The Birdman

Alan Ames

Background and History 

Alan Ames was born in March 1956 and has spent his whole life studying how nature works. As child the only thing that interested him was the local wildlife and reading books about animals and adventure.

He started working with Birds of Prey in his early twenties and has spent much of his recent life in central and West Africa studying Birds of Prey, wildlife and eco-systems. He has also lived with the indigenous people of the central African rain forests in Cameroon, which has given him a great insight how man and nature can co-exist without detriment to the environment.

In 1991 he began to take his knowledge, experiences, humor and tales of adventure into schools along with his feathered friends.

He has since visited hundreds of schools throughout the country and is one of the primary lecturers for the British Association for the Advancement of Science, the Cheltenham Science Festival and the Kent Festival of Science.

In 1996 he fulfilled a lifetime ambition and opened Eagle Heights, which is now one of the premier centres of its type in the UK and whose primary role is conservation through education. Eagle Heights was recently visited by a government Zoo Inspector who stated. “In particular the conservation methods that are being undertaken are very impressive.  The degree of conservation being undertaken is to be applauded.”

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