by barnowl1998 | May 1, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
A Moth trap on the 1st caught 32 individuals, 15 species, including a Fox Moth that laid eggs in the trap and a Black Burying Beetle. All the Moths were released after identification; Fox Moth, Great Prominent, Hebrew Character,Brindled Beauty, Muslin, Treble...
by Anne-Marie Glenn | Apr 15, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Events Diary
Wednesday 28th May 2025 – 2.30pm Join us for a walk around our 26 acre nature reserve to see the wild flowers…maybe even some early butterflies! Enjoy the haven we have created for wildlife, with open grassland and woodland alongside the River Ashburn....
by Alan Lewis | Apr 7, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Events - ongoing
Annual Prize Draw Help Barn Owls and win a fabulous prize! Our ever popular Annual Prize Draw tickets are now available online. 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...
by barnowl1998 | Apr 1, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
On a Dawn Chorus Walk on the 1st April our 7 visitors saw Blackbird, Mandarin Duck, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Tawny Owl (before most people arrived), Herring Gull,Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Linnet, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Jay, Red Kite and Buzzard. They also heard Great...
by barnowl1998 | Mar 3, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
March arrived with beautiful blue skies and sunshine. However cold and frosty nights meant that shady areas stayed frozen until lunchtime. Primroses and Celandines were enjoying the sun in North Park and the Daffodils in the Orchard had begun flowering. A Sparrowhawk...
by Kaye Thomas | Feb 3, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
More Bluebell leaves were appearing in Corner Wood on the 1st and 2nd. The Snowdrops around some of the Apple trees at the top of Forde Orchard were blooming. The cattle were due to be removed on the 3rd however, we recorded another first for the LLP when Harry, on...