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.
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.
Get some top tips for identifying our summer visitors - swifts, swallows, house and sand martins.
For Swift Awareness Week, swift expert Sarah Gibson explores the early life of these brilliant birds.
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…
Will Parsons, The Wildlife Trusts’ public affairs officer, reveals the role natural habitats play in tackling the climate crisis.
How can we have hundreds of thousands of new homes in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and an Expressway road, as well as a wildlife-rich environment and a happy and productive society? This is…
Attracting wildlife to your work will help improve their environment – and yours!
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust is asking everyone who wants to see nature’s fortunes improve to act swiftly and respond to Government consultations on farming and planning, which end…
Guidelines published by The Wildlife Trusts on Thursday 11 January show how new housing developments can be built in a way that provides people with greener, inspirational homes, and help to…
The Wildlife Trusts & RHS call on gardeners to help swifts, swallows, and martins.