Breeding Swifts

Unexpected nest sites at the Hospital of St Cross

We got a surprise when we got reports of swifts nesting underneath some of the nest boxes we installed on the Hospital of St Cross.

New swift bricks fitted in Emsworth

Last September I received a call about a new Doctor’s Surgery that was being built in Emsworth. Malinda Griffin told me that the...

Highcliffe, Winchester – a Swift ‘Hot Spot’

The Highcliffe area of Winchester includes two areas of Council housing built primarily between the First and Second World Wars, and a...

Letter to Michael Gove

I have written the following letter to Michael Gove. I’m not optimistic that I will get a reply or even that he might actually read it...