How can we help protect barn owls?

10 ways to help Barn Owls: Manage land for Barn Owls; Provide a nest box; Avoid Rat Poison; Feed in bad weather; Buy from wildlife-friendly farmers. ... information about habitat creation in the Barn Owl Conservation Handbook. Chris Packham (BBC) says “if ever there was a book to save a species, this is it”. read more

Don’t shoot them, for one thing, as hen killers and rapacious killers of domestic birds. Yes they will go after them, but mostly they feed on mice and voles and such. read more

How to encourage wild Barn Owls. 10 ways to encourage wild Barn Owls. Manage land for Barn Owls. Provide a roosting and nesting place. Avoid using Rat Poison (rodenticides). Offer extra food in bad weather. Buy from wildlife-friendly farmers. Help your local Barn Owl Group. Start your own Barn Owl Project. Object to damaging rural developments. read more

We can make Owl Boxes in our garden, or persuade your teachers in school, to put a few up. We can persuade other people to do this as well, this website is an example. Try not to keep them as pets, because some people get them as pets, then when they are bored with them, they throw the poor birds out, this will not help them survive in any way. read more