Swift
Swifts spend most of their lives flying – even sleeping, eating and drinking – only ever landing to nest. They like to nest in older buildings in small holes in roof spaces.
Swifts spend most of their lives flying – even sleeping, eating and drinking – only ever landing to nest. They like to nest in older buildings in small holes in roof spaces.
The Wildlife Trusts respond to the passing of the Environment Act.
Swifts like to leave their nests by dropping into the air from the entrance. This is why they often choose to set up camp in the eaves of buildings. If you have a wall that's at least five…
With the peculiar weather we've been experiencing this spring, Harry Barton reflects on the effects of climate change on wildlife. How will it cope? And how could a strong Environment Act…
In the week that Chris Packham launches 'A People's Manifesto for Wildlife', DWT's Harry Barton adds his voice to the growing movement for change
The Wildlife Trusts call on Office for Environmental Protection to investigate the Government’s missed Environment Act targets
Saltwater marshes and mudflats form as saltwater floods swiftly and silently up winding creeks to cover the marsh before retreating again. This process reveals glistening mud teeming with the…
Look out for the swift-like shape of the hobby as it darts over heathlands and wetlands in summer. They are keen hunters, chasing and catching fast-flying dragonflies and small birds on the wing…