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Screech Owl Sanctuary & Animal Park

Screech Owl Sanctuary
Goss Moor, St. Columb. TR9 6HP
01726 860182
Free parking. Level site; no steps; suitable for wheelchairs.

About Screech Owl Sanctuary & Animal Park

Neighbouring the Goss Moor Nature Reserve, this award-winning Sanctuary cares for 60 owls from all over the world plus 18 other species of animals (including storks, wallabies, raccoons, lemurs, emus, and a fox).

Visit the Sanctuary and learn about these amazing animals at the regular educational feed and talk sessions. Discover a fascinating insight into the lives of majestic birds of prey at the regular flying displays. Take time to learn about the nature around site and efforts to support British Wildlife.

Partake in a home-cooked meal from the tearoom or relax with a family picnic. Children can enjoy the outdoor playground.

A wonderful family day out for all animal lovers. Your visit helps support the Sanctuary’s education, conservation, and rehabilitation work.Private encounters can be booked with many of the Sanctuary residents providing amazing up close and personal experiences.

Owl Encounters

Come and have a close encounter with an two or three of our wonderful owls. Half hour sessions to meet the owls can be booked by calling the Sanctuary. See website for further details.

Owl encounter at Screech Owl Sanctuary

Meerkat Encounters

Come and meet our amazing meerkats in our indoor encounter area. Encounters are 15 minutes and can be shared with up to six people. Book by calling the Sanctuary. Further details on our website

Encounters also available with the fox, lemurs and wallabies.

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What Visitors Say

"Fantastic sanctuary, really well run. The staff were lovely and very informative. Such an interesting, interactive and fun day out for any animal lover."
"An amazing place to go. Lovely staff, you can tell they really care for the animals. We got to sit and watch the flight display and they got the owls to fly onto the bench right next you. They do talks on the different animals. There is a nice cafe on site with nice food and there is a play area for children."
"A lovely day out, even in the rain! Loads of owls/animals to look at. Some great informative talks and flying displays. Staff are great and so knowledgeable. Wasn't expecting to spend long here at all and ended up staying for 4+ hours we loved it!"

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