Nests aid return of barn owl
Published Date:
09 April 2008
By Staff Copy
BARN owls are on the increase in Ryedale and the rest of North Yorkshire thanks to a joint initiative by Natural England and the Probation Service.
In 1999 Natural England Nature Reserve staff teamed up with a group of workers from the probation service to embark on a nest building project.
All the materials were supplied by Natural England, with building work carried out by probation service workers. The owl nest boxes were placed around the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve and neighbouring farms. To date over 100 new barn owl friendly homes have gone up, said Craig Ralston, Natural England's Nature Reserve Manager.
"When the boxes first went up there were 60 breeding pairs of barn owls in the area, now there are over 100. This is particularly encouraging."
The full article contains 137 words and appears in EP Leeds First & County newspaper.
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Last Updated:
09 April 2008 8:32 AM
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Source:
EP Leeds First & County
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Location:
Leeds
