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.
Barn owls 2025
We're waiting to see whether or not we will have a breeding pair this year.
An owl (female we think) has roosted here most daytimes over the winter (though not as regularly as last winter).
We haven't seen her mate. We're waiting to see whether a mate appears, whether they do nest, and if so whether they nest here.
And alongside that, we wonder whether the box be taken over by tawny owls, or by stock doves. Check back later to see how it turns out…
