Barn owl
The beautiful barn owl is, perhaps, our most-loved owl. With its distinctive heart-shaped face, pure white feathers and ghostly silent flight, it's easy to identify. Look out for it flying…
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Barn owl conservation
The project works with landowners, installing nest boxes and monitoring wild barn owl populations across Essex.
Fascinating flying ants
Sara Booth-Card, ecologist, peatlands and Action For Insects campaigner at The Wildlife Trusts, looks out for the telltale signs of flying ant days and shares her love for the underground world of…
Barn owl webcam
Meet our pair of adult barn owls happily nesting at our Blue House Farm nature reserve in North Fambridge.
Beautiful Barn Owl
Barn Owls are such beautiful birds that just to glimpse one in car headlights is a thrill, a saintly soul whose fleeting flight of fancy instantaneously makes your world a wondrous place. All too…
The Barn Owl webcam is back!
Take a sneak peek into the life of one of Essex’s most elusive birds of prey.
Meet the stars of our Barn Owl webcam
2019 has been a successful year for our Barn Owls at Blue House. After months of watching them online we can finally reveal the photos and details of our three Owlets.
House sparrow project off to flying start
Essex Wildlife Trust is finding out more about house sparrow populations in the county.
Little owl
Introduced into the UK in the 19th century, the diminutive little owl can now be seen along hedgerows, on farmland and in parkland across England and Wales. It often perches on a pole or rock,…
Short-eared owl
The short-eared owl, or 'Shortie', is an unusual owl because it prefers to be out and about in the daytime. It is most easily spotted in winter, when resident birds are joined by…
Long-eared owl
Unsurprisingly, the nocturnal long-eared owl sports large 'ear tufts' on its head, while the short-eared owl has much smaller ear tufts. A shy bird, it is best spotted around the coast…
Tawny owl
Tawny owls are the familiar brown owls of Britain’s woodlands, parks and gardens. They are known for their ‘too-wit too-woo’ song that can be heard at night-time.