by barnowl1998 | Apr 1, 2025 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
On a Dawn Chorus Walk on the 1st April our 7 visitors saw Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Linnet, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Jay, Red Kite and Buzzard. They also heard Robin, House Sparrow, Wren, Goldfinch, Siskin, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and saw lots of Toad spawn in...
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 barnowl1998 | Dec 9, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
On the 2nd December Josh and Harry started work on repairing the stream bed between the two ponds. They worked on it for three days and by the end of the week the stream was flowing beautifully, long may it continue. On the 3rd we had a dry day with unusually, a blue...
by barnowl1998 | Nov 5, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
The start of the month was mild, cloudy and overcast. The goats escaped from the Main Field and were collected from a neighbour on the 2nd, they were shut in Kiln Close whilst we tried to discover how they got out. There was a Barn Owl in the Kestrel provision...
by barnowl1998 | Oct 8, 2024 | Barn Owl Trust News, Wildlife Diary
A pair of very steady Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) appeared on the Flo Pond on the 1st and were around for much of the day. Parasol mushrooms (Macrolepiota procera) emerged in the grass on the edge of the long path during the first week of the month. Heavy...
