsham West Sussex. We’re open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
Did you know owls can rotate their heads up to 270 degrees around and nearly upside down? 😱
They can do this as they have 14 neck vertebrae (humans have just seven!). This extreme flexibility helps owls with maximise preening, vision and flight. 🦉
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Come and visit Huxley’s Birds of Prey (and meerkats!) visit in Horsham West Sussex. We’re open:🦉
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
Join us as we feed the meerkats here at Huxley’s! You can spot the babies and did you know they made this noise? 😍
Notes in parcels like this one make our day here at Huxley’s! Thank you to Simon for buying some of our Amazon wish list items for us - you’ve made us smile big time! 🦉
If you would like to get some items from our Amazon wish list, the list is below. As a not for profit, we (and our owl) would be very grateful! 🦉
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/22ZBRJ0JK1MKK/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
Saturday 6th July:
We will be attending the Kilnwood Vale Summer Fair.
Come down and see us, there will be many local craft stalls and Huxley's Bird of Prey Centre doing some bird displays.
Get it in your diary, a great day for all the family to enjoy.
Huxley's Birds of Prey Centre, Horsham, West Sussex
Enjoy close up time with our magical Harris hawks as they glide between the trees right down to your glove 🪶
Book yourself onto one of our amazing hawk walks and explore the local wildlife with our bird team, or even better , go for a RAPTOR DAY and enjoy the magic of a hawk walk plus some handling and flying at our birds of prey centre.
Book today on our website 🦅
Standing to attention to remind you to visit us here in Horsham West Sussex. Please remember we’re now on summer opening hours 🦉😎
Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm)
Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm)
And display times will be:
Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY
Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily
See you soon! 🦅
Our lovely owl has been trying to help with some maintenance here at Huxley’s Birds Of Prey Centre but needs some things to do this! Can you help by getting one of the items from our Amazon wish list please? As a not for profit, we (and our owl) would be very grateful! 🦉
https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/22ZBRJ0JK1MKK/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
Hilliers Garden Centre
Horsham
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| Wednesday | 11am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 11am - 5pm |
| Friday | 11am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 5pm |
| Sunday | 11am - 4pm |
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Join us as we feed the meerkats here at Huxley’s! You can spot the babies and did you know they made this noise? 😍
Enjoy close up time with our magical Harris hawks as they glide between the trees right down to your glove 🪶 Book yourself onto one of our amazing hawk walks and explore the local wildlife with our bird team, or even better , go for a RAPTOR DAY and enjoy the magic of a hawk walk plus some handling and flying at our birds of prey centre. Book today on our website 🦅 #huxleysbirdsofpreycentre #huxleys #birdsofprey #harrishawk #horsham #sussex #dayout #experience #raptorday
Want to have a hawk glide down to your glove in the woods and be one with the natural world ? Come join us on a hawk walk. Book on our website any time and enjoy a lovely stroll with some of our team of Harris hawks 🪶 Our experiences cover : Owl raptor afternoon - handling and flying Hawk walk - a trip through the woods with our flying team Raptor day - both combined !!! Come visit at Huxley’s birds of prey centre. #birdsofprey #horsham #hawkwalk #experience #Huxley #hawk #westsussex
Say good morning to some of our amazing flying team here at Huxley’s. Come see them show of what they can do !! #huxleys #huxleysbirdsofpreycentre #birdsofprey #horsham
⭐️ EXCITING NEWS ⭐️ From tomorrow, Wednesday 27 March, we’ll be opening each week from Wednesday to Sundays. 🎉 PLUS! We’ll be holding our children’s Easter quiz from Wednesday to Monday as we’re open Bank Holiday Monday too! 🦉 Visit Horsham #easteractivity #easteregghunt #easterholidays #thingstodowithkids #bankholidayweekend #bankholidaymonday #meerkats #meerkat
