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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This unique footage of a swimming Barn Owl came to us from our Spanish friend Iñigo. During the heat wave in southern Spain at the beginning of August this breeding male took a dip in a neighbouring swimming pool. Unfortunately for the owl the steep sides of the pool meant that he couldn’t climb out. […]
Summer is an exciting time of year for us at the Trust, with annual monitoring site visits and all the shows we attend and 2017 has been made even more exciting by the arrival of our new display trailer. Paid for by grants from various charities and legacies this trailer is light-weight and comes with solar […]
We WON!!! Thank you so much to all our supporters who donated their ‘Yeokins’ and helped raise a whopping £1,500 for Barn Owls! You can be sure that all of that money will be well spent on effective rescue & rehabilitation, practical Barn Owl conservation projects and vital advice that helps create great habitat for Barn […]
It’s not the best picture but you can just make out the back of our first owlet of the year! You can find links to watch the live stream or read the latest Nestcam Diary entries here.
We are all very proud of Pete Webb who works in the BOT office 3 days a week. Pete has just completed the 26.2 mile Salcombe Coastal Marathon. Pete says:”Event completed on 29th April in 8.25 hours with about 7 hours moving time after meal breaks, stops & ferry crossing taken out. Sore legs but very happy […]
