Horwich's brand new Health Centre is also a home for Swifts! When we discovered the new centre was being built next to an existing colony, we reached out to the Developer to ask if Swift accommodation could be incorporated. We were so pleased to finally get permission and Len Riley our ace volunteer and box maker designed 12 discreet boxes that are perfectly angled to fit under the deep eaves on the Victoria Road side. It is likely that House Sparrows or Great Tits will find the boxes before Swi More.....

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Thank-you so much for the grant from BGU.

We used the money to purchase Duraply wood and UPVC to make good quality longlife swift boxes, this 10 boxes and then we purchased 4 micro call players to supply to people we are fitting the boxes for to enable them to hopefully attract Swifts to their new swift boxes, which our group are due to install on the Flower Estate in Farnworth and Church Road area in Halliwell

We feel we have improved the local environment by encouragin More.....

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Louise Bentley, founder of Bolton and Bury Swifts, has become a GM Nature Champion! Click here to read what GM wrote about Bolton and Bury Swifts.

Here's what GM says:  From community groups and charities to businesses and schools, we believe that everyone has a role to play in helping nature recovery across Greater Manchester. We’ll More.....