Pohtiolampi Osprey Center
Pohtiolampi Osprey Center, maintained by the Finnish Osprey Foundation and located in Kangasala, Finland, welcomes you to observe ospreys’ impressive preying of salmon trouts. The ospreys can be observed from a public bird-watching tower open to all visitors. The watchtower holds 25 people and is also accessible for wheelchair users. Up in the tower, you have the opportunity to photograph the preying taking place at the ospreys’ fish catching pool just some 40 meters away.
For amateur and professional photographers, there are six rentable bird hides located around the fish pool. The bird hides allow you to take close-up shots of the ospreys’ splashes and dives into the water, and also spot the grey herons, goosanders and various other animals residing in the fish pool area.
Osprey Center opening hours in 2009:
April 10th - 13th: Every day at 11:00 - 18:00April 18th - June 5th: On Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 - 18:00
June 6th - August 9th: Every day at 11:00 - 19:00
August 10th - August 30th: Every day at 12:00 - 20:00
August 31st - September 4th: On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:00 - 18:00
September 5th - October 11th: On Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00 - 16:00
Osprey Center is closed for wintertime
Osprey Center will be closed from 12th October 2009 and will be opened again in April 2010.
Pohtiolampi
offers you a stimulating environment for holding various kinds of
training, business or family-related events. 