The latest news and events from the Barn Owl Trust.
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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.
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 […]
Autumn Colours Walk
Thursday 19th OCTOBER 2017 – 2:30pm As the year end draws near, join us for the last walk of the season and breathe the Autumn air from the Lennon Legacy Project. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn and then have refreshments in our beautiful Meeting […]
Barn Owl Trust courses for ecologists and planners
NEW DATES ADDED Our next training courses will take place on Thursday 16th – Friday 17th November and Tuesday 21st – Thursday 23rd November 2017 We offer 2 different one-day courses: Barn Owl Ecology, Surveys and Signs (BOESS) – a one-day foundation course covering Barn Owl ecology, legislation, surveying and basic mitigation. Typically run twice in February, […]
Nestbox Workshop with Clinton Devon Estates
Wednesday 25th October 2017 10.30am – 4.30pm A one-day workshop with the Barn Owl Trust and Clinton Devon Estates Join us for a one day Barn Owl nestbox workshop. The morning session involves an illustrated presentation about the Barn Owl and its preferred habitat. After lunch, participants will build an indoor nestbox to take away […]
Festive Wreath Making Workshop
Tuesday 12th DECEMBER 2017 – 2:30pm or 7:30pm Make your own festive wreath and enjoy mince pies and cream in our Meeting Room. Suggested minimum donation* per person: £10 (Friends of BOT £6). Basic craft materials provided – please bring extra sparkle! Refreshments included: mince pies and cream, a choice of hot and cold drinks. Family […]
Win a unique ‘Owl Experience’!
Each year we hold a Charity Prize Draw, the winners are picked in December – All proceeds support our work – ‘Conserving the Barn Owl and its Environment’. Our 2017 Grand Draw tickets are now on sale. Tickets are £5 for a book of five tickets. Make a donation for yours (please tell us it’s for the Draw), support our […]
Conservation Days
Practical conservation work with the Barn Owl Trust. Make a Difference! Get involved and help the Conservation Team with practical work in our wildlife haven managed for Barn Owls.
Wildlife Diary 2017
September 2017 LLP News September was an amazing month for hedgerow fruit here in the LLP. Blackberries, Rosehips, Hawthorn and Holly berries and the best crop of sloes (Blackthorn) along the Pennsland Lane hedge we’ve ever seen. The hedge was laid by Diana Smurthwaite over the three year period 2010–2013 and the Blackthorn seems to […]
Nestcam Diary 2017
To see our live Barn Owl webcams please go to WildlifeTV and click the Barn Owl photo for Barncam or Nestcam. Wildlife TV kindly provides the cameras and images free to the Trust. October 2017 11th – despite there being a pair of Barn Owls variously at roost in the nestbox or on the tray for most of yesterday, there appears to […]
Wildlife Words Poetry Competition Winners 2017
We are pleased to announce the winners of our ‘Wildlife Words’ Poetry Competition 2017, the details will also be found in the Autumn issue of our bi-annual magazine Feedback which is sent to Friends of the Trust and supporters. Our Open Poetry Competition invited entries for a poem on “Wildlife/Conservation“. All profits from the competition […]