Sheffield Swift Network

If you build it they will come! Much evidence of swifts taking up residence in new nests across the city For FREE advice email [email protected] Or see website sheffieldswiftnetwork.org Childhood' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. scottbuckley.com.au

Confused to find an empty nest. What to do with the bolus now the young have gone #apusapus #commonswift #actionforswifts #swiftconservation #saveourswifts #swiftconservationireland #northernirelandswifts

Tune into our Swifty Wild Tales podcast for the @nationaltrust. instagram.com/reel/DMLKYv-NA…

Last year, a Sheffield resident installed swift bricks in his home to give back to nature. Share if you think the government should make them mandatory in all new builds! @SheffSwiftNet

Join @TotleySwifts & experience the aerial aerobatics of our iconic summer visitors on a guided Swift Walk in Sheffield for @swiftsweek Friday July 4th: 8.15pm till dark Meet: entrance to Green Oak Park/ Mickley Lane maps.app.goo.gl/g8QYWchw1TQmbY… (📽️ Denmark) 🙏 Johnskovhus

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀? Future proof precious nests against INEVITABLE & potentially devastating results of roof repairs 🐦‍⬛ This season, note the precise nest entrance points 🐦‍⬛ Then visit our website 👇 sheffieldswiftnetwork.org/2025/06/27/fut…

Local resident Carol has a chick in her @AfSwifts Swift brick. Evidenced by the discovery of a fresh, half empty egg shell, & much activity recorded over 2 days. Get your forever nests fitted in time for next year's swiflets 👇 [email protected] 📸 C. Goodwin

Thanks @JackBaddams. Lots of amazing people around the country working tirelessly to save Swifts. @AngelaRayner please MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS, before this ancient species is lost forever.

Apparently it’s World Swift Day. Please email [email protected] asking her to PLEASE MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS! Put it in the subject line too.

Swift Diaries by @CwjonesChris, such wonderful poetic observations. 👇

Email [email protected] simply saying MANDATE SWIFT BRICKS PLEASE - say that in the subject line of the email too. Please share widely. This article sums up why well. Labour should make a swift U-turn on bricks that provide nesting places theguardian.com/environment/20…

Resident Deborah Beck, was interviewed on BBC Radio Sheffield about 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 and 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁 which features urban wildlife in a Sheffield street Interview (44 mins in) 👇 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Incredible capture - by the BRILLIANT Robert Booth - of common swifts mating on the wing. As far as we know, swifts are the only warm blooded species which mate whilst still in flight - quite the skill 📸, © Robert Booth

It's a brick... With a hole for red listed, building dependent species to nest in. PLEASE lobby your Sheffield MP. @_OliviaBlake is the only one to have signed. 🙏 Olivia

Drop by our info stall with generous friends RSPB Sheffield local group at the Botanical Gardens this weekend 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 & 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘅 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲  𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝟭𝟭 𝟴𝗥𝗕

We can reveal 𝗔 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 Plus the antics of urban wildlife at S6 SPRINGWATCH STREET Starts Mon: 26 May More info 👇 bbc.com/mediacentre/me…

This Swift fund raising concert sounds fabulous. I wish we were closer..

Many thanks to @SheffSwiftNet ‘s Flora Jeferzade, @chetcunago & Dr Kiera Chapman   Given the good attendance Swifts are clearly a bird Sheffielders care about greatly. 2/