« Gannets wind riding at Troup head Barn Owls living and hunting through a Suffolk winter » Barn Owls in the the Suffolk Landscape Suffolk Barn owl population recovery benefits other wildlife The Barn owl population in Suffolk has recovered to levels last seen in the 1930s. This is providing a boost to other wildlife. Barn owl increases are being driven by Suffolk Wildlife Trust’s community Barn Owl project, together with more environmentally friendly farming practices including an increase in rough grassland and more careful use of pesticides. The community project has installed over 500 nest boxes compensating for lost sites in old trees and barns. This has allowed Barn owls to move back into areas where landowners have left wider field margins and established more rough grassland where voles and mice can be hunted. There are examples where landowners are deliberately linking field margins and grassland which wildlife is using as corridors. The nest boxes are providing sites for other birds, notably Kestrels and Stock doves. The increase in grassland also benefits small mammals and farmland birds such as Yellowhammers. Barn owl looking back in winter oak at sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying out of winter sunset. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl flying by winter oak afternoon sunlight. Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn owl hunting the meadow, evening sunlight October. Tyto alba Barn owl in straw barn. October afternoon. Tyto alba Barn owl in straw barn with vole. October afternoon. Tyto alba Barn Owl climbing down in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owls, watchful waiting in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking at sunset in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl on the move at sunset in an Oak tree. July evening, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair close communication in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl pair in an Oak tree. July sunset, Suffolk. 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July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking at a spiders web in Oak tree. July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl decending on prey, vertical wings early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl looking from Oak branch July sunrise, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl decending on prey, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl under Oak in early morning June light, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hovering hunt, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl in Oak dappled sunlight, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hunting from Oak tree branch, early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl, Hunting angel Early morning, June Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hidden in Oak tree with vole , early morning June, Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying over rough grass, June evening Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl with mouse, early june evening Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl sitting in foggy Oak, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl banking. Early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hovering during hunt, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl take off with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl turning into dive, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying facing sun with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl take off from Oak with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl launch, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying face on with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl sitting in Oak, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl hunting grassy parkland early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying over long grass, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying to barn with vole, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying, vole and grass blade, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying with vole in beak, early june morning Suffolk. Tyto alba Barn Owl flying in front of Oak with vole, early june morning Suffolk. 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