Nine chicks were discovered at four council-owned farms this summer.
The highest number of barn owl chicks since the start of a conservation scheme have been recorded this year.
The boxes were checked every year by volunteers and, over the past four years, a total of 20 have been installed across north Dorset.Dorset CouncilVolunteers receive training as it is a criminal offence to disturb an owl in its nest without a licence The volunteers were also trained on how to sensitively check and handle the birds, as it is a criminal offence for anyone without a licence to disturb a barn owl while it is building a nest.
The authority suggests tenants and landowners can create habitats for voles which are the barn owls' main food source.
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