The Largest Collection of Owls in the World

"SUCH A WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE!"

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Donate a Dinner!

It costs quite a lot each month to feed 150 owls. If you can afford it, please use the donate button to help us care for our beautiful birds. It costs just £3 to give a small owl basic food for a month, £5 to feed a medium owl and £12 a large owl. You may also like to sponsor an owl via our online shop or ask for details using the form below.

SOC FOR SALE!

SOC founders and owners, Rod and Niccy Angus, are nearing retirement and are looking for the right person with both the resources to buy the business and the vision to continue its valuable work. Meanwhile the Centre continues to operate as normal.

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140+ OWLS FROM
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DAILY ALL-WEATHER
FLYING DISPLAYS

HANDS-ON
EDUCATION FEATURES

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ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

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Now you can meet face to face the birds that you've only heard as a distant Twit-Twoo. From the giant Siberian Eagle Owl to the tiny Scops Owl you can learn about their habits and habitats and how to help in their conservation. Let these awesome creatures inspire you to make a difference.

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In our owlet photos so far, we haven't posted any of this year's Snowy Owl youngsters... So, here's one of our three beautiful, fearsome little murder puffballs to brighten up a rather dreich and miserable rainy day! 😄🦉 #snowyowl #buboscandiacus #s

It's not the best photo, as it was just a little phone snapshot taken from quite a distance - but here's a little photo of our awesome little Eurasian/Common Scops Owl colony sitting all together in their aviary! 😍 A little owl family photoshoot🦉It

Our beautiful Barn Owl, Alba, is here to help us announce that we will be re-opening on Monday 29th June with shorter opening hours but plenty of space for social distancing. Hand sanitisers and regular cleaning of surfaces will be in place for your

Boobook Owls, just like our beautiful little Sheila here, are an incredibly quizzical, nosey little species🦉This curious nature remains with many owls all throughout their adult lives, but it is key to them learning the ropes of 'owl-hood' from thei

A little close-up of our gorgeous White-Faced Owl, Lulu 😍 #whitefacedowl #ptilopsisgranti #southernwhitefacedowl #owlycloseup #orangeeyes #fieryeyes #beautiful #beautifulowls #owls #owlsofinstagram #owlstagram #scottishowlcentre #littlebeauty #owlso

We've had a wonderfully exciting breeding First this year - with a brood of 4 tiny Common Scops Owlets being born at our Centre! As far as we know, this is the very first time this tiny species has ever been bred in Scotland!🦉One of our Keepers caug

Well, our Western Screech Owl pair have done it again and successfully hatched and fostered a Tropical Screech owlet! This is our new little arrival, one of a good few baby owls born at our Centre so far this year 😊 This little one is now being hand

Kashmir, our stunning young Indian Eagle Owl, also known as the Rock Eagle Owl🦉Kashmir has locked onto something off in the distance in this photo with that keen eyesight of his. Kashmir's species are crepuscular hunting owls (dawn and dusk specific

We're very excited to say that we've had a new arrival to our Centre recently🦉We've welcomed a stunning female African Marsh Owl and she's been gradually settling in to her new home. This is the first time that we've housed this species and we'll be

The female from our pair of Ural Owls had found herself a nice little shady spot yesterday to hide from the sunshine - which brought her right to the front of her aviary🦉She was watching our Keeper very curiously from her hidey spot as her dinner wa

Close-up of Spock, our very handsome Long-Eared Owl, basking in the sunshine the other day🦉☀ #asiootus #longearedowl #owls #owl #handsomeowl #owlsofbritain #owlsofeurope #owlsoftheworld #closeup #owlycloseup #beautifulbirds #owlstagram #owlsofinstag

The Murder Nuggets have been getting ever more adventurous by the day🦉Storm, Ciara and Dennis have been spending these lovely sunny days out and about in our Centre's picnic area or out in an aviary with lots of space and perching for them to practi

One of our resident Western Screech Owls🦉This little species are a truly exquisite one, yet their beauty can easily be underrated until you see them at close range 😍 We house one pair and a single female (the Black Widow, who earned herself that na

Our Burrowing Owl pair were synchronised rain-bathing today - during the showers this afternoon! Each perched side by side on the front posts in their aviary, dancing away in the rain, getting in a good shower 😂 Sadly, our Keeper was just too slow t

Our trio of Great Horned Owlets (a.k.a the Murder Nuggets 😋) - Storm, Ciara and Dennis - are growing up well🦉With only a couple of weeks between these and the last photos we posted of them, you can see how incredibly quickly owlets develop! By 12 w

The way Fetlar's rictal bristle feathers sit in this photo, it almost looks like she's smiling 😆... And for good reason! 😊 We'd like to take today to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our owls by sponsoring them online (via www.the

Tiger, the Brown Wood Owl, looking handsome and inquisitive as always 😍 😊 Tiger likes to pick the most interesting, weaving flight patterns he can think of during our displays. His manoeuvrability is exceptional, with great skill in banking and fi

If you've never seen a Great Grey Owl run... Take twenty seconds from your day to watch this 😋 Here's our lovely Oulu in a fun little snippet from a recent flying session - I challenge you not to smile! 😝 They are the picture of lethal grace on the

These little ones have been popping up in the press lately, following a photoshoot with professional photographer Katielee Arrowsmith. This photo was just a little mobile phone snapshot taken by one of our Keepers at the same time! Meet Storm, Ciara

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"WONDERFUL DAY - BEST FLYING SHOW EVER!!"

P. Clockerty, Glasgow

The Largest Collection of Owls in the World

"SUCH A WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE PLACE TO LEARN ABOUT WILDLIFE!"

senninhasenninha, tripadvisor.co.uk

Donate a Dinner!

SOC FOR SALE!

SOC founders and owners, Rod and Niccy Angus, are nearing retirement and are looking for the right person with both the resources to buy the business and the vision to continue its valuable work. Meanwhile the Centre continues to operate as normal.

140+ OWLS FROMAROUND THE WORLD DAILY ALL-WEATHERFLYING DISPLAYS HANDS-ONEDUCATION FEATURES HOLD AN OWL FOR A PHOTO ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND PICNIC AREA GIFT SHOP

"WOW, WOW AND WOW AGAIN!!"

C. Kiddell, Somerset

CONNECT WITH US

"IF ONLY ALL WILDLIFE PARKS AND ZOOS WERE AS IMPRESSIVE AS THIS - IT REALLY IS ONE OF A KIND."

theglobetrotta, tripadvisor.co.uk

CONTACT US

"WONDERFUL DAY - BEST FLYING SHOW EVER!!"

P. Clockerty, Glasgow

Scottish Owl Centre, Polkemmet Country Park, Whitburn, West Lothian, EH47 0AD 01501-228184

140+ OWLS FROM
AROUND THE WORLD

DAILY ALL-WEATHER
FLYING DISPLAYS

HANDS-ON
EDUCATION FEATURES

HOLD AN OWL FOR A PHOTO

ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND

PICNIC AREA

GIFT SHOP