For Little Owls, the preferred habitat locations are old orchards, Willow ditches & mixed farmland especially where there are a gathering of grazing animals such as sheep, cattle & horses.

The best height to position the nest box is between 10ft to 14ft, make sure that the box is positioned securely & out of reach of people & out of reach of grazing animals.

With the tunnel porch fixed around the entrance hole, this allows the entrance of the nest box to be faced in any direction as it offers more protection from the weather. A nest box without a tunnel entrance porch simply allows driving rain & wind to enter.

The nest box & entrance hole should be made visible at a distance; this will enable the Owls to locate it. Please take into account any leaf foliage as this could grow over & obscure the entrance hole, do not hide the box from the Owl it is intended for. If an Owl was looking for a natural tree hollow, the hollow could be facing any direction & yet visible to an Owl, your nest box simply acts as a man made tree hollow so make its presence & entrance visible for the birds to get the best results.

For Owl sounds, Owl identification & to record a sighting visit CLICK HERE

To protect your own Nest Box project, please take into account the main dangers such as busy (A & B) roads & also live railway lines, fast traffic will kill Owls so please look at positioning a nest box well away from these dangerous areas. Also be aware of domestic pets if you are planning to position a Little Owl nest box within a residential garden please call for advice before purchasing an Owl box.

Our nest boxes are large, spacious & most important they are built to last. Also they are designed to blend perfectly within the countryside.

This can be found attached to the nest box when it arrives, to access the entrance porch please enter the box by removing the roof, your instructions will also be found inside.

The small profit we generated from nest box sales help fund the conservation work of our charity in support of wild Owls.

As a charity, we have a great track record with all our customers, which includes many years of after sales support if required, this we feel we can guarantee & at no extra cost. Our aim is to help make your own projects as successful as ours.

For more information please call us on 01452 383999
Office hours are between 9am until 9pm, 7 days a week.

PLEASE NOTE : Please supply your contact telephone number when you place your order, this can be very useful if the courier becomes lost or if for some reason they have a problem finding the delivery address you have given.

Our courier can call you for directions if we struggle to find you; some properties are sometimes harder to find than others especially if they are in remote areas of the countryside. Our aim is to get the nest box to you.

If you need to contact us for any reason, this you can do at any time, including evenings, please note that we do operate a 24hr Rescue Centre too. For office hours, the best time to call is between 9am until 9pm, evenings are better though.

Please try not to send emails because we are very slow to respond due to other work commitments. A telephone call is much better because we can advise you better. Telephone: 01452 383999

We normally always stock nest boxes because we need them to support the ongoing projects we are involved in. All boxes are made at the Barn Owl Centre's workshop by our team of Owl Conservationists.

The small amount of profit made from each nest box sale is of great importance to supporting the aims & objectives of our charity. For further information please read the below or call us, we are here to help.

The Barn Owl Centre
Netheridge Farm
Netheridge Close
Hempsted
Gloucester
GL2 5LE

Call us on 01452 383999
Office hours are between 9am until 9pm, 7 days a week.