If the female is at, or gets up to, breeding condition, then yes 😊🤞

Did you spot us on TV on Saturday night? 📺👀

(If not, you can catch the episode on iPlayer - link below)

We feature in the Dartmoor episode of Inside Britain's National Parks! You'll see our team assessing a young wild Barn Owl and carrying out a monitoring visit 🦉🤩

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

✅ Explore a private nature reserve not usually open to the public
✅ Contribute vital data to local conservation efforts
✅ Work solo at your own pace in the heart of Devon 🌞

📩 Ready to help? Reach out to our Reserve Officer, Harry, at harry@barnowltrust.org.uk to find out more 🙏

Calling all Devon-based naturalists! 🐞🌿

Are you confident in habitat assessment & invertebrate ID? We’d love to have your expertise on the ground! 😍

We’re looking for experienced volunteers to carry out solo invertebrate & habitat surveys on our reserve in Ashburton, South Devon...

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Looking good!! 🤩🤩🤩

Once she lays the first egg, the female will begin incubation and the male will provide all of her food. There's still time though, Barn Owls have been known to lay eggs in every month! It'll probably happen soon 🤞 She's likely still getting up to breeding condition. Let us know! 😍

Interested to learn more about the current Barn Owl population in the UK? 🔎📖
barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-facts/current-uk-barn-owl-population

View looking at the side of a brick building with a corrugated roof. A brood of Barn owls are peeking out near the top, and a more camouflaged owl lower down. Text reads 'How many owls can you spot?', and there is credit to Jake Brass for the photo in the lower right.

How many owls can you spot? 🔍👀

Let us know in the comments! 😍

Learn all about the species of owls we commonly see here in the UK: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

We replaced a Barn Owl tree box at this site that hadn’t weathered the recent storms, restoring a safe, dry space for the owls 🦉

🌿 A beautiful place to work, with rich habitat all around and the next storm gathering on the horizon 🌩️

Nestboxes for trees: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-nes...

🦉 The Barn Owl breeding cycle often starts in late winter and by early spring, pairs are usually spending much of their time at their intended nest place. Most pairs engage in mutual preening and cheek rubbing as part of courtship and pair-bonding 🥰
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

The new State of the UK Barn Owl Population 2025 report is available to view or download on our website here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...
Thank you so much to all the independent Barn Owl monitors across the UK that contributed 🙏🦉
Fingers crossed 2026 brings a better year for Barn Owls 🤞

🦉 The Barn Owl breeding cycle often starts in late winter and by early spring, pairs are usually spending much of their time at their intended nest place. Most pairs engage in mutual preening and cheek rubbing as part of courtship and pair-bonding 🥰
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

He's on Facebook: www.facebook.com/profile.php?... 😊

Winter is challenging for Barn Owls ❄️
One strategy they often use to conserve energy is to hunt from perches rather than on the wing. Learn all about their coping strategies here: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

Once chicks hatch, that range shrinks dramatically, often to just 2 hectares, as pairs stay closer to home. From wide-ranging wanderers to devoted parents in just a few short weeks ✨

Discover more about our wonderful Little Owls:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

Have you heard a Little Owl recently? 👂

At this time of year, males can be especially vocal as they establish territories ahead of the breeding season 🦉

In the UK, territories are at their largest just before breeding, sometimes covering nearly 40 hectares...

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We're here 😁 Lovely photos 🤩

In contrast, their underwings are almost completely white. A sudden flash of these pale wings in the darkness can startle prey just long enough.

👉 Barn Owl adaptations: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

🌾 Camouflage from above, moonlight from below 🌙
Perfectly balanced for hunting over fields at night.

From above, Barn Owls are warm buff, honeyed gold, softly freckled with ash-grey and charcoal, blending seamlessly into crops and rough grassland...

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Barn Owls in winter ❄️

On colder days, Barn Owls are more likely to hunt from fence posts and other perches, watching and listening from stillness. It’s a clever way to conserve energy and reduce heat loss in the icy air 💡

How Barn Owls survive the winter:
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

This weekend, keep an eye out at dusk and join us in giving these incredible birds the admiration they deserve 🤍

Learn all about Barn Owls here:

www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

Young Barn owl facing towards the camera, standing on a steeply angled tree branch

🦉 It’s Superb Owl weekend! ✨

While others are cheering on their favourite teams at the Super Bowl, we’re celebrating one of nature’s true icons - the beautiful Barn Owl 🥰

With heart-shaped faces, extraordinary hearing, ghostly plumage, and silent flight, Barn Owls really are… superb! 👌

Discover how you can create a permanent space for Barn Owls inside a building: 🏠 www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-nes...

Have you seen a Barn Owl recently? 👀 Submit your record to our survey site: www.barnowlsurvey.org.uk 🙏

Hear about a journey through nature appreciation, research and protection from our Head of Conservation. This interview, from November, is hosted byBatAbility director Neil Middleton. Thank you Neil! 🙏
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Unlike Barn Owls, Tawny Owls are primarily a woodland species!🌳 If you have trees nearby, you might be lucky and hear them calling at night 🤩

Would you like to build a Tawny Owl nestbox? www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-nes...

You can also buy them from us 👇 www.barnowltrust.org.uk/product/tawn...

Barn Owl courtship often begins in winter, with pairs starting to roost together at their nest site 🦉💚
Extra legal protection for Barn Owls only kicks in when they lay their first egg, but they are very sensitive to disturbance during this courtship period 🤫
www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owls-la...

Barn Owls originally evolved in a warmer, drier climate than we have in the UK, so the winters here are particularly challenging. Three big factors affecting winter survival are weather, prey abundance & coping strategies. ❄️🐁

Find out more & how you can help: www.barnowltrust.org.uk/barn-owl-fac...

Our cars have already been all over the place this winter! Here's a selection of photos of our BOT vehicles out in the field...

We are very proud of our all-electric fleet 🤩

www.barnowltrust.org.uk/about-the-ba...

We're all back in the office today! Our phone lines will be back on at 10am and we'll be answering emails before then. We hope you've all had a lovely break and a wonderful start to 2026! ✨ Fingers crossed for a good year for Barn Owls this year🤞

Support our work: barnowltrust.org.uk/support-us 💚

Wishing you all the best for 2026!🤞💚

Thank you so much for all your support through 2025 🥰🦉

www.barnowltrust.org.uk