Derbyshire Swift Conservation are delighted to announce that we'll be hosting a stall at this year's SkyDancer Day at Attenborough Nature Reserve on Saturday 9th May, 11am. "The nationally important reserve was opened in 1966 by Sir David, and is ...
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On Sunday 12th April, Derbyshire Dales Swift Project hosted a celebration of Swifts in collaboration with several organisations at The Whitworth, Darley Dale. A big thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday, 12th April, for our Swift celebration ...
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On Wednesday 15th April, Derbyshire Dales Swift Project's Community Engagement & Communications Officer, Charly Crump, visited Parwich Horticultural Society at Parwich's Royal British Legion give a talk to 20 of its members.
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Derbyshire Swift Conservation are excited to be working with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust and Derby Nature Collective this Spring as our Swifts return from Africa to fill our skies. Their numbers are declining, but together we can help. Bells for Birds ...
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A huge thanks to our volunteers - Sally Pereira and Delphine Sayre - for this guest blog
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On Friday 27th March, Derbyshire Dales Swift Project's Community Engagement & Communications Officer, Charly Crump, visited Derbyshire Dales Ramblers at Darley Dale's Methodist Church to give a talk to its members. The talk was supported by one ...
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On Thursday 19th March, Derbyshire Dales Swift Project's Community Engagement & Communications Officer, Charly Crump, visited Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Ashbourne to give a public talk. The talk was organised in collaboration with one ...
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A huge thanks to our volunteer - Sue Colver - for this guest blog! When I retired to Darley Dale over four years ago, I was so excited to see Swifts flying over my back garden and to hear the glorious sound of screaming parties, yet alone to witness ...
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Are you excited for the arrival of Spring? So are we! As the weather warms up, it’s almost time to welcome back one of our most beloved seasonal visitors: the incredible, high-flying Swift. To kick off the 2026 Swift season and celebrate the second ...
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As spring approaches and the days start to get a bit longer, we have one spectacular seasonal visitor to look forward to: the Common Swift (Apus apus). These incredible, acrobatic birds spend almost their entire lives on the wing, arriving in the UK ...
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