Peak District Retreat Blog
A blog to share some items of interest about the Retreat and its environment - wildlife or other nature notes and images, or maybe something else. Our barn owl nest box has three cameras so barn owls will certainly feature in our blog, but so will other birds and other wildlife.
We do not commit to regular updates, rather we intend to post items of particular interest when they arise. We do have quite a back catalogue of past images which we may post to ‘back-fill’ the blog, while generally keeping the entries in chronological order.
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Jackdaws in the barn owl box
Read moreThe barn owl did not return to the box to roost this morning, and two jackdaws took the opportunity to raid the box. They were cautious initially,…
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Red-legged partridge
Read moreI've seen these around the land occasionally. But this is the first time I've got a photo of a red-legged partridge. I saw it pecking around our…
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Barn owls 2025
Read moreWe're waiting to see whether or not we will have a breeding pair this year.
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Tawny owl in the barn owl box
Read moreThis evening, for the first time, we have seen a tawny owl inside the barn owl nest box, and its mate looked in too.
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Stock dove attacks a barn owl in the nestbox
Read moreStock dove attacks barn owl! Watch the video.
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Exercise time for barn owls
Read moreWhen the barn owls leave the box at dusk after a day of roosting, they often do some limbering up exercises
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Barn owl with sun behind
Read moreOur resident barn owl returns to the nest box early one morning, bringing some prey with her.
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