The Cotswolds, Norfolk and Somerset are all lovely options for a weekend away – but they get plenty of airtime. For fresh ...

This enabled over 200 nesting boxes – particularly for barn owls but also for little owls and kestrels – to be installed on multiple farms. The project took shape after Anna had become concerned over ...

‘Barn owls are now doing well in the Cotswolds, particularly in pastural river valleys and on open farmland with extensive grass margins,’ Anna says. The classic heart-shaped face of the barn owl.

They also nest on cliff ledges or derelict buildings. Other species that prefer large, open nests include long-eared owls, great gray owls, and Eurasian eagle-owls.

Barn owls earn their name from their common roosting habits in manmade structures. Other species such as the eastern screech owl roost within tree crevices or hollows, or man-made nest boxes.

Students studying how barn owls are used in Lodi vineyards LODI – In a tiny wooden box perched high off the ground at the Lodi Wine and Visitor Center is a family of six barn owls.

Conservationists from across the Middle East work together to protect the barn owl by creating artificial nests, typically modified plywood boxes.

Derek Gatopoulos, The Associated Press A wooden nest for barn owls is placed at the top of an abandoned storage at the village of Modesto, near Larissa , central Greece, on Jan. 22, 2025.

Owls, with their earth-toned feathers, are masters of camouflage. But not the barn owl. Adorned with striking white plumage and an odd heart-shaped face, you might think the owl’s conspicuous ...

Barn owls, as the name suggests, often prefer open habitats like agricultural fields, which is why their boxes are often located on the sides of barns. It's recommended these boxes are placed ...