How to help swifts
How to help swift birds and saving their nests. There are many ways you can help look after swifts in your local area.
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Swifts, swallows and martins
How to identify swifts, swallows, sand martins and house martins
Keswick Swifts Group
A freshly formed group hoping to bring more swooping swifts to the skies over Keswick.
Swift Lodge – a true home for swifts
Covid, and the lockdowns that came with it, has meant that many of us are spending more time at home, and perhaps looking for ways to extend the living space.
Swift
Swifts spend most of their lives flying – even sleeping, eating and drinking – only ever landing to nest. They like to nest in older buildings in small holes in roof spaces.
Swift conservation in Cumbria
A member of the Cumbria Swifts group will give a talk on Swift Conservation in Cumbria.
Swift groups
A list of groups of people interested in the conservation and enjoyment of swifts. Groups are located in towns and villages across Cumbria.
Swift Awareness Week
Swift expert Sarah Gibson explores the early life of these brilliant birds
How to build a swift box
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…
Conservationists applaud swift response to K Village plans
Swifts are to be offered more nesting sites when the K Village site in Kendal is redeveloped, following approaches from local conservationists to the developer, Lou Kendal Limited.
Meet the volunteer who’s making swift progress in Penrith | Case study
Swifts - the arrow-shaped birds that scream through our skies in summer, spend life on the wing. That feeling of never touching the ground is familiar to Sue Rowlands, a volunteer swift champion who’s always on the go.
Meet the volunteer who's making swift progress in Penrith
In July 2022, Sue Rowlands approached us to see how we could work together to support swifts and raise awareness about the birds in Penrith. We helped her team up with the Penrith Local Support…