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...
by Kaye Thomas | Jan 7, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
The year began with a mean temperature of 7.8°C and rain. The 2nd was dry with a beautiful sunny morning and frost in the shade, the mean temperature dropped to 2.8°C. Song Thrush, Robin, Dunnock and Great Tits were loud in song. Nuthatch calling near Field Shelter in...
by Kaye Thomas | Dec 18, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News
In 2023, we began our current research project ultimately looking to answer the question: “How likely is it that a newly erected Barn Owl nestbox will be used by a Barn Owl, or other species?” The project involves our Conservation Team installing a total of 90 new...
