
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 2023
20 Years of Helping Swifts!
Our Swifts are now over the Congo where they will spend the winter
But they will be back next 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
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Projects
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News
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Local Experts & Groups
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Videos
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Useful
Leaflets
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D
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Swift
Call CD's & MP3's
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First
Aid & Care
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Nestboxes,
Books & more!
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Architects,
Developers & Builders
Build for Swifts! Download
our leaflet all
about Swift Bricks!
The Universal Swift Brick
- new leaflet -
ideal for Swifts and 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 to
download a DIY Swift nest box pattern
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Our 2023/24 talks -
Book your place!
30 November - Frimley Green, Surrey
11 January - Wokingham, Berkshire
2 April - Richmond & Twickenham
24 April - Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Click on underlined text to make contact with the organisers
For enquiries about arranging a talk - Click on the Swift!
Pre-view our talks
See one of our Swifts Talks on You Tube -
Click here
See our interview with 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
Donations - Thank You!
We are
"not for profit" - Our modest aim is to cover our costs
If you
would like to support our work, please donate via the link above to our
secure payment site
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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
We do not use "Cookies" -
we do not infringe your privacy - and you can download our GDPR statement here
swift-conservation.org
name site texts © Copyright Edward Mayer 2008 - 2023 Photographs &
illustrations © Copyright as indicated
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