Owl joins in on National Trust's Halloween Trail at Lindisfarne Castle
A visitor to Lindisfarne Castle was surprised when asked to look out for an owl on the National Trust’s Halloween trail, to be faced with the real thing. The visitor and her children were completing the Halloween hunt around the castle looking for hidden objects, one being a foot tall plastic owl.
On finishing the trail they presented a snap of a real owl to House Steward, Nick Lewis, who told us “I was shocked to see the picture. I thought the family were joking at first but it was great to see the bird perching on the ledge. I have been keeping an eye out for owls since we installed an owl box on the back of the ticket hut. Two years ago a pair were rooting on the ledge outside the Ship Room and below the West Bedroom but there has been no sighting since.
These photos show the West Bedroom windows so it is encouraging that they may have returned to roost and perhaps nest.”
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