Barn owls have successfully bred on our east wall every year since 2016—marking 2026 as our eleventh consecutive season, with twenty-four owlets fledged to date. This year’s first egg was laid on 29th April. Our custom conservation spaces also welcome resident kestrels, who nest between our dedicated garden box and the natural hollows of our historic black poplars. Explore a decade of life on the wall in the gallery below, just a handful of the thousands of images we have of the owls and owlets.
The early evening hunt - March 2025
In the garden at dawn - March 2025
Returning to the nest box - June 2021
Inside the nest box, two eggs - May 2026
Owlett Adam being ringed and measured - Sep 2021
Ring and record - June 2022
A Fledged Owlet, from the bedroom window - Sept 2023