A young barn owl fatality at Cowbar
Finding and reporting a young barn owl fatality. Click below to read more
The hedgehogs return to Cowbar
Hurrah, the hedgehogs are back! Click below to read more.
Cowbar Gull News
The herring gulls have now finished the business of rearing for another year and have largely moved off their nesting sites. Click below for more information about the gulls on Cowbar.
Cowbar area harvest mouse survey
The Mammal Society’s National Harvest Mouse Survey begins next month and runs until March 2023. Click below to find out more and see how you could get involved.
Autumn mowing on Cowbar Lane
This week the bund and verges had their annual mowing, by arrangement with the council. Click below to read more about how this fits into long term plans to increase biodiversity on Cowbar.
Bats
Bats can occasionally be spotted on Cowbar at twilight, around the cottages and over the cliff top. Click here to read more about them and where they may be living.
Book review: Islands of Abandonment
One of the Cowbar residents has a book to recommend. Click below to find out more.
Minke whales spotted from Cowbar?
Recently a large number of sea creatures were spotted from the railings near Cowbar Cottages. Click below to find out more about them.
Myxomatosis outbreak at Cowbar and surrounding area
Sadly, the highly infectious virus, myxomatosis, is in the area and is now affecting rabbits on Cowbar. Click below to read more about this virus.
Four species of orchid on Cowbar!
This summer we have seen four species of orchid growing on Cowbar grassland. Click "continue reading" below to find out more.