Bird Of Prey Photography Days
In The Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire
with Photographer Steve Coomes

Photographing birds of prey in the wild, is wonderful. Although it can be challenging and frustrating, if you are not prepared. Our photography days are designed for photographers of all levels of expertise, looking to practice and finesse the skill of photographing birds of prey in both static and flying compositions. The day offers the opportunity to be better prepared, for the next time out photographing wild birds of prey. Or if you are very comfortable with capturing wild birds of prey in flight, the day offers a chance to photograph some different raptors in stunning locations.
We have a beautiful location for you. The historical and simply stunning Thoresby Park, in Nottinghamshire, part of Sherwood Forest is the perfect place. Thoresby provides a wide variety of natural habitats to photograph in and we aim to respond to the weather conditions and seasons so that every workshop provides different opportunities.
Each day features around 10 birds, with a mixture of native and non-native species. We start at 10:30am and finish around 4pm. The day starts indoors with an illustrated talk, with photographer Steve Coomes, who will be on hand throughout day, if you need assistance. The short talk by Steve, focuses on camera settings and composition. You will then head out to meet the birds and start by taking static, portrait and flying shots of the birds in beautiful natural settings.
As the day progresses, after lunch, we move onto the more challenging flight shots, with a wide range of birds and flying styles, in different environments.
We aim to keep group sizes to around 6 photographers. If you would like to have someone come with you to spectate, this is no problem – we do limit one spectator for each photographer, to keep the group as small as possible.
To reserve a space on a future workshop please contact us via 01584 777299 or email experience@hawkeyefalconry.co.uk. Payment is taken on the day.
CLUB DAYS: If you organise a photography club we are able to do exclusive days just for your members at discounted rates, please contact us to discuss.
GIFT VOUCHERS can be purchased now via the link below and redeemed for a future date at the recipients leisure (valid for 18 months). We will rearrange if the weather is forecast to be bad.
Photographers £98 (paid on day)
Spectators £20
Purchase As A Gift/Christmas Voucher
2024 Dates
Saturday 24th February
Sunday 25th February
Friday 1st March
Saturday 16th March
Sunday 17th March
Saturday 6th April
Wednesday 22nd May
Wednesday 26th June
Sunday 29th September
Saturday 19th October
Sunday 20th October
Contact Us To Reserve A Space