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And in one woodland site of about a square mile, there are 1,200 specially built nest boxes. because wytham woods near oxford is a very special site of scientific interest. is this officially the most studied woodland in the world, do you think? i mean, it certainly must be one of them. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the wytham great tit project. scientists have systematically monitored every chick hatched in their nest boxes here since 1947. and we are about to meet the newest generation. wow, how many are there? there are eight. that's a very standard size for a great tit. now these...

Because wytham woods, near oxford, is a very special site of scientific interest. is this officially the most studied woodland in the world, do you think? i mean, it certainly must be one of them. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the wytham great tit project. scientists have systematically monitored every chick hatched in their nest boxes here since 1947. and we are about to meet the newest generation. wow, how many are there? there are eight. that's a very standard size for a great tit. now these parents have got a lot of work to do. they have got to find about 10,000 caterpillars for ...

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Thanks to their antics on nestcams, and now it's hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in south—west england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline and there's been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports, it now seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you can see it's not yet fully developed. born in the wild, but famous in tens of thousands of homes worldwide thanks to nestcam. these are the parents, finn and 0rla. the eggs were laid in early april and hatched a month later, all in a nesting box in a b...

My peas when all social restrictions are finally lifted, but for these young people the party is here on the plots. they've become unlikely online stars thanks to their antics on �*nestcams' and now it's hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in southwest england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline, and there's been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports, it now seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you can see it is not yet fully developed. born in the wild, but famous in tens of thousands of homes...