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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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Hope Takes Flight for Swifts at Spartan Works  – Attercliffe – Sheffield

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…

sheffieldswiftnetwork's avatar by sheffieldswiftnetwork February 21, 2026February 21, 2026
Christmas came early for swifts at King Ecgbert School!

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…

sheffieldswiftnetwork's avatar by sheffieldswiftnetwork February 15, 2026
New double-chamber nest brick from Action for Swifts

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…

sheffieldswiftnetwork's avatar by sheffieldswiftnetwork February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Sheffield Swift Network is a registered charity: England and Wales no 1212588
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