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 own 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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A female sparrowhawk visits the barn owl nest box
Read moreA female sparrowhawk visits the barn owl nest box.
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The Ghost of a Barn Owl?
Read moreThis photo has a ghostly appearance but with an innocent explanation.
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Red deer visits
Read moreWe can see the local red deer any time of year, but most frequently in the spring.
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Brown hare explores a land-drain pipe
Read moreWe often see the brown hares exploring a 12 inch land drain which passes under our track.
Sometimes they exit the other end, circle around…
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Barn owls try to recover their nestbox from stock doves
Read moreIn 2022 our barn owl nest box was taken over by nesting stock doves. One night the owls tried to reclaim the box.
