Calendar Photo Competition winners
Thanks to all of you who entered our calendar photo competition this year. We had almost 100 fantastic images sent in, making it very difficult to select the winners.
Our winner is Adam Brennan, for his amazing shot of a kestrel on Harding’s Moor. Adam said, “it was a lovely moment. The kestrel and his partner were out hunting in the fields opposite the station to feed their new family of chicks. He was scouting around for more food when I managed to take this.”
Second place goes to Sarah Wingfield for her atmospheric image of a misty Hay Wood on a winter morning. Andres Terol is in third place with his colourful sunset photo of the Grand Union Canal at Old Fishery, with Gadespring cress beds on the right.
Congratulations to them, and to all the other entrants who have won a month in our 2025 calendar. You can find it on sale in our online shop.
Barn owl chicks fledge successfully
We are thrilled to announce that 3 barn owl chicks have successfully fledged on Trust land. Over the summer we’ve been monitoring their progress from tiny chicks to strong, confident fledglings, via a nest box web cam. The female had a clutch of 5 eggs, three of which hatched. The third egg hatched six days after the other two, making that chick the smallest of the three. Normally, a chick that much smaller than its siblings would stand little chance of survival. However, the parents did such a good job of providing food that all three did extremely well.
Back in June, Schedule One licence holder Stuart Downhill and accredited wildlife agent Liam Edwards, removed the chicks briefly from the nest for weighing and ringing. They were then returned to the nest box where they continued to grow and thrive. Late in the summer, they began leaving the nest for short periods while they tried out their wings and adjusted to life in the outside world, before eventually leaving for good around the end of August.
Donating made easy
As a charitable Trust, we are most grateful to our supporters and beneficiaries who kindly make financial donations towards our work. If you would like to donate then please use the button below. Thanks to everyone who has generously donated so far.
www.boxmoortrust.org.uk
01442 253300
