Fantastic part-time job opportunity for a local Part Time Office Administrator. Barn Owl Trust is a local Conservation Charity based in Ashburton, Devon, UK. We are recruiting a part time ...

Mammal Society data has also shown that it’s rare for Barn Owls (in the UK) to take amphibians, invertebrates, birds and bats, although occasional cases have been recorded. Barn Owls eat entire prey ...

Barn Owls have lived in and around farm buildings for thousands of years and when Brown Rats arrived in the 18th century, Barn Owls helped to keep their numbers down. Some farmers positively ...

Do you love Barn Owls? We do too! Here you can find out some fascinating Barn Owl facts. There are Owl jokes, Owl puzzles and Owl colouring pages, as well as plenty of ideas for clever but easy Owl ...

Pellets often accumulate at roosting or nesting sites, where owls can hide away and shelter from the weather. Knowing the signs of occupation will help you find pellets and determine if they are from ...

We are a very small charity and every penny donated is essential to our work. But you can make a big difference even without spare cash – here are some ways you may be able to help… ...

DISCLAIMER – please note that these contacts are independent and not part of the Barn Owl Trust. Barn Owl conservation and monitoring: Independent groups or projects who encourage / monitor wild Barn ...

What is a ‘flat’ or ‘shallow’ design nestbox and what’s wrong with it? In order to reduce the risk, all Barn Owl nestboxes should have the access hole at least 450mm above the birds’ nest. This keeps ...

It is important to recognise that owls rarely drink and gain virtually all the fluid they require from their food. Therefore, when an owl has not fed for more than a few days it becomes susceptible to ...

The extent to which SGARs have contaminated small-mammal predators is shocking. The proportion of Barn Owls contaminated reached its highest level in 2015, an alarming 94%. The latest (2022) figure is ...

What’s a wildlife tower? A wildlife tower is a very small building that provides nesting and hibernation opportunities for a huge range of wildlife. The first ones we designed have been occupied by at ...

If you’ve ever identified small mammal skulls from a Barn Owl pellet, you may remember a very distinctive feature of the Common Shrew and Pygmy Shrew: their pointed teeth have red tips! However, now ...