On the night of the 22nd May, Porridge the Tawny Owl took to the wild. Porridge arrived here at the end of February and was around 6 weeks old which means she hatched in mid-January. She was one of the earliest owlets ever recorded as most Tawnies don’t even lay their eggs until mid-March. She was found in Dartmoor prison […]
In April a beautiful Barn Owl came to us to convalesce from the Veterinary Hospital Group in Plymouth having been treated for a broken wing. The picture (right) shows him when he arrived with his broken wing externally wired. He has now had his final visit to the vets and has just been moved into […]
The Barn Owl Trust has written to Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter following the release of video footage captured by a PETA investigator in February 2015. The footage showed a tethered Barn Owl being reluctant to hold a booklet in its beak and the handler clearly saying “He did it […]
We have a new arrival! This beautiful Barn Owl came to us to recover having been treated for a broken wing by the Veterinary Hospital Group in Plymouth . He was found near Delabole in North Cornwall (an area known for the world famous Delabole slate) so we have named him ‘Dela’. Dela will be staying at the Trust whilst recovering […]
On 7th March our senior conservation officer, David, found a very lucky Tawny Owl on the road near Ugborough. The owl had obviously only recently been hit as was in the centre of the road waiting to be squashed by the next fast car. ‘Ug’ as she is now known had a break in her left […]
Meet Porridge the Tawny Owl owlet! He arrived at the Trust at the end of February and is around 6 weeks old which means he hatched in mid-January! He is one of the earliest owlets in the year ever recorded as most Tawnies don’t even lay their eggs until mid-March. He was found near Dartmoor prison hence our admin team have […]
A young Barn Owl was spotted on scaffolding outside Belotti`s delicatessen in Cardigan (Wales) last week, and was happy to pose for pictures taken by delighted shoppers. Maria Belotti said “It just stayed there while people took pictures. It’s not something that you see everyday. It’s nice to know they are in town.”
February 2014 On Thursday 27th February, David and Frances Ramsden from the Barn Owl Trust travelled to London to join up with Bert Wander and Meredith Alexander from avaaz.org and meet with Minister Mike Penning. The meeting was also attended by representatives from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Department for Environment Food […]
January 2014 The Barn Owl Trust launches its first e-petition. Did you know that most Barn Owls in the UK (95%) contain highly toxic rat poison? Although not all die as a direct result, there is little doubt that sub-lethal doses have contributed to the catastrophic decline in Barn Owl numbers. Rodenticides can be used […]
December 2013 The Government plans to build a high speed rail line known as High Speed 2 (HS2) linking a number of the UK’s major cities. Due to concerns over its impact on Barn Owls and the local environment, we submitted comments on the ecological content of the HS2 Draft Environmental Statement (ES) and associated […]
