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BARN OWLS SIGHTED IN SUPER-SIZED ‘HOMES’ AT GLOUCESTERSHIRE FARM

Two barn owls have been spotted in super-sized luxury “homes” put up on The Co-operative Farms’ Down Ampney estate to help preserve the protected species.

The two beautiful birds have been sighted in two of the three 10ft (3m) tall “Barn Owl Manors”, which were erected on the Gloucestershire farm as part of The Co-operative’s major wildlife initiative called Habitat Heroes.

THE FALCONRY EXPERIENCE (New for 2012)

Join us for an active 3 hour experience that will enable you to learn & practice the skills undertaken in the field of Falconry. Learn about the methods used to manage falconry birds and what is involved to manage their welfare and daily care.

This experience is very hands-on and will be limited to a maximum of 4 participants only, the minimum age for this experience is set from 16 years upwards.

If you have an interest in Falconry, this experience is definately for you!

We are very please to announce the launch of our new 2012 product range of Nest Boxes in support wild Barn Owls, Tawny Owls, Little Owls & the Kestrel.

Starting from October 1st, the Barn Owl Centre will be putting on 3 seperate interactive Owl evenings that will be both educational & entertaining. If you like Owls & are fascinated by them or you wish to know more about them, please do not hesitate to book a place.

The dates for the diary are

The Barn Owl Centre's new 'BARN OWL MANOR'
DOWN AMPNEY BECOMES A ‘HABIT HERO’ TO FIGHT FALLING WILDLIFE NUMBERS

With help from the Barn Owl Centre, barn owls receive a number of luxury homes at Co-operative farm
Barn owls are being given a lifeline at a farm in Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, where The Co-operative Farms has set up a team of “Habitat Heroes” to help preserve the beautiful birds, which are one of the UK’s most iconic species.

We are looking for support from the skilled trades (below) that have some spare time on their hands, the support offered will help enormously to further the development of our new Centre. In addition we are also looking for much needed materials (listed below) to help cut down our charitys development costs.

Transforming Old Farm Buildings into our new Owl Conservation Centre & Owl Sanctuary is huge task, if you have the skills, the time or the materials & you want to get involved, please get in touch.

IS BARNY THE BARN OWL THE OLDEST LIVING BARN OWL IN THE UK?

If anyone knows of a captive bred Barn Owl or knows of a wild Barn Owl that is of the same age or even older then please give the Centre a call, it would be a real pleasure to hear from you.

Tel: 01452 383999 & ask for Vincent Jones.

A newly designed spacious Owl box that compliments every field margin in the countryside. We call it the Barn Owl Manor - Barn Owls call it luxury!

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Interactive hands on Education with Owls, Buzzards & Hawks.

Our experiences upport all ages from 4 years upwards, why not book in & join us to fly & learn about the birds we work with.

A helping hand to move a dead Ash Tree

Local tree surgeons, Ashley Beddis, Ben Andrews (pictured right) together with Sparrow Crane Hire came to the assistance of the Barn Owl Centre, the task was to move a special old pollarded Ash tree.

Wild Tawny Owl Orphans

Arrived: Friday 17th April 2009 at 5.30pm

This is about the time of year when we get handed a number of young Owlets. Here is Juliette who we call mother hen with 2 new Tawny Owlets aged at about 2 to 3 weeks.

Wild Bred or a Captive Bred Escapee?

This is not one of the Centre's European Eagle Owls! As anyone out there lost one?

Ashley, the Black Barn Owl

On Friday 8th August 2008, a very special Black Barn Owl called Ashley arrived at the Barn Owl Centre.

Creating accommodation for wild Barn Owls, Tawny Owls & Little Owls

With winter now upon us why not offer a bit of support to your local Owl population, Winter is a tough time for all Owls.

Whilst the autumn leaves fall, trees become bare leaving very little areas for Owls to take shelter during driving rain, wind & the cold. 

A Wild young Little Owl was brought in on the 23rd June 2006 & on seeing this youngster we were taken aback by its colour & facial difference to a normal youngster.

To make the web site of the Barn Owl Centre more interactive we will hopefully soon be embedding a new pan & tilt cam into a new web cam page.

Press Release in support of the 2006 breeding season

The Barn Owl Centre are please to provide web viewers & supporters with a televised recording of a programme called "Heart of the Country" This outlinings just some of the problems we as a charity have to deal with regarding the captive breeding of Barn Owls as Pets, in addition there is an insight into the directors personal history, which follows on to how & why he formed the Charity.

OWL SLICK!

Article in our local Newspaper "The Citizen"

10:30 - 06 June 2003

This oily owl is lucky to be alive today after plopping into an oil drum at a Gloucestershire based scrapyard.