Swift City

Swifts spend more time airborne than any other bird on earth. They sleep, drink and mate on the wing, only landing to nest. When they come home, they come home to us, returning to the exact nesting sites each year.

Swifts have adapted to nesting in nooks and cavities in our buildings but now their nest sites are being inadvertently blocked up by us on a national scale, through insulation and repairs. 

Durham Wildlife Trust has been working with others to install more swift boxes and bricks across Durham and beyond, building homes for returning swifts to occupy.

There are a number of ways you can support our Durham Swift City project.