The Company Of OwlsLONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2025 In the woods above Polly Atkins home in Grasmere, Cumbria live the tawny owls she calls her neighbours. Each night, they come down to her cottage at dusk, calling out as night falls in particular a trio of owlets she watches grow from fledglings to young adults. As the antics of the owl siblings develop their capacity to play, to bicker, to share and to protect they encourage her to think