Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80590
Owls: Sussex
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Alison Bennett
Liberal Democrat — Mid Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect barn owls in Sussex, in the context of the decline in breeding numbers in 2025.
Answer
Mary CreaghThe decline of the barn owl is attributed to several factors including the loss of suitable habitat, which limits the availability of hunting grounds; the use of rodenticides; road traffic collision; and the loss of traditional nesting sites. To address t...
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