Our meerkats will be tucked up safely tonight away from any fireworks 💥. We wish you a very happy new year and look forward to seeing you in 2024! 🎉
Merry Christmas from the Huxley’s Meerkats who’ve been exploring their Christmas tree thanks to Hillier Garden Centres in Horsham! 🎄
We've a real treat for you with our Huxley's 12 Days of Christmas Treats! 🎁Today six lucky people can take £25 off our amazing Owl and Raptor Afternoon using code 25OFFOWL2023 at checkout - but hurry - the code can only be used 6 times! 🦉 This wonderful afternoon is tailored for the bird of prey lover, and owl lover and will give you the rare opportunity to spend the daylight hours with these elusive birds of prey. We have a wonderful selection of different owl species, from the tiny to the large and almost everything in between. During the afternoon you learn all about how owls hunt, fly and their habitats as well as getting the opportunity to get up close and personal with our friendliest residents! 🥰 Later in the afternoon you will get the chance to spend time on the lawn flying these beautiful creatures. This also gives you the chance to fly a range of birds during our display and learn about all the birds we have here at the centre, with the chance to get close to eagles, buzzards, hawks and falcons! 🦅 So hurry over to the website and get your voucher now! PS - Topaz was a little distracted while we were filming this! https://www.huxleysbop.co.uk/gift-certificates
The sound of our rather cute meerkats here at Huxleys to take you into the weekend - did you know they made this noise? 😍
Luke’s been at The Garden Shows today - what glorious weather for it! Here he is explaining rewarding good behaviour 🦅 We do wish there were more birds of prey emojis so we could use the correct ones on our posts!
A #throwbackthursday for you today looking back to Topaz as an owlet in December 2021 - we can say now ‘haven’t you grown!’ 🤣 Baby owls are typically unable to fly but do leave the nest to strengthen their wings. They climb and jump on branches and rocks in a process called ‘branching’ which is where the term ‘branching out’ comes from! 🦉
Well someone decided to be very vocal and do their own commentary for the display before eventually flying for everyone! 🤣🦉
Introducing one of our newest and hungriest arrivals here at Huxley’s Birds of Prey Centre! We’ve had a number of eggs hatch recently and the little ones are growing up fast - can you tell us what this one is? 🤔
Some slo-mos for you as we get ready for our weekend flying displays! 🦅 Visit Huxley’s Birds Of Prey: Wed to Sat: 11am - 5pm (Last Admission 4.30pm) Sun: 11am - 4.30pm (Last Admission 4pm) And display times: Flying Displays (Weather permitting): 12pm and 2pm DAILY Meet a Bird: 12.30pm and 2.30pm Daily We will see you soon. 🦅
Drum roll please, we’ve very exciting news here at Huxley’s Birds Of Prey Centre in Horsham! 🥁 We’ve 9 new residents who are settling into their new enclosure nicely…meet the Huxley’s Meerkats! 🤩 They are very friendly and the meerkats will usually come and sit by the viewing bubbles in their enclosure, so please do come and see them! 🥰
Here’s Polaris our Snowy Owl in action, we’ve slowed this so you can really see him in action; watch for that cheeky look to the camera at the end! 🦉
Wait for it…there you go! 🦅 A fantastic video from our birds of prey flying display last week at Wakehurst! If you want to see out next display, please visit the Centre in Horsham, West Sussex on Saturday, we will be flying at 12pm and 2pm. 🤩 Thank you to Louise Hearn for this one 🎞️
🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎉 What a year it's been at Huxley's Bird of Prey Centre! It's been incredible to see so many faces at the centre, shows, experience days and schools! We'd like to thank you all for all your support! 🎉🤍 All the birds and volunteers at Huxley's would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! 🍾🎉🦅🌟 Goodbye 2022 and Welcome 2023!! 💫 #huxleysbirdsofpreycentre #birds #birdsofprey #happynewyear #newyear #welcome2023 #countdown #goodbye 2022 #newyearseve #newyear2023
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