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Lennon Legacy Project – wild flowers of rough grassland

Photos of wild flowers in Barn Owl habitat

The best hunting habitat for Barn Owls in the UK, is rough grassland. The Lennon Legacy Project (LLP) began life as artificially fertilised, heavily grazed sheep pasture – mainly short Rye Grass and White Clover. We changed the grassland management to produce a thick, matted mix of native grasses to encourage Field Voles – the Barn Owl’s main prey.

Many wild flower species – such as Foxgloves, Great Mullein, Speedwell and Buttercups – are now abundant and create spectacular drifts of colour every spring and summer. Native flora that had never been seen here before, are thriving – such as Slender Mullein, Dark Mullein, White Campion, Musk Thistle, Field Pansies, Wild Onion, Mallow, and many others.

Come and see our wild flower meadows, by joining us on a guided walk through ‘Barn Owl Heaven’.
Book on a walk.