Within our urban setting it is sometimes desirable to create habitats for birds and insects. Two of our members made it their mission this year to make owl boxes.
Discussions with the council had already resulted in an agreement by them to install owl boxes along the Blueway. This is part of their commitment to biodiversity. We felt it was a good opportunity for us to engage with local landowners about the importance of owls to farming and so two of our members, using plans from Birdwatch Ireland, built their first Owl box. It has been installed in a barn on farmland on the edge of town following advice from Albert Nolan.
