Dossier
Swifts
Coverage of Swifts in the Nexus archive.
- Noted Surrey colony of at-risk swifts destroyed during nesting season
A noted nesting site for swifts in Surrey was demolished during the nesting season by Hill Group, according to campaigners who highlight weaknesses in wildlife protection from development. The demolition occurred at Regent House near Dorking station.
- Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’
Swifts returning to Britain face challenges as nesting holes on a Derbyshire railway viaduct were blocked during a £7.5m refurbishment. Campaigners urge Network Rail to unblock three of nine nesting sites at Chapel Milton, near the Peak District, to prevent harm to the birds.