Keeping the skies alive!         working in assocaition with "London's Swifts"


See Swifts flying over Ascoli Piceno, Italy, where we advised on their conservation    Click here to go to the video
 Last year we visited the Swift Towers of Northern Italy   Click here to download the slide show


Rescued Swift just prior to release photo © M. Martinsons
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Swifts are with us for just three months each Summer, bringing vital drama and excitement to our city streets and skies. These amazing birds have shared our buildings ever since the Romans came to Britain. They still breed in our eaves and gables, but not for much longer, as modern and renovated buildings exclude them. Unless we do something about it, Swifts will soon vanish from England and the UK. Find out all about Swifts, why they matter, and how you can help them survive and thrive.

Click on the Swifts to see   Contents Page   CONTENTS   Swift Conservation News   NEWS    Biodiversity in Action  Biodiverse Buildings

Local help with private nest box projects  Local help!    Buy Our Swift Call CD!  Swift Call CD's - £5!   Swift First Aid & Care  Swift First Aid Advice   See Our Leaflets!  Our Leaflets  

Visit the EcoBuild Web Site  See us at Ecobuild in 2011!

RSPB Swift Nest Site SurveyAdd your Swift sightings to the RSPB's Swift Nest Site Survey, which is generating excellent results with new and valuable information on Swift distribution


 Please help us help Swifts!

Architects, Developers & Builders
Install some Swift Bricks!  New Build? Click here to see cost-effective easily installed ready-made Swift nest places!

Working with Swifts? Follow these rules!
  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

Seen a crime against wild birds?
Click here to contact the RSPB's legal team Use this link to contact the RSPB's legal team

See Swifts nesting!
See Swift Chicks being fed in the nest! See Swifts in the nest in Israel, where Swifts start breeding in
 February

Need help?
We provide support throughout the UK & Europe - we can design in Swift and other nestboxes into your plans - contact Swift Conservation 

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