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Report Your Barn Owl Sighting
Report Your Barn Owl SightingThousands of people have reported almost 20,000* Barn Owl sightings on our Barn Owl Survey UK website. (*as of 2024) Launched in 2013, the site provides the opportunity to log records of Barn Owls, dead or alive, anywhere in the UK. Users...
New report – ‘State of the UK Barn Owl Population’ 2018
The State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2018 report has just been published and distributed by email to all our UK conservation contacts. The results are based on the checking of 7,190 potential nest sites by 37 independent Barn Owl projects, and ringing groups. The...
No Reduction in Barn Owl Contamination
The latest results from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme show that the UK RODENTICIDE STEWARDSHIP REGIME, introduced in 2016/17, has not (yet) reduced the exposure of Barn Owls to Rat Poison. 90% of dead Barn Owls sent in by the public in 2017 contained one or...
A Book to Save a Species
Barn Owl Conservation Handbook We are delighted that TV wildlife presenter Chris Packham has reviewed our Barn Owl Conservation Handbook on his blog. Chris says; “Its detail is impressive to say the least. Each aspect of the Barn Owl’s care is meticulously outlined...
UK Barn Owl population – News updates
Spring 2018 05/04/18 The first egg has been reported to us today, from a site in North Devon. This is something of a surprise after all the cold and wet weather Devon and Cornwall has experienced recently.
Feed the Birds
How to make a Bird Cake for garden birdsWhen we're cosy at home out of the winter weather, it’s good to know there is something we can all do to help our local wildlife. This useful addition to the Trust's information range is a step-by-step photo guide to making...
State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2016
The State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2016 report was published in February 2017 - more details here. How did Barn Owls do in 2016? Overall, 2016 was a rather poor year for Barn Owls in the UK but with marked geographical variation. A poor year in most areas but...
The Oldest Wild British Barn Owl
The Oldest Wild British Barn OwlThe Bisham Barn Owl Group, set up in 2014 to study Barn Owls in South Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire have made an amazing discovery – Britain’s oldest wild Barn Owl! Barn Owl Longevity Knowing how long birds live is one of the many...
2015 – a new report on behalf of 32 independent Barn Owl groups
In our new report: State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2015, 1,224 active nests were recorded which is 26% lower than the all-years average. Similarly the number of young found in nests was a disappointing 18% below the all-years average.