Welcome to the Sheffield Swift Network. We are registered charity dedicated to swift protection in the city of Sheffield. Our aim is to try and halt and even reverse the catastrophic decline of these amazing red-listed birds, by pursuing several initiatives at any one time. Let’s make Sheffield a true Swift City!
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Swift Action for Wildlife at Sheffield College’s Peaks Campus
Sheffield Swift Network were delighted to be invited to meet the Estates and Environmental Sustainability Team at The Sheffield College’s Peak Campus to discuss the decline of Sheffield’s swift populations. As the modern campus building isn’t suited to retrofitting integrated swift nesting bricks, we took along sample nest boxes to show how durable, purpose-built designs can help support these much loved…
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Manor’s Temple Park Centre ‘goes wild’ as swift boxes are fitted for Sheffield’s precious summer visitors
Watch this short installation reel on our YouTube channel: Following our talk with Sheffield’s Bird Study Group, which highlighted the urgent need for artificial nests to support swift populations, inspiration quickly translated into action, as member Wesley Booth, took the initiative to make a real difference for swifts in Manor Park. Wesley kindly invited us…
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Hope Takes Flight for Swifts at Spartan Works – Attercliffe – Sheffield
…with huge thanks to Rize Construction Ltd and CITU. Watch this short film on our YouTube channel: After a call from Sheffield swift fan Gillian Coe, we headed over to Spartan Works – part of the Attercliffe Waterside regeneration development in Sheffield, with sample nest bricks and boxes to advise her husband Gary from Rize…
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Christmas came early for swifts at King Ecgbert School!
Watch this reel below from our YouTube channel: Following our swift talk, pupils were thrilled to learn that their school would soon be welcoming new feathered neighbours. Thanks to generous funding from the Sheffield United Community Foundation, two Impeckable nest boxes and a solar-powered Peak Boxes caller have now been installed – creating perfect future homes for these remarkable yet…
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New double-chamber nest brick from Action for Swifts
The new double-chamber nest brick from Action for Swifts – designed to make it easier than ever to provide nesting spaces for swifts, starlings, and house sparrows in new developments. You can download the PDF here: This brief PDF update highlights the AfS Universal Double Terrace Nest Brick – a compact, cost-effective unit that fits…
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Nest Box Package Offer – Spring 2026
Artificial Nests Boost Threatened Swift Populations! Take advantage of this Swift Nest Box Offer from our friends at Nestworks and give these precious, fast-declining birds a safe place to have their chicks. Special Offer includes: This special offer is available during spring 2026, don’t miss your chance to help swifts this year. To find out…
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Not just for Christmas!
Swift Bricks – they’re not just for swifts, and they’re not just for brick built houses! As Christmas approaches why not consider gifting a future of swifts swooping over your rooftop for summers to come? A swift brick is a fantastic gift for nature lovers and of course a priceless gift for Swifts, House Sparrows,…
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Future proof your home for swifts – here’s how!
We at the Sheffield Swift Network have learnt quite alot over the years about what’s working and what’s not for our swifts. The result is our new guidance that we hope you find invaluable if you’d like to join the growing number of people wanting to help these amazing birds. You will also be helping…
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Sheffield Swift Rescue closed for 2025 – what to do if you need help.
We have provided information on our emergency contacts page for alternative contacts so please visit this page as soon as possible if you have found a swift, swallow or house martin you think is in trouble. Every second counts and it’s important you act fast, even if you’re not sure. Note: a swift on the…
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Urgent Shire Brook Valley Swifts Appeal – now closed.
This appeal has now closed. Thank you to each and every one of you who contacted us and to those who ultimately were able to have a swift brick installed. Do you know that Swifts are rapidly declining in the UK, including here in Shire Brook Valley?If you live in the Woodhouse or Hackenthorpe areas…
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34 new nesting chambers for Swifts in Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield Hallam University will soon open a suite of new buildings running up Howard Street in the City Centre.When plans for the buildings were first being developed, members of the Sheffield Swift Network – who also work for Hallam – saw an opportunity…. The new buildings are nice and tall and, on some sides, they…
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Sheffield Swift Network Takes Flight as a Charity!
Sheffield, UK – March 27, 2025 – The Sheffield Swift Network is thrilled to announce its new status as a registered charity, marking a significant milestone in our mission to conserve the endangered Common Swift across the city. This exciting development opens up new opportunities for us to raise awareness about the declining swift population,…
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