…with huge thanks to Rize Construction Ltd  and CITU.

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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 Construction Ltd on swift-friendly nesting options for the site.

With scaffolding already up and the roof and guttering newly finished, it was too late to retrofit swift bricks into the fabric of the building. Instead, two Impeckable four-chamber swift nest boxes, colour-matched in anthracite to blend with the gutters and downpipes, plus a Peak Boxes solar-powered swift caller were chosen.

Funded thanks to the generosity of Rize Construction Ltd – whose dedicated team have previously fitted swift boxes at other sites at their own expense – and CITU, the developers behind Attercliffe Waterside – the boxes were installed by two volunteers from Rize who gave up their lunch break.

We’re delighted to have played a small part in this project and would like to thank Gillian and Gary Coe, Rize Construction Ltd, and CITU for their commitment to building for biodiversity. 

These new nest sites will offer swifts a safe place to return and raise their young for many summers to come – a great example of development and wildlife working hand in hand.

If you’d like no-obligation advice on swift-friendly solutions for your building or development, please get in touch.