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Dela – the Barn Owl

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...

Ug the Tawny Owl

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...

Porridge

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...

State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2014

Published this week (Feb 2015) – the State Of The UK Barn Owl Population 2014 can now be found on our website. Despite winter 13-14 being the stormiest and wettest for 250 years, it was mild and therefore quite a good one for Barn Owls (except where long term...
Wildlife Diary 2015

Wildlife Diary 2015

December 2015 Three fresh pellets and some whitewash on the stones below the Kestrel access that originally looked like Barn Owl pellets from a distance were soon re-identified as Kestrel once they had dried out a little and closer views were obtained. This is the...