Setting up a safe nesting area for owls can help attract ... Using the example of a barn owl box as a starting point, I’ll describe how to build the box. You can adjust your measurements as ...

A County Down farmer is celebrating the arrival of four new barn owl chicks after 10 years of ... habitat loss, a lack of nest sites, and increased use of rat poisons. David Sandford has provided ...

One of the nine owl boxes installed on David's farm The nest boxes on David's 185-acre farm are used to recreate a natural tree cavity that barn owls would have traditionally nested in.

Twenty-four barn owl chicks were born in 2022 from eight breeding pairs - six times the number of chicks born in 2021, according to Ulster Wildlife. Two new nest sites were also discovered in ...

He started by installing some nest boxes to complement nature-rich ... s passion and dedication to securing the future of the barn owl, emphasising the vital role farmers play in helping nature ...

This was closely followed by the erection of new barn owl/kestrel nest boxes, with 6,794 applications. The top 24 items from ...

Hindmarch, Sofi R. and Clegg, Dick 2024. Extreme Weather Events: The Hottest, Wettest, and Coldest Year Coincides with a Decline in Barn Owl Productivity in Southwestern Canada. Journal of Raptor ...

Increasingly nest boxes have been installed for them to use, which they do readily. South Shropshire RSPB celebrate the barn owl. Photo: Geoff Hall Families are welcome to come and visit and learn ...

The little barn owl chick arrived in the care of South Essex Wildlife Hospital, in Orsett, back in August. She arrived after falling from her nest, and being found in a cold, lethargic, and dehydrated ...