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Swift Nestboxes, Attraction Calls,
CCTV & Artworks
Use
this page to locate attraction calls, artworks, and instruction
materials as well as a wide range of nest boxes and nest bricks for setting up Swift colonies.
Using the Swift calls CD / MP3 will
greatly increase your chance of getting a colony going. Please note, while we have experience
of some of the products featured, and have found them to be of good quality, we have yet to try out others,
so you need to assure yourself that they are going to do the job
you want.
Swift Conservation's Swift Calls CD |
Our Calls CD + Instructions |
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These calls of nesting Swifts Apus
apus recorded at Ulrich Tigges' Berlin Swift Colony should bring in Swifts to check out
your nest places. Included are the "upper tones" emitted at 12-13
kHz. The CD has ten tracks, runs for about an hour &
we also include a free car window badge! Please order via this secure site - delivery
can take up to 14 days |
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Swift
Calls in MP3 format "I thought that you woud like to know that Swifts arrived on the For a
tried and tested Swift Calls recording |
Swift Conservation's
Calls MP3 + Instructions |
Swift Art Book - New! |
"On Crescent Wings - a portrait of the Swift" by Jonathan Pomroy, wildlife artist £22.50 inc. P & P Buy via this link Launched at the 2018 Bird Fair, Jonathan Pomroy's gorgeous new book of Swifts is just brilliant. It features his beautiful, evocative sketches of Swifts in the air and in the nest made over the last 15 years. Jonathan was one of the first people I met when I started studying Swifts all those years ago; his friendship, advice and his superb images have all provided invaluable help and inspiration. This book is a real treat! Buy it and revel in it! |
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Swifts in a Tower Maybe the best book ever about Swifts! First published in 1956, and long since out of print, this famous, almost mythical book has been republished to bring the original work, now augmented with new information, into the hands of the thousands of new Swift enthusiasts all over the UK, Europe and beyond, to give them an excellent knowledge of Swifts and how they live and breed. Buy direct from the publisher for only £11.25 Click on the link, or order from your local book shop. Unicorn Publishing Group - Swifts in a Tower mail@unicornpublishing.org tel: 01273 812066 |
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The Devil
Birds DVD
 Winnner of the Special Recognition Award World Wildlife Film Festival 1982 |
Providing valuable insight that’s greatly needed to help further their conservation, this re-mastered DVD version is being sold to both fascinate and educate. £10 each - any profits
will be used for Swift rehabilitation To e-mail an order click on this Swift |
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Designing
for Biodiversity
Practical authoritative guidance and professional architects' drawings form the basis of this fully revised and invaluable work on how to accommodate the essential co-domestic species, Swifts included, in new buildings. In today's environment no architect or developer can afford to be without a copy. Order
your copy from the RIBA Bookshop for £37.00 - click here
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Swift Column by habi-sabi Swifts sometimes nest in old Woodpecker nest holes in old trees. We have mimicked those nest places with snug, weather-proof wood-lined nesting chambers, mounted within a tree-like column. There's a special place included for bats too! |
Low Profile Revolutionary new Swift Nest Column looks like a mobile phone mast, provides high-quality accommodation for Swifts and Bats in urban environments Inspired by tree-nesting Swifts in Scotland and Lapland, Swift Conservation devised this new structure providing nestplaces within urban sites. On the left you can see an architect's vision of two of the Columns set up at the 2012 Olympics site at Stratford, East London. The idea is that they will blend in well with the existing installations of metal columns mounting lights, CCTV, solar arrays, radio antennae and more. Designers 51% architects and habi-sabi turned the idea into reality, with the column manufactured by a major mobile phone mast manufacturer, and fitted out with plywood lined nest places for 8 breeding pairs of Swifts, and beneath them oakwood lined chambers for small bats too. Already ordered for two major UK sites, with other projects following on soon, the habi-sabi Swift Column is an easy to procure, easy to install, easy to manage design that offers plenty for urban biodiversity projects. For more information and costings contact: Peter Thomas at 51% Architects or 'phone: 0044 203 355 1205 |
John Stimpson's
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Low
cost UK-made
plywood Swift Nest Boxes The entry hole size should exclude Starlings. John Stimpson on
01353 740451 |
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Peak Boxes
Inspired by Mark Glanville's famous Bristol Swifts nestplaces |
A comprehensive range of craftsman-made Swift Boxes for a variety of building locations made from hardwearing and environmentally friendly Duraply
An exclusive range of single and double eaves boxes and single, double and quadruple corner boxes.
