The Wiltshire Raptor Hide

Set in the beautiful hilly countryside just outside Swindon this hide has proved very successful over the years and is now very well established. It is not uncommon for photographers spending the day in here to achieve images in flight, bathing, feeding, perched and some fierce interactions all well achievable during a single session. The hide sees both buzzard and red kite coming down and also in good numbers often totalling double figures. The hide area has 2 two man hides in place side by side so you will only ever be directly sharing with one other photographer. We are using special glass imported from Spain to shoot through on this hide rather than our usual portal system. This means the birds are completely oblivious to your presence making for much more natural behaviour from these timid birds.

This hide runs during the coldest winter months starting in October and finishing in March.

Inside the Hide

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Images taken from the Hide

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Hide Rules

• If you need to leave the hide for any reason please phone ahead and someone will come and escort you. This is done to protect the hide from irreparable damage that can happen should the wildlife see you leave
• Some of our hides are on a privately owned lake complex. Please do not leave the hide during your session and wander around as it is part of the agreement from the land owners that all guest will be escorted on and off the site
• Our other hides are on pasture and livestock graze the fields. We cannot stress enough how important it is to shut gates behind you and check that they have latched shut
• Please don’t leave the hide during the session and change the setup - phone ahead and we will come and help should there be a problem
• Please leave the hide as you found it and take all litter home with you.

Disclaimer

Wildlife photography hides are not liable for any personal accident and or injury.
Wildlife photography hides are not liable for any loss and or damage to personal items/equipment.
Booking onto hide days, tours or a workshop means that you accept the terms and conditions stated.
Whilst every effort is made to ensure a visit by the birds, they are completely wild and so we can never guarantee this.