We put this barn owl box up in 2007 – it took a few of us to do it.
We are wondering if a barn owl has used it this winter and if one will nest in it.
We see barn owls flying by. You will hear the sound of rooks and crows as there is a rookery in the trees and they are usually a noisy bunch!
Many native birds get food and shelter and protection from a hawthorn hedging
Is hawthorn a tree, hedge or a bush? Whatever it is – it is a natural British plant that gives –
The other week I saw a sparrowhawk with a blackbird in it’s talons. It had flown out of a laurel hedge.
If it had been a hawthorn hedge the sparrowhawk would not have gone inside as they cannot risk tearing their feathers. If a sparrowhawk damages its feathers it cannot hunt or feed.
As well as the laurel hedge we also have a lot of old hawthorn hedges / bushes / trees nearby that birds can shelter in. This hawthorn hedge has been here for years. Year after year the hawthorn gives nesting, shelter and food to a lot of birds. The hawthorn is often full of birdsong.
Click here to read about the sparrowhawk in the garden
Below is a photograph that I took of a hawthorn bush which is growing near our garden. It is part of the British countryside and hawthorn is a really bird friendly bush / hedge / tree!
If you plant one hawthorn plant it will enhance your garden and help you make a part of your garden into a bird friendly garden corner
Hawthorn Hedge gives food and shelter to birds
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