A
Swift flies past a nest box - our fastest bird in level
flight!
Photo
© Jon Perry
Find out here all
about these amazing birds, why they matter, and how you can help them
Though Swifts
only spend 3 or 4 months
each Summer with us, while they are here they bring
spectacular
aerial action and excitement to our urban lives!
Swifts breed from
Ireland to Beijing, from the Mediterranean and the Middle East
right up to the Arctic, and everywhere they are in decline.
But
you can help them, and you can do it on your own,
or with the help of friends and neighbours, or through your work, and
it will give you great satisfaction and save a species from extinction
too.
Read on, and have a go!
UK Power
Networks Albury Swift Nest Box Team - see our NEWS page
Photo ©
UK Power Networks
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2003
to 2024
21
Years of Helping Swifts
Late
April - Our Swifts are almost here! They are massing in
Western France and a few have made it back to the UK already. The rest should be with us this May
Our latest Swift
tower - it replicates nesting sites Swifts use in ancient
trees in ancient forests in Scotland, Poland, Scandinavia and Germany
Find out more on our NEWS page
Worcester
6 Industrial Park Swift Column project 2022 © 51 architects
Note
the Dates!
Swift Awareness Week 2024
29 June - 7 July
List your activities now!
Contents
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Projects
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News
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Local
Help
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Videos
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Useful
Leaflets
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DIY Nests
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Swift
Calls
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First
Aid
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Nestboxes & more!
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Architects,
Developers & Builders
Download
our leaflet all
about Swift Bricks!
The
Universal Swift Brick ideal for Swifts & small birds!
Builders! are you
working
at a Swift nest site?
Follow this guidance
1. Leave existing nest
places undisturbed
2. If
re-roofing, make new nest access holes to match the
old
ones exactly
3. New
build - internal nest spaces are the best
4. If you
cannot do "3 " above, fit external nest boxes
Teachers! Start a Swift Project!
Click on
the Swift to download our latest leaflet just for
Schools!
The Elizabeth Line workers made and
installed their own
Wild Bee and Swift
nestboxes at their Tottenham Court Road site
photo © Crossrail plc
Installing
Swift Nest Boxes?
See
our Shopping Page
or
Click on
the Swift for a DIY Swift nestbox design
If you
would like to support our work, please donate via
the link above to our
secure payment site
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Pre-view
our talks
See one of our
Swifts Talks on You Tube -
Click here
See
our interview with David Lindo, The
Urban Birder - Click here
Supporting
&
Enhancing Urban Biodiversity
We provide
training
for professionals in practical Urban Biodiversity
techniques
contact us for
more
details
Swift
Surveys - Click on the logos to
participate
How
to Survey Swifts - download our leaflet here
Add
your Swift sightings to BirdTrack
and see migration
in action!
Use the new RSPB Swift Mapper App!
Download here
Support the
BTO's
By
participating in the BTO Breeding Bird Survey
you contribute to our knowledge of Swifts in the UK
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We
have been
providing free
advice on how to help Swifts since 2003
Swift Conservation is grateful to for its support
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we do not infringe your privacy - and you can download our GDPR
statement here
swift-conservation.org
name site texts © Copyright Edward Mayer 2008 - 2024 Photographs &
illustrations © Copyright as indicated
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