They are made from Duraply, a fully sustainable European Poplar Plywood with exceptionally durable properties. Fungi and insect resistant, even under the most adverse weather conditions. Our finishes are water based and environmentally friendly, but you can also stain or paint the exterior for aesthetic reasons. These boxes have been developed in consultation with Mark Glanville of Bristol Swifts, benefitting from his 13 years of research into successful Swift box design - see www.bristolswifts.co.uk. Many of his innovations have been incorporated into these designs. All the boxes come with landing strips with black interiors and integral nest cups pre-lined with feathers. The boxes are secured to the wall using our unique easy fixing plate. For more details and to order contact Lester Hartmann at www.peakboxes.co.uk |
The
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Low
cost UK-made
wood Swift Nestbox This Swift nest box is made from FSC certified softwood, and is a unique design for the RSPB. The entry hole measures 65 mm x 29 mm and is set at one end of the nest box. The easy-access panel on the front makes maintenance simple. Fixing screws not included. Standard delivery to the UK and Channel Islands is £3.95p. Delivery is FREE if your order sub-total is £75.00 or more. Next working day delivery is available for in-stock items ordered before 1500 to UK addresses - £5.95p Choose the day delivery for in-stock items to UK addresses - £5.95p |
IMPECKABLE UK made GRP moulded Swift Nest Boxes  Rot-proof
nest boxes guaranteed for 25 years use Colony box
sizes and their prices: 1 single nest box £50-00 2 nest box £90-00 4 nest box (as per photogragh) £160-00 Canopy for 4 nest box (as per photograph) £60-00 6 nest box £220-00 8 nest box £260-00 Prices are ex-workshop in Wrexham - Carriage extra Despatch time 21 days maximum 20% Deposit required, balance on collection or before delivery Enquiries as below: E-mail info@impeckable.co.uk Website www.impeckable.co.uk Telephone 0755 438 5878 Len Haworth, 25 High Street, Brymbo, Wrexham, North Wales, LL11 5BL, UK Download the Factsheet
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Material = 3 layers of 600gram/m2 chop strand mat saturated in polyester resin. Each nesting apartment dimensions = 300mm l; 200mm w; 200mm h. One elliptical nesting tray per apartment; 210mm x 165mm exterior size and 145mm x 100mm interior size with 75 degree sloping sides Elliptical entrance hole dimensions 60mm x 30mm Canopies (illustrated below with box) are available for hot or stormy situations - a canopy provides not just extra protection but shelter for invertebrates, lizards, geckos and maybe bats & small birds too   |
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Filcris
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UK-made Swift Nest Boxes made from
long-lasting recycled plastic plank - available assembled
or as flat-packs |
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habi-sabi made
from recycled compressed foam insulation board which does not rot
expand nor warp and has a 25 year life - can be assembled without tools
by children Boxes are shipped flatpack in a double wall recycled cardboard box  |
This box, like the ones below, is lightweight & designed to be
fixed directly to an exterior wall Quick to assemble– can be built in 20 minutes without fixings 73cm long x 22cm wide x 24cm deep with two chambers for nesting Weighs 5kg Link to habi-sabi web site N.B. We suggest you seal all joints and lugs on habi-sabi boxes with exterior-type "Gripfill" adhesive when assembling to assure the box stays fully weather-proof in exposed locations and foul weatherAs well as their Swift boxes, habi-sabi also make a range of boxes for other bird species, hedgehogs, bees and bats - contact them for prices and other details by clicking here or calling 020 3355 1205 (mentioning Swift Conservation, please) |
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Single nest place Swift Box
Easy to assemble and fit – can be built in 8 minutes without fixings Long lasting materialwith a 25 year life : 21cm high x 41cm wide x24cm deep with a nesting chamber 9 - 14cm high x 32cm wide x 14cm deep Weighs 3kg Link to habi-sabi web site |
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Day and
Night Box for Swifts & Bats The nesting chamber
provides space for Swifts to raise their young and a double rear
panel creates an ideal space for roosting small bats 28cm high x 41cm wide x 25 com deep with
a nesting chamber 9 to 14cm high x 32cm wide x 14cm deep Weighs 3.2 kg Link to habi-sabi web site |
801 Fowler Road, Oakwood Business Park North, Clacton on Sea, Essex
CO15 4AA
Phone: 01255 514451
www.gardenature.co.uk
e-mail sales@gardenature.co.uk Mention Swift Conservation when you order for a 10% discount! You need to quote Discount Code SCO-03-12 when placing your order |
