Birds of Prey desmonstration
A pedagogic presentation of protected species
The castle’s six hectare park allows our 60 birds of prey to live in peaceful harmony amongst the surrounding stone and nature of the valley.
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Birds of prey demonstration
Nevertheless, for your own safety, please do not try to interact with the birds. Each demonstration creates superb photographic opportunities. In addition to the daily demonstrations, you can visit our birds individually as you wander around the gardens. The Birds of Prey demonstrations are set in the square on the north side of the castle in front of the Renaissance facade of the building overlooking the Dordogne Valley.
Demonstration Times:
The time indicated is when the demonstration begins so please arrive before this (in summer, plan to arrive at the ticket booth at least 30 minutes before the starting time).
ATTENTION ! THE RAPTOR PRESENTATIONS WILL NOT TAKE PLACE DURING THE LICRA FESTIVAL ON JUNE 28 AND 29, 2025 (falconry workshops by reservation will replace them). THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.
Please note : there is no Bird of Prey demonstration during the winter months.
| From 1 January to 31 March 2025 | From 1 April to 4 April 2025 | From 5 April to 6 July 2025 (except 28 and 29 June) | From 7 july to 31 August 2025 | From 1 September to 30 September 2025 | From 1 October to 11 November 2025 | From 12 November 2025 until the end of March 2026 |
| No bird demonstration | 3.00pm | 11.15am, 3.00pm and 4.30pm | 11.15am, 2.30pm, 4pm and 5.30pm | 11.15am, 3.00pm and 4.30pm | 11.15am and 3.00pm | No bird demonstration |
Ural Owl Reintroduction Program
This project is led in Germany by the association V.L.A.B (Association for the Preservation of the Landscape, the Protection of Species and Biodiversity) and is directed by Michaela Domeyer.
This initiative, which began in 2017, aims to reintroduce the Ural Owl to an area of the Bavarian Forest where it had disappeared for more than a hundred years.The Château des Milandes has therefore entrusted, for the first time, its three young people born in 2022 who were released during the summer with six other young people born in France.
We will continue this partnership until the success of this program, that is to say, having a self-sufficient population in nature, in the Bavarian Forest.
White-tailed Eagle reintroduction program
A national action plan has been put in place to help the fish eagle return to our country. It is in this context that from 2022 to 2030, 85 young eagles will be reintroduced from the shores of Lake Geneva.
Zoological parks, naturalists and scientists are joining forces to make this return a symbol of our ability to restore our biodiversity.
A young eagle has therefore been sponsored by the Château des Milandes and will fly away in 2024.
Protection of Hedgehogs
We want to keep a link with this care center in order to protect this endangered species.
