London's Swifts   Bringing Life to the Capital!

 


A Swift emerges from its nest under pantiles photograph © Bill Ball

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We Have Moved On! We have joined forces with "Action for Swifts" and have a new web site. Our advice service remains unchanged. Click on the logo to visit

Click here to visit SWIFT CONSERVATION

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 with us 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 vanish from London and the UK. Find out here all about Swifts, why they matter, and how you can help them survive and thrive.

Contents - click on the Swift!

Swift Facts Swift Facts - stunning birds in trouble

Where Swifts Fly Where Swifts Fly

Swifts Matter Swifts Matter

How you can help Swifts How you can help Swifts

Ideal Sites for Swifts Ideal Sites for Swifts

Roof Repairs & Re-Roofing Roof Repairs & Re-Roofing

Inatalling Swift Nest Places Installing Swift Nest Places

Moving to Italy or Spain? Moving to Italy, Spain or the Midi?

Helping Swifts in Europe Helping Swifts in Europe

Our Projects Our Projects - worth a look!

Education & Research Education, Training & Surveys

Planning & Biodiversity Town Planning & Biodiversity

Our Leaflets Our Leaflets

Our Photo Gallery Our Photo Gallery - great pictures!

First Aid & Carers Swift First Aid & Carers

Hot Links! Hot Links to great sites!

Shopping! Shopping! All you need for Swifts

Who we are.... Who We Are & What We Do

Credits Credits & Important Note

Contact London's Swifts Need advice? Contact us!

Bird Flu - a Virus of Our Own Hatching Read this book!

Architects & Developers

Install a Swift Brick for £22!  New Build? Click here to see how to install a  ready-made Swift nest place for just £22!

NB When 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 - It is best to create internal nest spaces as these have longevity built in
4.  If you cannot do "3 " above, fit external nest boxes, though these may lack the longevity of internal nestplaces
Need help? We provide EU - wide support.
For further information contact London's Swifts 

 Keen on DIY?
DIY Swift & Bat Box Make our New Swift & Bat Box! Click on the Swift to download the (pdf) design

See Swifts flying!
See Swifts Fly! click here to download this short video


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

We have advised...

ART - Arsenal Regeneration Team
Barking Riverside Ltd
BBC "Wild Britain"
Antrim Borough Council
Marks & Spencer plc
Telford Homes plc
The Bat Conservation Trust
HM Ministry of Justice
London Borough of Camden
Canary Wharf Group plc
Royal Zoological Society
Westminster City Council
The Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds
HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs
HM Prison Holloway
London Borough of Islington
The National Trust for Scotland
Environment & Heritage Service, Northern Ireland
The Woodland Trust
Roden Court Tenants' Association, Highgate
London Borough of Barnet
Cardiff Harbour Authority
The Environment Agency
The University of Westminster
London Boroughs' Biodiversity Forum
Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Mayfair & St James Residents Association
East Hertfordshire Council
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
London Wetlands Centre
The Friends of Holland Park
Hambledon Nursery School, Surrey
Mudchute City Farm
Creekside Centre, Deptford
Alcudia Swift Campaign, Valencia, Spain
Amis du Parc Naturel Régional de Corse
CJ Wildbird Foods Ltd

Thank you for your interest - Please help Swifts!

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