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The Barn Owl Trust siteThe Barn Owl Trust siteriving idea behind Autumnwatch is to see how our wildlife is responding to any potential changes in climate. There seems to be both pluses and minuses to climate change. Looking at these reports you can see the warm April lead to a bumper year for barn owls, but it also killed off young holly trees on the Stiperstones.  You can watch the reports, find extra footage and other useful autumn related information here.

Deer

There have been deer in the park at Charlecote Park in Warwickshire for as long as there's been a house. An essential source of food for those who lived there. Now the park is echoing with the sound of the rutt. We went on a deer safari through the park to see what was going on. Park Warden Howard Smith also explained to us that there is a trend for fawns to be born later in the year, into September and even October. In the wild this can cause real problems. Could this be more evidence for a shift in the climate?

You can find a map, opening times and admittance prices for Charlecote Park here.

If you can't get to Charlecote Park why not try at a BBC country file recipes. Why not try a taste of venison at home for a Sunday roast?  Or for a midweek supper treat a sweet and spicy sausage recipe might be welcome on a cold winter night.

Monkey

BBC Midlands Today goes back to Monkey Forest in Stoke to see how the babies we saw born in Springwatch are getting on. If you want to visit the monkeys for yourself you can find directions, prices, opening times and more about the conservation work that is being carried out.

The Monkey Forest is part of the Trentham Estate and there is lots to do if you chose to visit.

You can find out more about lead mining at Snailbeach and a walk that takes in the mineworkings at these sites.

Barn Owls

We have put together some of the ban owl footage in a video, so you can watch how the two broods have done since we first filmed them for Springwatch earlier in the year. Although we can't reveal the location of these barn owls we can tell you they are in Staffordshire and you can find out more about conservation in the county.

Where ever you are there are things you can do to help barn owls. If you have hedges lining a road, let them grow above the level of passing traffic. This way barn owls will fly over the hedge and pass safely over the traffic. If you have land with a pond or water trough on it leave a piece of wood in the water so if a barn owl accidentally falls in they can pull themselves out. Finally if you do find a dead barn owl do check to see if it has been ringed. This information is really important

To make a difference to wildlife near you try this site