Projects - Barn Owl Conservation Network (BOCN)
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Habitat is The Key
Barn Owls feeding a large family of owlets require a vast amount of food, and a territory rich in long, rough grass is crucial for them to find enough prey.
Whether it is along byways, hedges, riverbanks, meadows, uncut field margins, or young tree plantations, it must be thick tussocky grass to support good numbers of Short-tailed Voles, a favourite energy-rich prey for Barn Owls.
The Hawk & Owl Trust’s “Habitat Link” scheme has been successful in beginning the recovery of Barn Owls nationwide, with our Network Advisors working in local partnerships to create and connect Barn Owl habitat.
Barn Owls feeding a large family of owlets require a vast amount of food, and a territory rich in long, rough grass is crucial for them to find enough prey.
Whether it is along byways, hedges, riverbanks, meadows, uncut field margins, or young tree plantations, it must be thick tussocky grass to support good numbers of Short-
The Hawk & Owl Trust’s “Habitat Link” scheme has been successful in beginning the recovery of Barn Owls nationwide, with our Network Advisors working in local partnerships to create and connect Barn Owl habitat.
The Barn Owl Conservation Network is a project of The Hawk and Owl Trust.
A network of specialist voluntary advisors, working with farmers and landowners to create habitat and install Barn Owl nest boxes across the country. In partnership we have created thousands of miles in habitat corridors and secured thousands of successful breeding sites.
The Barn Owl Conservation Network (BOCN) was set up after a Hawk and Owl Trust national survey in the 1980s, carried out by Colin Shawyer, revealed a shocking population decline of around 70% over just 50 years. Figures indicate only about 4000 pairs of Barn Owls left in the wild in the U.K.
A network of specialist voluntary advisors, working with farmers and landowners to create habitat and install Barn Owl nest boxes across the country. In partnership we have created thousands of miles in habitat corridors and secured thousands of successful breeding sites.
The Barn Owl Conservation Network (BOCN) was set up after a Hawk and Owl Trust national survey in the 1980s, carried out by Colin Shawyer, revealed a shocking population decline of around 70% over just 50 years. Figures indicate only about 4000 pairs of Barn Owls left in the wild in the U.K.
Can You Help Us To Help Barn Owls?
If you would like to support conservation of Barn Owls in the wild, get in touch. Whether you are a farmer, landowner or keen to start a project, we would like to hear from you.
Can We Help You?
Our Network can support you with advice from our central BOCN enquiries service. We may even have a local BOCN Advisor who can carry out a site visit to get you started, or develop your project. We are also interested in monitoring nest sites.
Contact us on 01488 674727 or email by clicking here.
The BOCN website
Find advice, news and discussions on our website – please visit www.bocn.org
If you would like to support conservation of Barn Owls in the wild, get in touch. Whether you are a farmer, landowner or keen to start a project, we would like to hear from you.
Can We Help You?
Our Network can support you with advice from our central BOCN enquiries service. We may even have a local BOCN Advisor who can carry out a site visit to get you started, or develop your project. We are also interested in monitoring nest sites.
Contact us on 01488 674727 or email by clicking here.
The BOCN website
Find advice, news and discussions on our website – please visit www.bocn.org
