Schofield Farm , The Three Owls Bird Sanctuary is a Grade II listed building in the Rochdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Farmhouse, barn.

Schofield Farm , The Three Owls Bird Sanctuary

WRENN ID
graven-step-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rochdale
Constituency
Heywood and Middleton North MP: Mrs Elsie Blundell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 February 1985
Type
Farmhouse, barn
Address
Schofield Farm , The Three Owls Bird Sanctuary, Wolstenholme Fold
OS grid reference
SD 854 143
Coordinates
53.62525, -2.22097
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Schofield Farm, now known as The Three Owls Bird Sanctuary, is a farmhouse and adjoining barn dating from the mid-17th century and later. It is constructed of coursed stone with a stone slate roof and brick stacks. The building features a 2-unit, 2-storey plan with the barn located at the rear. The front elevation has two bays and includes stone quoins. The original entrance on the far left has been blocked, and a new central entrance has been created. There is one double chamfered window opening with a hoodmould that is partly obstructed by the door, and this opening has been extended to the left at a later date. Another window, which was originally a three-light design, now has no remaining mullions. The eaves have been raised at some point to allow for a 10-light "weaver's window," although four of the lights are blocked. The building also features gable stacks and a two-arched-light double-chamfered window at the rear. The barn includes a semi-circular cart entrance with doors on either side.

Local climate

Schofield Farm , The Three Owls Bird Sanctuary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,110 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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