Swifts Chose My Box - a guest blog
A huge thanks to our volunteer - Jill Leheup - for this guest blog and thanks to Steve Whiteley for the above image.
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The Derbyshire Dales Swift Project: making a constructive difference
Derbyshire Swift Conservation is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Claire Mead as Project Co-ordinator to the Derbyshire Dales Swift Project. This role is one of three paid appointments, funded largely by The National Lottery Heritage ...
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The Planning System in Derbyshire: An Opportunity to Integrate Swift Bricks in New Housing Developments? Part 1: obtaining the condition.
Despite pressure on government from the #FeatherSpeech campaign and others, to date there is no national legislation enforcing the mandatory inclusion of Swift bricks in new developments. At the local level, planning authorities can include such ...
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Providing a Sanctuary for Swifts in Derbyshire
Church belfries have long been recognised as a suitable location for Swift boxes as they provide a safe, weather-proof and elevated location for a large number of Swift nest sites. In Derbyshire, however, until recently, little use has been made of ...
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The Rowsley Swift Project: an unanticipated consequence
The Swifts of Rowsley have been under intense scrutiny for the past 3 years yet some of the information collected as part of this project happened by chance, rather than by design, and that in itself has led us to revise how we look at Swift ...
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The Swifts of Rowsley: numbers, colonies & conservation
The village of Rowsley, situated at the confluence of the Derwent & Wye rivers in the Derbyshire Dales and located between the towns of Bakewell & Matlock and the Chatsworth & Haddon estates, has an interesting history linked to the ...
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Swift Local Network, Oxford 11th Nov 2023
The Swift Local Network (SLN) is an informal body comprised of over 130 Swift groups located across the UK and Ireland. Members communicate via the swiftslocalnetwork Google Group and from time to time meet in person at SLN national meetings. In the ...
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Derbyshire Swift Survey: if we don't know where they are, how can we protect them?
Courtesy @Robert Booth Like night follows day, every Swift breeding season is characterised by the discovery that renovation work over the winter has blocked off Swift nest sites or a contractor erects scaffolding on a building with active Swift ...
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Welcome to the Derbyshire Swift Conservation Blog
Facebook, twitter and emails have their place but nothing beats a good blog for telling a story, whether it be a new conservation project, the results of last year’s survey or a summary of information from afar. We hope to bring you something ...
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