Obsessed with Barn Owls

With silent flight and ghostly heart-shaped faces, barn owls are among Britain's most captivating birds. Join Ranger Ajay Tegala, as self-confessed barn-owl obsessive Jake Brass takes us into his wonderful world of barn owls. With expert insight from The Barn Owl Trust.
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Production
Host: Ajay Tegala
Producer: Claire Hickinbotham
Sound: Jesus Gomez
Contributors: Jake Brass, photographer, and Kate Jellyman, The Barn Owl Trust
Jake walked on the Longshaw Estate in Derbyshire for this recording. Check out this map for walks on the estate -longshaw-map.pdf or head to the 'Top Trails' part of this page Longshaw, Burbage & the Eastern Moors | National Trust
You can get to the start point of many of the walks from Grindleford train station, which has trains from Manchester and Sheffield.
For other places to see Barn Owls at our sites, have a look at this page Our guide to barn owls | Wildlife | National Trust
Or plan your own walk at dusk or dawn, just please remember that barn owls are a protected species and disturbing them while they are nesting is illegal. There's more information here Legal protection of wild Barn Owls - The Barn Owl Trust

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