The latest news and events from the Barn Owl Trust.
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Barn Owl Trust courses for ecologists and planners
Intensive one-day Barn Owl courses covering Barn Owl ecology, legislation, surveying, mitigation & report preparation. Presentations and practical work, including a visit to a local farm to examine wild Barn Owl nest & roost sites.
10 All-New Barn Owl Conservation Videos!
The Barn Owl Trust is proud to announce the release of 10 new instructional videos on Barn Owl conservation. These videos have been designed to give members of the public and all involved with Barn Owl conservation an invaluable visual reference source. We noticed an absence of useful Barn Owl material on YouTube. We searched […]
The First Barn Owl Directory
The Barn Owl Trust has launched the first ever UK Barn Owl Directory. This allows visitors to the BOT website to find by region, groups and individuals to help with local conservation advice, Barn Owl casualties or Barn Owl surveys for planning applications.
The Unfolding Catastrophe
While we’ve all been working hard to conserve the habitat of the Barn Owl; campaigning, signing petitions, writing to MPs, and donating to environmental causes, Climate Change has turned into a “Climate Crisis” and the gradual loss of habitats and species has become a full-blown “Mass Extinction Event”.
Tail Piece … from Feedback 62 (Autumn 2019)
Climate change is happening now. If they survive, my grandchildren and yours are going to have to deal with a very different world.
Poetry Competition 2019
Calling all Poets! We are delighted to announce our 6th Open Poetry Competition and invite YOU to take part. This year’s subject is Protecting Life on Earth. All profits from the competition will help provide care for rescued owls. We also hope to produce Volume 6 of our “Wildlife Words” Anthology in the Spring of […]
Somerset County Show
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd September 2019. Come and say hello at the Somerset County Show! Our friendly Conservation Team will be there to chat about all things owl related. If you need any advice about owl boxes, have seen a Barn Owl recently, or have any questions about owls or habitat management, our experienced […]
Farmwise Devon Schools’ Day
Tuesday 15th October 2019 Schools are invited to come and learn all about the fascinating science of owl pellet analysis at Farmwise Schools’ Day! We will be carrying out owl pellet dissections in the Wildlife Zone with school children. This is a very interesting and practical way to discover what owls eat and how they […]
BOESS & ABOSM courses – November 2019
Barn Owl Ecology, Surveys and Signs (BOESS) Advanced Barn Owl Surveying and Mitigation (ABOSM) We are running the BOESS and ABOSM courses again this November and the dates are as follows: BOESS – Tuesday 12th November Combined course – Wednesday 13th (BOESS) and Thursday 14th (ABOSM) November ABOSM – Thursday 14th November (for past BOESS participants only) Combined course […]
Conservation Days
Practical conservation work with the Barn Owl Trust. Get involved and help the Conservation Team with hands-on work in our wildlife haven managed for Barn Owls. Make a real difference!
Winter Bird Walk
Friday 13th December 2019 & Friday 17th January 2020 9:30 am at the Barn Owl Trust, Waterleat, Ashburton, Devon TQ13 7HU Join our Conservation Team for a walk around the Lennon Legacy Project land on the edge of wild Dartmoor, to see and hear the winter birds! Around this time last year, we were regularly […]
Annual Prize Draw 2019
Tickets for our 2019 Grand Prize Draw are now on sale! Have a chance to win a superb prize for only £1 per ticket – and help Barn Owls too! Each year we hold a Prize Draw to raise funds for the vital work of the Trust. This year’s fab prizes already include fun holidays, […]
Wildlife Diary 2019
October On the 9th, four volunteers from the University of Plymouth Students’ Union visited to help with some practical conservation work. They spent the day very productively, cutting back the scrub from around the solar panel arrays. On the day a Kingfisher was heard calling on the Ashburn. The Linnet flock had dropped off […]