Barn Owl Trust Nest Box

This innovative nest box is contributing to highly effective natural rodent control programs while reducing the use of pesticides and aiding in barn owl conservation in numerous states.

Barn owl trust nest box.

The barn owl trust uses 12 mm tanalised softwood ply 25 x 50mm and 50 x 50mm tanalised batten with 40mm and 50mm rust resistant screws. The barn owl trust a leading authority on barn owls recommends increasing their nest box dimensions by 50 for the american barn owl equating to a floor dimension of 30 x 24 5 ft2 and a minimum of 10 ft3 for a box that is 24 deep. The ideal size for barn owl boxes is 1m 2 floor area x 1m depth but such big boxes are generally impractical. Conserving the barn owl and its environment.

Climbing jumping young birds can get from the platform onto the roof of the box and ideally onto other nearby perching places. The barn owl trust is a uk charity which aims to conserve the barn owl and its environment. An owl box in a building. The basic owl box should be built using rot resistant or tanalith e treated sheet material manufactured using a waterproof adhesive.

The dimensions given on the owl box diagram below are the minimum required size. Our owl boxes are superior quality easy to install and are maintenance free. If there s a large building that a barn owl can enter at 3 metres above the ground then this is almost certainly the best place to put a new barn owl nestbox. No perch is necessary and adding one will only give footing to predators.

Please avoid using hardwood ply unless it is stamped fsc approved. Our signature product the patented barn owl box is now in use by thousands of orchards vineyards row crop farms and private land owners. Nestboxes built by the trust come with hanging kits included apart from indoor boxes where one is not required. Delays due to covid 19 restrictions there may be a delay of up to 14 days before delivery.

All profits help to support our work. A full 1 metre 3ft from the bottom of the entrance hole to the bottom of the box and with a floor area of at least 1 metre x 1 metre. We sell and ship owl nest boxes bird houses and bat boxes anywhere in the world. Our design is 11 ft3 with with nearly 6 ft2 of floor space.

We carry out practical conservation research and educational work advise farmers government and landowners and run a free information service. Is easier to erect. Or you can simply buy a barn owl trust nestbox for inside a building. Best option barn owl nestbox inside a building.

A typical barn owl nest box has a six inch entrance hole that is suitable for a barn owl but too small for a great horned owl and the hole should be approximately four inches above the floor of the box. An ideal nesting box would be much bigger.