Six fluffy barn owlets were found nesting on a farm near Peterborough, bringing good news after the farm faced six suspected arson attacks this summer

A surprise brood of six barn owlets has brought a welcome lift to a Cambridgeshire farm after a difficult summer. Discovered at Moor Farm, near Peterborough, the fluffy youngsters, estimated at 40 to 50 days old, were ringed on Thursday as part of ongoing local conservation efforts.For Moor Farm owner Judith Jacobs, the sight of the lively nest has felt like a small triumph. The farm endured a string of suspected arson attacks this year, and Jacob’s relief is palpable. “It’s very exciting as we had none last year... We try to encourage wildlife as much as we can,” she said, as per the BBC. The owls, she added, have brought a burst of life and hope to the farm at a tense time.The six owlets, three females and three males, are almost evenly spaced in age, each roughly three days apart. That detail came from Simon Dudhill, the volunteer who monitors the birds for Peterborough City Council’s barn owl recovery scheme, as per the report. Dudhill, who works with the Wildlife Conservation Partnership, said finding six owlets in one nest is “exceptionally good” and the largest brood he’s encountered so far this year.“I have ringed quite a few groups of five and four owlets this year. But th...