Main roads without tall hedge screening, are a major preventable cause of mortality in young Barn Owls.
- Preventing owl deaths with hedge screening on major roads – photo gallery.
- Barn Owl Hazards: Major roads
- Barn Owl road deaths – photo gallery.
- Chapter 7 of the Barn Owl Conservation Handbook covers road deaths in depth, along with mitigation measures.
- Our report ‘Barn Owls and Major Roads, results and recommendations from a 15-year research project‘ provides evidence of the circumstances and importance of Barn Owl deaths on major roads in the UK.
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- M6. 30 mile stretch north of Carlisle. 9 Barn Owls. 2 Tawnies. and 1 Short-eared Owl. All in 1 week.
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- Drivers-eye view of the A303 where Barn Owls die every year.
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- The presence of rough grass encourages Barn Owls to frequent the roadway.
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- Where the road is on the same level as the verge Barn Owls are likely to fly across at low level
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- Low vegetation does nothing to prevent Barn Owl deaths.
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- On this side there is no screen at all and the hedge on the other side is set too far back.
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- Barn Owls die even where the verge is elevated.
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- Patches of scrub that would encourage them to fly higher are set too far back from the road surface.
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