Swift Box with Wireless camera: http://gardenature.co.uk/product/wireless-swift-nest-box-camera-system See the new special Internet data-streaming camera here - a highly-sophisticated type with many useful features ideal for streaming live video and audio at high definition while working in very low light levels Please follow this link to see the 13 different Swift boxes that Gardenature offer http://gardenature.co.uk/shop/wildlife-habitats/garden-bird-boxes Schwegler
Swift nestboxes are also supplied - ask for details
and prices Gardenature
Ltd. will make Swift boxes to your requirements
- ask for details |
THE IBSTOCK BRICK Co   Designed by a famous Swift expert, and costing about £60-00 these well-proven Swift Bricks were used by Swifts at the new Public Library in Antrim in 2013 and in subsequent years too |
A neat proven and easy to fit UK-made
Swift Nest
Brick - "Eco Habitat for Swifts" Discrete and
attractive terracotta box ideal for new and restored buildings Product: Swift Box, Red, Blue or Cream |
The Forticrete Swift Brick |
An easy to fit UK-made stone-coloured Swift Nest Brick - available without the Swift design, and always choose the one-hole type! The Forticrete Swift Box has been developed to be used in new build construction or renovation to provide a habitat for Swifts. The box is made of cast stone and is hollow provding adequate space for a pair of breeding Swifts. The Swift motif is an optional extra. Always choose the single entrance hole model as Swifts require this for their security against intruders. |
  
Download the Product Information Sheet
Download the Information Flyer
Download the Fitting Instructions |
The Manthorpe Swift Brick has been developed for Manthorpe Building Products and the RSPB by Dick Newell of Action for Swifts, to provide a simple easily installed nest box that lets Swifts nest within the walls of modern houses. This nest box takes the place of just a single brick.
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BIRD BRICK HOUSES for Swifts and other birds too 
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Essentially a moulded plastic box that is faced with brick and inserted into a wall. During manufacture slips of matching brick are bonded to the front plate, enabling the box to blend in with the host wall. The model on the left is designed specifically for Swifts. Other box designs are available, housing small to medium sized birds (including Alpine Swift for European users) and most of the UK’s bat species. The
Bird Brick House fits into the outside skin of most 75mm brickwork
courses and only protrudes 25mm (Swift box or 65mm) into the cavity. At
the bottom there are two drainage holes that allow moisture to drain
into the wall cavity. Bird Brick Houses,
Willow Cottage, Harebeating Lane, |
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265mm wide x 220mm deep x 180mm high £POA |
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Lightweight Swift Box Type 1A The lightweight nesting box is ideal for inclusion in insulation systems on exterior walls. The protruding, righ-shaped entrance enables the box to be easily installed flush with the wall surface, leaving only the entrance visible within the plastered wall finish. The design makes nest-checking easier for the birds, even if the external wall presents a smooth surface, as they can cling to the exposed lip. No aperture for cleaning is provided because this is not necessary if the box is occupied by Swifts. Features: No cleaning required - Ideal for Swifts - Constructed with breathable Woodcrete™- Backed by a 25 year guarantee Dimensions: W 340mm x H 135mm x D 150mm (plus 17mm for the protruding entrance ring) Weight: 2.7kg approx. |
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Designed for use inside eaves, on parapets or balconies, anywhere it will be undisturbed. Can be fitted internally with an anti-Starling entrance tunnel. £POA |
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Single & Double Louvre boxes (Nos 16 & 1MF) The photo shows the Double Chamber version model 1MF in use on Camden Town Hall at King's Cross. |
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Eaves Nest Boxes (Nos 17 & 18) |
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WoodStone ® Built-in Swift Boxes and Bricks Code
90068 |
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See the Vivara Pro catalogue here: http://www.vivarapro.com/brochure/ Other Swift nest box types are now available - you can view them in this catalogue
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Code
90060 Price: £24.95 Guaranteed 10 years |
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Nest Box CCTV Systems from "Spy Camera CCTV" |
https://www.spycameracctv.com/spy/wildlife-cameras/bird-box-cameras/ |
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French-language version now available £10 + postage 
Delta
Box (No 604)
