But small and medium sized owls, such as the screech owl and the barn owl, are literally better fits for nesting boxes. Rhode Island even has a volunteer-run nesting box program for barn owls.

Now volunteers from Staffordshire Barn Owl Action Group are doing their bit to help increase the population of the birds in the county. They have been fitting nesting boxes which they monitor ...

"We had a HOOT putting up 22 new barn owl boxes across the borough. Just in time for breeding season. "Most barn owls nest in boxes, so we’ve added eight boxes to new locations, while 14 older ones ...

A 12ft mural has been unveiled at the Bog Meadows Nature Reserve, in west Belfast in a bid to raise awareness of the plight ...