I didn't realise they were purpose built in the past. Fascinating thank you. It makes your wonder why the practice ever stopped. The current resurgence is certainly helping
Owl holes are often found high up in the apex of a barn gable wall, to allow owls into the building to keep down the rodent population. These examples are from Yorkshire.pic.twitter.com/HSIshTM13h
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A few more - they're not the easiest of features to photograph!pic.twitter.com/9JOpmg3VvG
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Never knew this. Love this.
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Lovely idea of a cooperative bird- human interaction! Certainly better than blasting them out of the sky
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When gavin Williamson was living in West Country village he found owls in his roof & estimated how many mice they had eaten. Think it was millions
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Clever those ancestors
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Are the 3 small holes for sparrows?
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