The latest news and events from Barn Owl Trust.

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News Bytes – February 2024

These news bytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter and Instagram during the month and have been pulled together here. We ran a competition to win a book! The winner was notified on 29th February, we hope they really enjoy Alfie & Me, by Carl Safina.     At the end of January we […]

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Wildlife Diary February 2024

We very rarely see Rabbits on the LLP despite them being often seen on neighbouring land in the valley. Most of their signs are droppings on the path in the Main Field near the First Field Shelter. However, Mateo spotted quite a few at night with the thermal imager in September and with the winter […]

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News Bytes – January 2024

News Bytes – January 2024 These news bytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter and Instagram during the month and have been pulled together here. Happy New Year from the Barn Owl Trust! Buy a beautiful handmade gift and support the Barn Owl Trust! Thank you so much for your support Rafiki Handcrafted!​ Barn […]

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Owly Competition – February 2024

The Alfie & Me competition is now closed. Three winners have been picked at random and will be contacted by email. Good luck and thank you to everyone who entered! Win a copy of the book Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe by Carl Safina. We have three copies of this thought-provoking […]

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BOT Office Rebuild

On the 15th of May 2023 the long-awaited office rebuild began with the demolition of our existing offices. For the duration, all of our staff were working in the (fairly cramped) Meeting Room built in 2011 by Future Proof Building with a legacy from Norman Alderson. The rebuild is being funded by legacies from the […]

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Nestbox Fever!

Since returning to work on January 3rd the Nestbox Team have been working their socks off! There are five of them who work just 7 days a week between them. By the end of this week they will have built, packed and despatched 65 nestboxes! Here are Tuesday’s boxes awaiting collection with one of the […]

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Wildlife Diary January 2024

We began the month as we ended December – unusually mild, wet and windy with the first 4-days bringing a total of 106.6mm of rain. On the 7th the temperature dropped dramatically, and we had frost and ice. The ground at the top of the Main Field and through all the gateways is now incredibly […]

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News Bytes – December 2023

News Bytes – December 2023 These news bytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook, X, formerly known as Twitter and Instagram during the month and have been pulled together here. December started off with a reminder of Christmas of course – thank you to all those who donated towards our Annual Raffle which was drawn on 6th December, […]

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About our Wildlife Diary

The 26 acre Lennon Legacy Project was purchased in 2001 with a generous legacy from the late Vivien Lennon. This unique nature reserve includes part of the River Ashburn which runs through a woodland valley, on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, where the Barn Owl Trust offices are based. Creating rough grassland, re-creating hedge banks, planting an […]

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