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Lantra Beginning Falconry Award - Silverband Falconry Cumbria UK


Lantra Awards Approved Centre

Silverband Falconry are now able to offer the following award. Our Master Falconer Richard Cooper is now a Lantra approved Falconry Assessor and with many years practical experience will guide and tutor you in all aspects of Falconry and flying Birds of Prey.

We can offer a full course for the absolute beginner, a short course for the more experienced or anywhere in between (length of time necessary will be advised on an individual basis) We are also able to offer appropriate help to people with special learning requirements, opening the qualification to every individual. Please contact us for further information.

  

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Beginning Falconry Award

Lantra Awards Launches First Ever Falconry Award

Lantra Awards and the Hawk Board have together developed and launched an award for would-be falconers and bird of prey keepers along with Lantra SSC the Sector Skills Council for the Land Based and Environmental Sector, ensuring that it was tailored to all falconry and bird of prey keeping needs.

This award has been developed by Lantra Awards with the assistance of falconers throughout the UK , who have helped to define the body of knowledge and practical skills required. It is a formal award intended for those who are new to falconry, or those who wish to keep Raptors and/or Owls. This Award is approved by the Hawk Board and is administered by Lantra Awards.

The Award assumes that candidates have no previous knowledge or experience and covers all aspects up to Flying to the fist'; after which the raptor can be flown free and taken hunting. Therefore, falconry, in this context, does not mean hunting with birds of prey, although subsequent modules could cover this. Further Awards in respect of more advanced husbandry, breeding and falconry may be introduced later so as to provide a progression path for candidates.

The award is granted to those candidates who are able to demonstrate an understanding of the relevant background knowledge, and those practical skills necessary to keep a Bird of Prey in a healthy and happy condition. The Award consists of two units:

 


Fitting new equipment to an Eagle Owl

Unit 1

Bird of Prey management and husbandry
Module 1 Housing
Module 2 Hygiene
Module 3 Feeding and food preparation
Module 4 Health
Module 5 Species suitability and legislation

 

Handling an Eagle Owl

Unit 2

Basic Falconry techniques
Module 6 Purchasing your first bird
Module 7 Essential equipment
Module 8 Picking up and carrying
Module 9 Feeding and manning
Module 10 Weighing and weight management
Module 11 Flying to the fist