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
…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: Hurry, this special offer ends on 1st March 2026, so don’t miss your chance to help swifts this year. To…
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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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