Sheffield Swift Network

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𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮. 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲. 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗸𝘆.

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

The stream of misinformation & misogyny, encouraged by it's owner, has turned this platform into a toxic sink for hate.

Time to fly elsewhere. 🕊️

Search '𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙 𝙎𝙬𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠' on Facebook, Insta, YouTube, & BlueSky.
Contact & website info in bio.

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

❄️🧡🖤❄️

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

We're delighted to have been chosen alongside friends Leeds Swifts, as recipients of the
𝟯𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲
Please consider offering your support by donating or sponsoring a team at Gofundme
https://t.co/0oFCTnR29G
Good luck teams

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @birdshannah]

Scottish people. If you want to help me help the swifts by campaigning the Scottish government, please comment below & I’ll get in touch. Really need to build a swift army pronto. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶🪶

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

Great news! 🎉 The Scottish Greens’ proposal to require swift nest boxes in new buildings has PASSED its current stage in the Natural Environment Bill - a huge step forward for swifts!

Thanks to all who backed the petition & to @WriterHannahBT & @markruskell 👏

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

Scaffolding going up? Plan for swifts too
@sheffcol's fab Estates & Environmental Sustainability team at Peak Campus turned essential works into a win for wildlife with a 4‑chamber swift box & solar‑powered caller
Help birds back into Sheffield's urban landscapes. Dm for advice.

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

Ensure swifts like 'Lucky' have a safe 'forever' nest when they return to have their own swiftlets in years to come.
𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👇
https://t.co/T61Qh7c8Sh
@WriterHannahBT

[ShefBirdStudyGroup @shefbirdstudy]

Build it & they will come!

Fundraising effort to install more nestboxes for Pied Flycatchers in north Sheffield - an initiaitive which has already shown great success.

Can you help Wharncliffe Heath Trust get their appeal over the line this winter?
https://t.co/He1mwbrUvO

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @birdshannah]

Eat a biscuit? Scroll for a minute? Help save swifts … just by clicking here. You don’t have to be Scottish. https://t.co/4MBPkM9Wn3

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

Email [email protected] and ask the SNP to back @markruskell’s swift brick amendment so #Scotland can still save its swifts.

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @birdshannah]

Volunteers such as ⁦⁦@ChetCunago⁩ from ⁦@SheffSwiftNet⁩ save swifts every year. Email SNP’s [email protected] to tell the SNP to embrace ⁦@markruskell⁩ swift brick amendment instead of saying no. They vote next week. #Scotland can save swifts

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

No contest...

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

Planning roof repairs or putting up scaffolding?
A Sheffield resident turned a roof replacement into a chance to help swifts!
By providing artificial nests he’s helping once‑thriving colonies recover.

Could your project do the same? Drop us a message or comment for free advice.

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @birdshannah]

I’ve woken up even more furious as I process what #Labour has done. A 3 line whip to ensure swift bricks are blocked after promising to do it? What a betrayal. People power will work. Email me at [email protected] & you’ll get a template to amend & use

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

#SwiftBricks - modest amendment supporting #biodiversity in the Planning and Infrastructure - for beautiful birds for whom a place to nest is a matter of life and death - defeated by stacked government benches

[Hannah Bourne-Taylor @birdshannah]

The Lib Dem’s are going to vote FOR swift bricks on Monday! ♥️The govt is not. 😭….IF the Tory parliamentary peers, x benchers & ace rebel Labour Peers do, then swift brick amendment 245 will pass in the Lords. Grand Designs Kevin McCloud agrees: swift bricks should be mandated!

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

We’re delighted that the BBC has featured a positive article about our recent swift brick project. 👇
https://t.co/Vw9ZD80WUF

#SpeciesSurvivalFund @DefraGovUk @HeritageFundUK

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

We challenge Lord Krebs’ claim that Amendment 245 won’t work. Swifts DO nest in 4–5m buildings & need swift bricks to survive as old sites vanish
This practical step helps save swifts from extinction.
Listen to swift conservation experts!
#SaveOurSwifts #SwiftBricks #PlanningBill

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

The swift brick amendment of the draft Planning and Infrastructure bill is being voted on in the Lords next week
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹
[email protected] & [email protected] with
𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗕𝗥𝗜��𝗞𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗦 in the subject line.

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

61 Swift nest bricks now nestle in the homes around Sheffield’s Shire Brook Valley!
Thanks to amazing residents, swifts - and a host of other species now - have safe places to raise their young year after year.
@ProtectTheWild_ @RecoveryNature @WildSheffield @WriterHannahBT

[Sheffield Swift Network @SheffSwiftNet]

We are incredibly upset to learn of Steve Reed’s change of approach and will continue to campaign for the mandating of swift bricks in new developments, the best intervention to halt the catastrophic decline of our swifts.
https://t.co/YJY4irm64d