Barn Owl Fact Sheets
Free, printable Barn Owl reference guides, for anyone who wants more detail than a quick quiz gives. Each one is a short PDF you can download, print and keep.
A Short Guide to Barn Owls
The full short guide in one download: everything from silent flight to how to help, in plain English.
Download the PDFWhat Do Barn Owls Eat?
Diet, hunting and pellets, including why the field vole is the perfect meal.
Download the PDFLife Cycle: Egg to Fledging
From the first egg to the first flight, with a week by week growth guide.
Download the PDFMale or Female?
The real clues for telling a male Barn Owl from a female, and why no single one is certain alone.
Download the PDFBuilding a Nest Box: The Basics
The key measurements for a safe, successful Barn Owl nest box, in one page.
Download the PDFBuilt for the Night
How a Barn Owl's face, eyes, ears and wings are all shaped for hunting in the dark.
Download the PDFA Quick Barn Owl Quiz
15 questions for a quiet afternoon. For a full set of 20 classroom quiz sheets with teacher answer pages, see our worksheets for schools instead.
Download the PDFWhere Barn Owls Live in the UK
Habitat, home ranges and roosting, and why Barn Owls are not territorial in the usual sense.
Download the PDFConservation: Numbers and How to Help
How Barn Owl numbers have changed, their legal protection, and practical ways anyone can help.
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