GETTING ‘OWL CREATIVE!

Owls of Bath artists showcased their beautiful owl sculptures on the streets of the World Heritage city of Bath and surrounding area for nearly three months this summer.  A huge thanks to all of the talented artists and designers who gave their time and expertise to the project!

Bath artist Jane Veveris Callan with 'Owl & the Pussycat', sponsored by SouthGate Bath

Children from Twerton Infant School welcoming their blank owlet, which was transformed into 'Twert Twoo', which was displayed with Warrell and Bartholomew the Royal Owlet! in Bath's Central Library 

OWLS HOOT FAREWELL WEEKEND - 29/30 SEPTEMBER

All of the owls and owlets will be displayed at the Owls Hoot Farewell Weekend on 29/30 September at the Bath Recreation Ground.

See the Auction page of the website for further details.  It'll be a hoot!

 

 

 

Owl Artists

Bath mosaic artist Natasha Rampley  created the beautiful 'Night Owl' for the Norie Trust, which was displayed at Milsom Place near its nest-mate the colourful Trigiforms, painted by Sue Guthrie

The giant flock of super-sized owls was decorated by artists from Bath, Bristol, London, Brighton, Birmingham and beyond.

The smaller owlets were decorated by local schools and charities and will belong to them at the end of the event as a legacy of the project.


'Golden Civetta' taking shape in Josie Bahar's studio for Holburne Park

Bath College art students decorated 'Beaky' one of the smaller Owlets, kindly sponsored by the Bath BID - what a hoot!  Beaky was displayed outside Lulu Caffe opposite the College

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In 2008 the King Bladud’s Pigs auction raised over £200,000 for charity and 16,000 pig fans came to say their ‘final farewells’.

Little Owls have decreased by 70% over the last 20 years. The UK Little Owl Project is working to protect them and is based in Bath.

The Little Owl is one of the smallest owls. It was introduced to Britain from Europe in the 1880s to help control garden pests and can be found living in tree hollows around the Bath area.

You can find Little Owls in a range of habitats including quarries, villages, orchards, parkland, liveries and on lowland farmland. They prefer semi-open habitat and avoid woodland. Read Emily’s Little Owl Spotter’s Guide here.

A group of owls is called a parliament.
(Of course, most owls are solitary!)

For 2008’s King Bladud’s Pig trail 40,000 trail maps led pig fans on a city-wide journey of exploration.

Little Owls were introduced into Britain from Europe during the late 1880s to control garden pests.
There are thought to be 5,700 pairs in the UK.

There are around 200 species of owl.
The largest is Blakiston’s fish owl (Japan, China, Siberia)

The Little Owl has a large global range and is found in 84 countries (much of Europe, Asia east to Korea, North Africa, and the Middle East).

Owls do not have spherical eyes, they have tube eyes (providing better depth perception and allowing them to see prey from great distances. Their close vision is not as clear.)

A Little Owl with an olive branch appeared on a Greek silver tetradrachm coin from 500 BC and a 5th Century BC bronze statue of the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena, shows her holding a Little Owl.

Little Owls love sunbathing! You can spot them basking in sunshine on their favourite perches during the winter months in parks and rural villages. On a sunny day, look out for Little Owls on barn roofs, poles and fence posts.

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