Our Doves

We use the White Rock Dove which is the same genus as the intelligent racing pigeon. These are strong flyers and can find their way home from distances of 500 miles! How they do it is a mystery, but we do know it is simply the love of home that inspires them to fly back.

Based in South Wales, our White Rock Doves are fed the best corn, fly freely around the lofts (as you can see below) and are taken on regular training flights. They are fit, healthy, happy and in pristine condition – like all excellent athletes! We breed our own birds to ensure they are born of good stock.

Please do not be tempted to purchase Doves from pet stores or garden centres to release on your occasion. Most of these birds have little or no homing instinct and unless the birds are trained by a professional, once released they will perish in the wild!

We are members of the Welsh Homing Union and as such abide by their regulations regarding the welfare of our birds. This includes loft hygeine and how we transport our birds to events.

(We can offer fan tail doves for display purposes only and only for a short time; but cannot release these as there is a very slim chance of them returning home. Leaving these birds to fend for themselves in the wild when they are not used to it would be going against our values; the welfare of our birds is our utmost priority)

Environmentally Friendly too!

Our Doves are much more environmentally friendly than having fireworks or releasing balloons; We use recycled wood to build many of our lofts and to insulate the interior of all our lofts. The manure is collected and used on allotments to help grow flowers and vegetables!

White Dove Release Services from Lovey Dovey UK