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Take-Off! A Swift leaves its nest box in Denmark - our fastest bird in level flight! 

Photo © Inger Lund

 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! 

20 Years of Helping Swifts!
2003 to 2023

They're back! Watch the skies!
Swift Awareness Week 1 to 7 July
see your local activities here
We will be at the Rutland Bird Fair
Visit the Swifts Stand
14, 15, 16 July 2023
Book your tickets here
Arch Group
Moscow Swift Pod in Coriam © Arch Group Architects


Contents Page Contents

  Projects Page Projects

 

 

Swift Conservation News News

  Local help with private nest box projects Local Experts & Groups

 

 

See Our Videos! Videos

  See Our Leaflets! Useful Leaflets

 

 

D I Y Nestboxes D I Y Nestboxes

  Buy Our Swift Call CD! Swift Call CD's & MP3's

 

 

Swift First Aid & Care First Aid & Care  

  Nest Boxes & Bricks Nestboxes, Books & more!

Architects, Developers & Builders

Swift Bricks Leaflet  Build for Swifts! Download our leaflet all about Swift Bricks!

Swift Bricks Leaflet  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!
D-I-Y Swift nest box  Click on the Swift to download our latest leaflet just for Schools!
Crossrail
Crossrail 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
D-I-Y Swift nest box  Click on the Swift to download a DIY Swift nest box pattern


Need advice?
for casualties go to Swift First Aid & Care
anything else contact Swift Conservation

We provide support throughout the UK & Europe
Wildbird Law - for the detail click here

GDPR

 You can download our GDPR statement here

Our talks - Book one now
 Talks Enquiries  -  Click on the Swift!  Click here to book a talk or presentation

Our next public talks
Click on the underlined links to book your place or make an enquiry

14 June Hurstpierpoint Sussex Hurst Rethink 6-30pm

See one of our Swifts Talks on You Tube - Click here
See our interview with The Urban Birder  - Click here

Download ZOOM meetings software free here
    

Supporting & Enhancing Urban Biodiversity
We provide training for professionals in practical Urban Biodiversity techniques contact us for more details I am interested in Biodiversity training

Swift Surveys - Click on the logos to participate
How to Survey Swifts - download our leaflet here Swift Survey Techniques

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and see migration in action!


Use the new RSPB Swift Mapper App!
swift_mapper_icon  Download here

Support the BTO's  BTO BBS Survey
By participating in the BTO Breeding Bird Survey
you contribute to our knowledge of Swifts in the UK

Donations

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 - Thank You!



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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