by barnowl1998 | Jul 7, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
Harry and volunteer Tim led a Butterfly Walk on the 2nd. Seven people joined them, and they recorded 13 species including Small Tortoiseshell, Small Copper, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White, Comma, Ringlet, Marbled White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Large...
by barnowl1998 | Jun 5, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
On the 2nd the Swallows were on 3 eggs in the Top Field Shelter, the female was incubating. Broad Bodied Chasers (m & f) mating at the Swallow Pond. 20 Swallows were hawking over David’s Oak with 2 House Martins. A male Kestrel was hunting over the crop. 3...
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 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...
