Rotherfield Demonstration Project Blog

Francis Buner reports on a good year for barn owls at Rotherfield.

Last week the South Downs National Park volunteers, co-ordinated by Rob Nichols, came along for a day to help with some urgently needed habitat management. A massive thank you to everyone who was involved!

Being a gamebird conservationist, I am often asked whether I hate raptors. No, is my decisive answer. They are fascinating creatures, truly amazing in their abilities to hunt down prey and certainly one of the true wonders of evolution.

Sitting on my garden bench at the back of my cottage garden on the Rotherfield estate in Hampshire fills me with great satisfaction and joy as I spend a relaxing half an hour after having returned from an office bound day’s work.