Local Help & Assistance

Get help for your project from local experts These people should be able to advise you how to get your Swift nest box project up and running, or help you protect a local Swift colony from building work or development. Please contact them via the e-mail links.   Brighton Chris Lowe click here to e-mail   Bristol & Avon Mark Glanville click here to e-mail   Cambridgeshire Dick Newell click here to e-mail   Channel Islands Vic Froome click here to e-mail   Cheshire Brian Martin click here to e-mail   Cornwall (North) Thaïs Martins click here to e-mail   Cornwall Bruce Taggart click here to e-mail   Devon Stephen Fitt click here to e-mail   Dorset Stephen Fitt click here to e-mail   Essex John Smart click here to e-mail   Henley-on-Thames Michael Shemilt click here to e-mail   Ireland (inc. Northern Ireland) Mark Smyth click here to e-mail   Kent Fred Hookins click here to e-mail   Lancashire Brian Martin click here to e-mail   Lancashire (Ribble Valley & Bowland) Ian Walker click here to e-mail    Lincolnshire (Central) Bill Ball click here to e-mail   Lincolnshire (North) Helen Robertson click here to e-mail   Lincolnshire (South) Barry Hancock click here to e-mail   London - North of the Thames Edward Mayer click here to e-mail   London - South of the Thames Steven Robinson click here to e-mail   Manchester (Greater) Brian Martin click here to e-mail   Merseyside Brian Martin click here to e-mail   Norfolk Paul Noakes click here to e-mail   Oxfordshire (Cherwell District) Chris Mason click here to e-mail   Portsmouth Dave Warner click here to e-mail   South West England Stephen Fitt click here to e-mail   Sheffield, South Yorkshire Peter Brown click here to e-mail   Suffolk Steve Piotrowski / SWT click here to e-mail   Wales - South & Brecon Beacons Kirsty Johns click here to e-mail   Worcestershire Suellen Holloway click here to e-mail   Yorkshire Bill Thorne click here to e-mail   Yorkshire Jonathan Pomroy click here to e-mail Just a few examples of their work Photo © Mark Smyth Photo © Helen Robertson Photo © Roland Giddy Mark Smyth and Jonathan Pomroy have both set up very successful Swift colonies, Stephen Fitt has been the prime mover for the installation of hundreds of Swift nest places in the West Country, Helen Robertson saved her Swifts' nests by having special entrances fitted when her builder re-tiled the roof in late 2009, Ian Walker is advising on the installation of Swift nest places in the new Everyman Theatre in Liverpool, and the late Roland Giddy had his Victorian eaves converted into Swift homes, and advised on saving the Swift colony in the church at Lingfield. The Small Print - please read carefully. These people all work independently. They only provide advice on Swift conservation and nest space creation; they do not advise on any aspect of building maintenance, structural or safety matters. They should be able to tell you what can be done to preserve and provide nest places, and what sorts of commercially-available nest boxes might be suitable. You will need to assure yourself that their advice fits in with your plans for your building, your building's condition and your future requirements, and any other associated matters. You will need to arrange for purchases and fitting, and/or associated building work, as required. Swifts are wild creatures, and while all helpers are in touch with the latest information, it may well be that Swifts will not take up the offered nest places, or may leave an altered nest site notwithstanding all efforts to preserve the colony. Under no circumstances can these helpers or Swift Conservation accept any liability. Back to Fitting Swift Nest Places          Back to Contents         Next - Moving to Italy, Spain or the Midi?