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Action plan details - Shropshire Biodiversity Action Plan
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Barn Owl |
| Plan status: Implementation underway |
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Vision statement |
In the short term, maintain existing populations and range of Barn Owl in Shropshire.
In the longer term, reverse the decline in the Barn Owl population, and restore its previous population and range
Establish and maintain a comprehensive understanding of the distribution, status and ecological requirements of Barn Owls in Shropshire through research, survey and monitoring.
Promote communication, education and awareness of the status and needs of Barn Owls
(Plan revised July 2006).
For more information on this species please check RSPB facts sheet
For a local map of this species check the Natural Shropshire dot maps
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Overview report |
| 10/12/2008 |
A funding bid is being made to continue the work carried out by Whixall Barn Owl Project. The project is asking for £1000 from UK Waterways to enable the installation of up to 30 barn owl boxes near to suitable habitat adjacent to canals or navigable watercourses in Shropshire.
The Shropshire Barn Owl Group shall lead on the project over the next 12 months, offering barn owl boxes to landowners who either have suitable longterm habitat or who are willing to set aside some land to create the right conditions for barn owls to thrive. This project follows on from the success of Parish Environmental Action, a project coordinated in the north of the county by Shropshire County Councils Conservation and Ranger Team. Within this project Whixall Parish was chosen to engage with landowners and install 30 barn owl boxes as a direct response from a good breeding season in the parish.
It is hoped that with funding from UK Waterways we will maintain the momentum of the steady return of Shropshires barn owls.
Any landowners who are near to a canal or a navigable river wanting further information are invited to get in touch with the Shropshire Barn Owl Group or Shropshire County Councils Conservation & Ranger Team.
For more details please contact Shaun Burkey shaun.burkey@shropshire-cc.gov.uk
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Targets |
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Status |
Assessment date |
Latest progress report |
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| SHR BAO T01 |
Increase the population above the 1985-90 estimate of 140 pairs, to 160 breeding pairs, by 2010. |
Target exceeded (due to plan action) |
14/01/2009 |
Work by the Shropshire Barn Owl Group and other partners has lead to the recording of 210 possibly and certainly breeding pairs of barn owl in Shropshire in the five years betweem 2002 and 2007. See plan overview report for more detail. |
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| SHR BAO T02 |
Increase the population to 180 pairs by 2015. |
Some progress (ahead of schedule) |
24/03/2009 |
Work by the Shropshire Barn Owl Group and other partners has lead to the recording of 210 possibly and certainly breeding pairs of barn owl in Shropshire in the five years betweem 2002 and 2007. See plan overview report for more detail. |
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| SHR BAO T03 |
Restore the range of Barn Owls back to the 1985-90 figure of 166 Occupied Tetrads by 2015. |
No report |
No report |
No report |
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Actions |
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Start/End date |
Contacts
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| SHR BAO CA 01 |
Visit and advise farmers with suitable or potential breeding habitat in Clun ESA, Upper Onny Area and Shropshire annually until 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BAO CA 02 |
Encourage erection of 5 pairs of barn owl nest boxes annually through all Environmental Stewardship agreements which feature significant lengths of appropriate field margin options by 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Natural England,
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group |
Not started |
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| SHR BAO FR 01 |
Require provision of a Barn Owl nest box / site within the design of every new & refurbished building which replaces an old farm building funded through any Agri-environment schemes, or that one is installed nearby, where such buildings are close to good habitat (and a survey is carried out to ascertain this, in consultation with SBOG). |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Natural England,
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Shropshire Council |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BAO PL 01 |
Encourage all Planning Authorities to require, as a condition of Planning Permission, that a Barn Owl nest box / site is incorporated into the design of every new & refurbished building which replaces an old farm building, or that one is installed nearby where such buildings are close to good habitat (and a survey is carried out to ascertain this, in consultation with SBOG) |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Shropshire Council,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BAO SM 01 |
Install nest boxes and monitor usage in the Upper Onny Area annually until 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BAO SM 02 |
Install nest boxes and monitor usage in the Clun ESA annually until 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Clunn Community Wildlife Group |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BAO SM 03 |
Install nest boxes and monitor usage annually across Shropshire until 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
E.ON UK plc,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BAO SU 01 |
Monitor population, population change and breeding success at all breeding sites annually until 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Barn Owl Group,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group |
Underway (on schedule) |
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| SHR BRD AP 02 |
Establish monitoring arrangements to record the population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage for all BAP and PSA Target Bird Species on all farms covered by any Agri-environment scheme in Shropshire, and measure the effectiveness of such schemes. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2007 |
Natural England |
Not started |
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| SHR BRD AP 03 |
Monitor population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage for all BAP priority bird species on all CSS & ESA Farms in Shropshire until 2015. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Natural England,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group |
Underway (behind schedule) |
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| SHR BRD FR 06 |
Seek the necessary resources to implement all bird species actions. |
01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 |
Shropshire Council,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust |
Underway (on schedule) |
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