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Sheffield Swift Network ‘s ‘Make Swift Bricks Compulsory’ petition was handed over to Sheffield City Council today, (24th November 2022) and was positively received by councillors .

Whilst the council fell short of agreeing to mandate swift bricks in all new buildings, they DID suggest that the Local Plan – which is a strategic document – would include swift bricks in the examples of what can be included to increase biodiversity.

The Committee even allowed comments to be added from the gallery which isn’t usually permitted.

Shout out to our Flora Jeferzade for delivering the speech in the halls of local power, with passion and clarity, and of course to Nicola Gilbert who has spent months tirelessly working on and for the petition
The true hero of the hour.

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Sheffield Citizens will hand in a petition to SCC to request compulsory Swift Bricks are installed in every new build home. Please come and join us to show your support from 9:15am at the Sheffield Town Hall!

See our Facebook event here

And please sign the petition here if you haven’t done already.

Dear Sheffield Swift Lovers,

Your help in endorsing our petition and supporting swifts is invaluable. Did you know that anyone of any age, who lives, works and studies in Sheffield, including young people, can sign it? To give swifts a chance of surviving we need to get 5,000 valid signatures to beg SCC for the planning changes they need. Please sign and share.

Thank you very much.

Make ‘Swift Bricks’ mandatory for all new build and extensions in Sheffield

We are so proud of the local Sheffield Swift Network and what incredible individuals like Chet have achieved to protect the Red-listed Common swift. You can read the article here.

On the 7th July 2022, the inaugural Sheffield Swift Summit was held at the Sheffield Hallam University. Thank you to the many of you who came along. Thanks to Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust for organising, Sarah Gibson, author of ‘Swifts and Us’, and Richard from the Sheffield Bird Study Group for some fascinating information!
Let’s make Sheffield a ‘Swift City’!