Thank you for the owl boxes

A big thank you to Mark White who has made us some fantastic owl boxes.  Mark is a joiner in his spare time and has devoted himself recently to making this excellent owl accommodation for us.  If owls don’t have any suitable place to roost and nest it makes them vulnerable.  Lack of shelter is a big cause of owl mortality so these excellent well made boxes will save lives.   We conserve wildlife and owls and other birds we have released come back to see us most days – and to get a ready-meal – a dead day old chick usually  Earlier today we saw one of the kestrels we rescued and nursed to health.  We freed her last year and she’s still coming back, today she called to us as she circled – magic moments.

Mark has made these owl boxes with great attention to detail , we’ll put some turf in them and wait for Spring and laying eggs.   They are stained and waterproofed so they will last for many yearsx, the lids come open so we can clean them out after family life has finished for the year.   We suggested to Marl that he could get an owl box plan from the internet and this is what he did.   Owls like to get down and out of site in their shelter so the design is perfect.   Thanks Mark,  getting the owl boxes put up is our next job!

Team Leader Jo is seen here admiring the owl boxes.