One of the most common owls in the UK are the barn owls.Barn owls are found in the wild, but with a few steps you can attract them to your garden.
Step 1: To the wild, keep your shed open.
Give it a bit of dust and a barn owl will probably build a nest there.Leave the door open for the barn owls.The barn owls will eat rats and mice.
Step 2: About two and a half metres off the ground.
You should put a bird box on a pole because it will need to be quite high.If you want to attract multiple barn owl families, you don't need a shed and a nest box.There is a nest box next to a tree.If you put the nest box on a tree branch, barn owls will hunt from there.
Step 3: There is a wooden house for the barn owls.
The barn owls will need a large doorway.The barn owls like to lay their eggs here.The wood needs to be sanded down so that it is safe in the house.
Step 4: A lot of trees.
Barn owls hunt in trees, which will benefit your garden.Barn owls like Fir trees and other types of trees.
Step 5: You can plant a variety of flowers.
When hunting in the wild, barn owls like flowers and grassland.You can grow the grass in a meadow.It is possible to make your garden look like grassland chalk.
Step 6: It's a good idea to grow rye grass.
The grass in your garden will look more like wild countryside grass if moles are encouraged to come and make it.The grass will not make the barn owls itchy.They like the grass.
Step 7: It's a good idea to avoid spraying rodents or insects.
Barn owls can be killed instantly by this.You can use barn owl friendly sprays.It is always a good idea to check if the garden spray is barn owl friendly.
Step 8: Don't put barbed wire in your garden.
It can cause suffocation by digging into the barn owl's skin.Use wooden fencing instead.It's a good idea to avoid wire or sharp fencing.Extra safety can be achieved by sanding down fences.
Step 9: Put any nest boxes up high to keep large pets away from barn owls.
The barn owls can be harmed in flight by cats and dogs.If you want the space to be fair, divide your garden into two parts, one for cats and dogs and the other for barn owls.Pets should not be shut inside all day.They need fresh air and exercise.
Step 10: Provide a source of sustenance.
When the weather is bad and the voles are not active, it's even harder to find a food source for the barn owls.This applies in the Autumn and Winter.Rats can't reach food on a bird table.