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Feathered Friends!
The Bird of Prey Centre is within the grounds of Loch Lomond Shores. There is a large car-park, with many marked disabled parking bays.
It can be easy not to initially see where the Bird Centre is, as it is not right at the main shopping complex, but about half way up the path beside the car-park. It is a broad, paved path to it, smooth and ideal for wheelchairs or pushchairs. The entrance has a big hedge either side, and the birds have a nice woodland view!
It is sign posted, and there is a large map of the whole venue.
The Bird of Prey Centre itself we found to be very accessible. There is a ramp and steps to the entrance/small shop. The doorway may be a bit tight for a larger power wheelchair, but there is another path which goes around the shop, so you could still enter the centre without going into the entrance/shop.
The whole centre has wide, flat paths, and you can look around at all the birds at your own pace. It is all outside, so dress suitably for whatever the weather is. There are hawks, buzzards, a variety of owls, and you must meet Orla the Golden Eagle!
The staff are very knowledgeable and can tell you a lot about each of the birds, the whole Centre is always very clean .
Once you have paid to get in, this covers your entrance for the whole day, so you can go in and out as you want. There are other things to see & do at the Shores, so you can perhaps visit them too.
There are no accessible toilets within the Bird Centre, but are within the Lomond Shores venue it is part of. The ones at the main entrance to the shops (where Jenners is) are quite close by.
There are accessible toilets within the main toilet blocks there, two in each the male and female toilets. There is another individual accessible toilet at the other end of the Jenners store.
The Bird of Prey Centre is within the grounds of Loch Lomond Shores. There is a large car-park, with many marked disabled parking bays.
It can be easy not to initially see where the Bird Centre is, as it is not right at the main shopping complex, but about half way up the path beside the car-park. It is a broad, paved path to it, smooth and ideal for wheelchairs or pushchairs. The entrance has a big hedge either side, and the birds have a nice woodland view!
It is sign posted, and there is a large map of the whole venue.
The Bird of Prey Centre itself we found to be very accessible. There is a ramp and steps to the entrance/small shop. The doorway may be a bit tight for a larger power wheelchair, but there is another path which goes around the shop, so you could still enter the centre without going into the entrance/shop.
The whole centre has wide, flat paths, and you can look around at all the birds at your own pace. It is all outside, so dress suitably for whatever the weather is. There are hawks, buzzards, a variety of owls, and you must meet Orla the Golden Eagle!
The staff are very knowledgeable and can tell you a lot about each of the birds, the whole Centre is always very clean .
Once you have paid to get in, this covers your entrance for the whole day, so you can go in and out as you want. There are other things to see & do at the Shores, so you can perhaps visit them too.
There are no accessible toilets within the Bird Centre, but are within the Lomond Shores venue it is part of. The ones at the main entrance to the shops (where Jenners is) are quite close by.
There are accessible toilets within the main toilet blocks there, two in each the male and female toilets. There is another individual accessible toilet at the other end of the Jenners store.
