The latest news and events from the Barn Owl Trust.

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Annual Prize Draw 2023

Help Barn Owls and win a fabulous prize! Our ever popular Annual Prize Draw tickets are now available on-line. Every pound you donate gives you a chance to win a great prize and helps our vital conservation work with Barn Owls. If you would like tickets, please go to the Donate page, choose how much you […]

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Wildlife Diary 2023

November On the 1st  November flowering plants in the wild bird food crop included Chicory, Corn Marigold, Cornflower and Poppy with lots of Yarrow and even some Germander Speedwell in the rough grassland, so plenty of flowers for the remaining pollinators. Sloes, Hawthorn berries, Holly and Rosehips were abundant in the hedgerows. Pip and Harry […]

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News Bytes October 2023

News Bytes – October 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. One of the prizes in our Christmas Draw this year is tickets to the Dartmoor Otter Sanctuary and Buckfast Butterfly Farm Prize Draw tickets and info […]

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Conservation days

Winter Work Party – LLP Conservation Days

Make a Difference! Get involved and help the LLP Reserve Officer with practical work. Winter work includes hedge laying, scrub clearance and fencing. Dates: October – Tuesday 17th and Thursday 19th November – Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th December – Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th 2024 January – Tuesday 16th and Thursday 18th February – […]

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News Bytes – September 2023

News Bytes – September 2023 These newsbytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook, X and Instagram during the month and have been pulled together here.   By 11 weeks of age, many young Barn Owls have made their first prey capture. By 14 weeks, fledglings have usually started to disperse. Depending on when the eggs are laid, dispersal […]

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News Bytes – August 2023

News Bytes – August 2023 These newsbytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during the month and have been pulled together here.   Thank you for your donations! We depend entirely on donations & fundraising by supporters & volunteers, to support our vital Barn Owl conservation work. Our website suggests ways to help – even […]

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Winter bird walk

Winter Bird Walk – 12th December 2023

Tuesday 12th December 2023 – 10am Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the winter birds. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by Barn […]

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Winter Bird Walk – 20th February 2023

Tuesday 20th February 2024 – 10am Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the winter birds. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by Barn […]

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Winter bird walk

Winter Bird Walk – 7th March 2024

Tuesday 7th March 2024 – 10am Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the winter birds. See the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn. This unique nature reserve is not normally open to the public. Walks are led by Barn […]

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News Bytes July 2023

These newsbytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, during the month and have been pulled together here. Rehab Just in – two young orphaned Barn Owls from different nest sites and two more are on their way here from the RSPCA. We also have, a young Tawny Owl awaiting release and […]

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June News Bytes 2023

These newsbytes have appeared on our social media sites, Facebook and Twitter during the month and have been pulled together here. Winter bird crop Last year’s winter bird food crop is reverting to grassland with lots of Red and White Campion, Cornflowers, and even a few Poppies.   Royal Cornwall Show We had a stand at […]

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